Slip Testing Services

Floor Safety Standards for slip resistance

Walkway Management Atlanta provides in-field Coefficient of Friction (COF) testing on all hard walkway surfaces to the American National Standard (ANSI) A326.3, “Test Method for Measuring Dynamic Coefficient of Friction of Hard Surface Flooring Materials.”

WMG Atlanta tests using the BOT-3000E Tribometer

Bot-3000e shown that is used to measure coefficient of friction in the ansi a326.3 standard and the nfsi b101.1 and b101.3 standards.

Slip Testing Services

  • Validate COF values on new floor surfaces
    prior to occupancy 

  • Monitor the effect of maintenance and pedestrian traffic on available slip resistance 

  • Measure the effectiveness of floor care products

slip testing services using the bot-3000e to test for coefficient of friction in accordance to the ANSI A326.3 standard.

Floor Audit Report

Upon completion of testing an audit report will be prepared in accordance with the ASTM F1694-14, “Standard Guide For Composing Walkway Surface Investigation, Evaluation, and Incident Report Forms for Slips, Stumbles, Trips, and Falls,” and the ASTM F2048-00, “Standard Practice for Reporting Slip Resistance Test Results.”

Floor Audit Reports Include:

  • Testing diagram with test location(s) and testing conditions identified

  • A description of the hard surface flooring conditions, as per ASTM standards

  • An executive summary of ANSI A326.3 American National Standard “Test Method for Measuring Dynamic Coefficient of Friction of Hard Surface Flooring Materials.”

  • All DCOF Measurements and a statistical analysis of DCOF results

  • Tribometer reports which include a timestamp, a date stamp, photos, and graphs of each individual DCOF sample

LAB TESTING

Our partner Consumer Assurance Test Lab (CATL) is an independent test facility accredited to the ISO-17025:2017 Standard. The lab is fully equipped to measure the slip resistance of flooring and floor care products.

CATL tests are conducted in accordance with the following measurement standards:

  • ANSI A326.3 (2021) Measuring Dynamic Coefficient of Friction of Hard Surface Flooring Materials

  • ASTM E303-93 (2018) Measuring Surface Frictional Properties Using the British Pendulum Tester

  • ASTM F2913-19 Measuring the Coefficient of Friction for Evaluation of Slip Performance of Footwear and Test Surfaces . Flooring Using a Whole Shoe Tester

  • DIN 51130 (2014-02) Testing of Floor Coverings - Determination of the Anti-Slip Property - Workrooms and Field of Activities with Slip Danger - Walking Method - Ramp Test

Upon completion of the testing, a report will be issued as suggested per ASTM F2048-00 (2017) and will comply with all of the requirements per ISO-17025:2017.

 

Anything above and beyond this must be submitted to the lab prior to testing.