TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Floor/shoe slip resistance measurement
JO  - American Industrial Hygiene Association journal
A1  - Chaffin, D. B.
A1  - Woldstad, J. C.
A1  - Trujillo, A.
SP  - 283
EP  - 289
VL  - 53
IS  - 5
N2  - A variety of slip measurement devices exist that provide estimates of both static and dynamic coefficient-of-friction (COF) values between one's shoes and the floor. Unfortunately, different shoe sole/heel materials, floor conditions, and contaminants will affect the tests in ways that result in widely varying COF estimates. This paper reviews the basic physics of such tests and describes a set of experiments to determine the static and dynamic COF values under operating conditions known to exist in different jobs. The results define a set of conditions wherein low (hazardous) COF values would exist (e.g., hard Neolite shoe material in contact with a wet, smooth walking surface). The results also question the use of light-load testing devices and static and slow speed reference COF values in the literature.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-8894
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -