Floor slip resistance testing is the science of measuring the coefficient of friction or resistance to slip accidents of flooring surfaces either in a laboratory before or after installation or on floors in situ.
Coefficient of friction floor tile.
Contaminants such as liquids oil dirt and debris can alter that innate friction of a surface.
Acutestsm determines dynamic coefficient of friction dcof with a sophisticated instrument called the bot 3000 a type of tribometer1 specific for flooring applications.
Slip resistance testing or floor friction testing is usually desired by the building s owner or manager when there has been a report of a slip and fall accident when there has.
There is a reliable way to know how slippery floor tile will be under both wet and dry conditions.
Dcof acutest is a registered tcna designation for the test procedure contained in section 9 6 of ansi a137 1 the american national standard specifications for ceramic tile.
Original article november 1 2013.
Architects and designers play a direct role in the specification of safe floors and flooring materials which is why a dramatic new change to the standard governing coefficient of friction cof for ceramic tile means that specifiers need to get up to speed on the new testing methods to ensure their flooring specs remain up to par.
It was so named to distinguish it from other dcof measurements using different instruments.
Since 2012 the ceramic tile industry standard for testing dynamic coefficient of friction dcof has been the dcof acutest.
Cof or coefficient of friction slip ratings published by tile manufacturers.