Slip-Meter Analysis
Slippery surfaces, improper footwear, inadequate hazard identification, insufficient training, inattentiveness, construction deficiencies, and fraud are the major causes for slip and fall claims against property owners. The classic slip and fall claim alleges building related deficiencies caused the accident. Slip and fall incidents typically revolve around the friction between the floor and shoe, physical configuration of the area, and/or lighting of the scene.
 To ensure our staff properly adheres to our safety policies and procedures, we conduct random safety audits. Results are documented and discussed with management to ensure corrective and preventive measures are documented and followed up.
Improve Safety, Reduce Negligence. A simple test of the coefficient of friction (COF) of your floors will provide data about safety levels and ongoing maintenance. We provide slip-meter testing of your facility, on a routine or ad hoc basis. We may also perform testing if there is a reported slip and fall incident. Hard copy documentation provides credibility of evidence of your safe working environment.
Measurements of critical dimensions, frictional aspects of the surface, and luminosity levels of lighting, provide information to assess the validity of a claim. In the event of an incident, risk managers would interview witnesses, photograph the area, conduct COF floor tests, and obtain samples of foreign substances on the.
Surface Friction. The COF is a measure of the slipperiness of a surface. The lower the COF, the more slippery the surface. A walkway surface with a COF >0.5 is generally considered slip-resistant. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) recommends a minimum COF of 0.6. The COF is the ratio of the weight of an object to the frictional force required to just move the object.
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