Safety Direct America President John Sotter Featured in USA Today
We are proud to share that John Sotter, president of Safety Direct America and Sotter Engineering Corporation, was recently featured in USA…
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High Above Los Angeles: AFSA FS101-26 Pendulum Testing in the Real World
With the iconic Griffith Observatory visible above the skyline of Los Angeles, this latest field demonstration showcases an AFSA FS101-26 pendulum slip…
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The Floor Beneath Your Feet Has Been Compromised — Why I Spoke Out in International Business Times
For decades, I have worked in the field of slip resistance testing and floor safety. During that time, I’ve seen something deeply…
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The Floor Beneath Your Feet Has Been Compromised — Why This International Business Times Article Matters
For decades, building owners, architects, attorneys, and safety professionals in the United States have been told that certain floor slip resistance testing…
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Featured in International Business Times: Why America Still Has a Floor Safety Problem
I was recently featured in International Business Times discussing an issue that continues to affect millions of people every year: unsafe walking…
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Featured in International Business Times: Exposing America’s Floor Safety Problem Sotter Engineering’s President John C Sotter was recently featured in International Business…
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Why The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) Lost American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accreditation—And Why That Should Concern Anyone Relying on Its Standards
For years, the National Floor Safety Institute promoted its B101 series as a benchmark for slip resistance in the United States. Today,…
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Why Slip and Fall Lawsuits Are So Common in the U.S.A.: The Measurement Problem Hiding in Plain Sight
If you’ve ever driven down a major highway in the United States, you’ve seen them—billboards everywhere for slip and fall attorneys. It…
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Not All Slip Tests Are Created Equal: Why Precision Matters in Floor Safety
If you rely on slip resistance testing to evaluate the safety of a floor, one question matters more than any other: Can…
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A New Step Forward in Floor Safety Testing: AFSA FS101-25 vs ASTM E303-22
In the years since John C Sotter updated the test method, the ASTM International standard ASTM E303-22 has played an important role…
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