Floor Friction Testing
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Understanding ASTM F2913 and Why ASTM E303 Still Matters For years, confusion has surrounded the question:What is the correct ASTM-recognized way to assess the slip resistance of a walking surface? Many people believe the answer lies in handheld static coefficient-of-friction (COF) devices. Others insist that pendulum-type testers are outdated or “not ASTM-approved for safety assessment.”…
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Unfortunately, because the USA is a highly litigious society with personal injury attorney billboards littering every roadway across the land, there has emerged three distinct camps of “floor slip resistance testing experts” here. The first two are filled with industry participants who make the slip and fall situation worse – getting innocent people killed and…
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There’s a myth that tile manufacturers (especially manufacturers that sell tiny tiles) want you to believe, but it’s just a myth. There’s no science or proof behind the statement that more grout lines makes a floor safer. More grout lines doesn’t actually add any slip resistance to a floor with tiny slippery tiles on it,…
