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We provide expert assistance to clients in numerous projects involving falls, standards / building code / ADA compliance, and/or human factors issues in areas such as the following:
- Floor surfaces
- Walkways
- Stairways / steps
- Ramps
- Bathtub / shower / bathing / bathroom facilities
- Entrance / exit / doorway areas
- Store displays
- Parking lots
- Sidewalks
- Decks / boardwalks
- Pool areas
- Boats / docks / piers
- 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 |
States and countries where Mr. Grieser has consulted or provided expert witness services include:
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Connecticut • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Virginia • Washington • Washington• D.C. • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming • U.S. Virgin Islands • Australia • Brazil • Canada • Greece • Mexico • United Kingdom
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