Hectic restaurant kitchens, busy hospital hallways, the debris-strewn floors of food manufacturing plants—all are undeniably hazardous work environments that multiply the chance of slip and fall ...

The Health and Safety Executive examined what footwear and flooring suppliers offer to end users in sales literature and online. No indication of slip resistance was given for 47 percent of the 1,304 ...

ATTAR (Advanced Technology Testing & Research) is an Australian-based organization specializing in advanced testing, consulting, and training services. Established with a mission to enhance safety, ...

Slip resistance and traction performance in footwear are critical parameters that directly influence pedestrian safety across diverse environments. Considerable research has focused on the interplay ...

As problem solvers, we tend to get way ahead of ourselves. We tend to go for solutions before we totally understand the causes, problems and the systems in which they exist. This is the problem when ...

The Cooper Pendulum Skid Tester ‘CRT-PENDULUM’ is a skid resistance testing instrument that measures the frictional resistance between a rubber slider mounted on the end of a pendulum arm and the test ...

Jonathan Lee-Confer, PhD, uses a tribometer to simulate the motion of a heel strike for slip resistance testing on a floor surface. TUCSON, Ariz. — Signs reading “slippery when wet” frequently warn ...

Falls, particularly in winter, are all too common, and many people are unaware that their boots may not be protective on icy surfaces. A group of Canadian researchers have developed a test that, for ...

(TORONTO, Canada - Nov. 24, 2016) - A team of researchers from the iDAPT labs at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network are dedicated to keeping Canadians safer this winter by ...

Signs reading "slippery when wet" frequently warn about the dangers of slipping and falling. But floors made slick by dry spills are also a significant hazard—one that's overlooked and understudied, ...