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We provide expert assistance to clients in numerous projects involving falls, standards and building code compliance, and/or human factors issues in areas such as the following:
- Floor surfaces
- Walkways
- Ramps
- Bathtub / shower / bathing / bathroom facilities
- Entrance / exit / doorway areas
- Parking lots
- Sidewalks
- Decks / boardwalks
- Pool areas
- Boats / docks
- Fire trucks
We utilize state-of-the-art equipment to assess slip resistance and required slip resistance:
- English XL Variable Incidence Tribometer (VIT)
- Brungraber Mark II Portable Inclinable Articulated Strut Tester
(PIAST)
- Force plate and portable computer data acquisition system
Examples of standards used for testing / analysis:
- ASTM F 1679-04 "Standard Test Method for Using a Variable Incidence
Tribometer (VIT)"
- ASTM F 1677-05 "Standard Test Method for Using a Portable Inclineable
Articulated Strut Slip Tester (PIAST)"
- ASTM F 462-79 (1999) "Standard Consumer Safety Specification
for Slip-Resistant Bathing Facilities"
- ASTM F 2048-00 "Standard Practice for Reporting Slip Resistance
Test Results"
- ANSI/ASSE A 1264.2-2006 " Standard for the Provision of Slip
Resistance on Walking / Working Surfaces"
- NFPA 1901 "Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus"
For walkway slip resistance assessments, please consider Mr.
Brian Grieser.
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English XL Slipmeter |
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Brungraber Mark II Slipmeter |
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