AFSA – American Floor Safety Alliance
-
📰 National Press Feature Featured in The Washington Independent Safety Direct America President John C. Sotter was recently interviewed and profiled by The Washington Independent. The piece evaluates the cascading public health and financial consequences of slippery commercial floors across the United States. Read the Full Feature Article → What America’s Floors Reveal About Its…
-
John Sotter Contributes to New Book, The Entrepreneurial Ascent By John C. Sotter · President, Safety Direct America The Entrepreneurial Ascent, featuring John Sotter among its contributing authors. I’m pleased to share that I’m one of the contributing authors in the newly released book The Entrepreneurial Ascent: The Founders, Challenges, and Decisions That…
-
Floor Slip Resistance Testing: Why ANSI A326.3 DCOF Should Not Be Used as a Floor Safety Assessment When a floor is tested for slip resistance, the most important question is simple: Does the test result meaningfully identify whether the floor presents a high, medium, or low potential for pedestrian slipping? A floor slip resistance test…
-
Safety Direct America is proud to share a new national feature published by USA Weekly: “John Sotter’s Mission to Make America’s Floors Safer Through Science and Engineering.” Published on July 23, 2026, the article examines John Sotter’s decades-long effort to improve pedestrian safety through scientific floor testing, engineering, public education, and the development of more…
-
We are proud to share that John Sotter, president of Safety Direct America and Sotter Engineering Corporation, was recently featured in USA Today. The article, “John Sotter’s Relentless Pursuit for a Safer America,” examines John’s decades-long effort to improve floor safety and prevent life-changing slip-and-fall injuries before they happen. A Career Dedicated to Floor Safety…
-
A wet floor can cost a business far more than most property owners realize. When people consider the financial consequences of a slip-and-fall injury, they usually think about the resulting insurance claim or settlement. But those are only the most visible expenses. A serious incident can also produce years of legal distraction, employee absences, operational…
-
With the iconic Griffith Observatory visible above the skyline of Los Angeles, this latest field demonstration showcases an AFSA FS101-26 pendulum slip resistance test being performed on a rooftop pedestrian surface under wet conditions. This video is more than just a visual demonstration. It represents a broader effort to promote scientifically reliable, real-world floor safety…
-
For decades, I have worked in the field of slip resistance testing and floor safety. During that time, I’ve seen something deeply troubling develop in the United States: unreliable testing methods and questionable expert testimony increasingly influencing slip-and-fall litigation, building decisions, and public safety. That is why I recently wrote an opinion piece published by…
-
For decades, building owners, architects, attorneys, and safety professionals in the United States have been told that certain floor slip resistance testing methods are “accepted,” “validated,” or scientifically reliable. But what happens when some of those methods fail precision testing, are withdrawn from standards organizations, or cannot reliably identify slippery walking surfaces in the real…
-
I was recently featured in International Business Times discussing an issue that continues to affect millions of people every year: unsafe walking surfaces. Slip-and-fall injuries remain one of the leading causes of emergency room visits in the United States. And yet, despite decades of awareness, the problem persists. Why? Read the International Business Times article…
