Seeking Validation and Consensus on Slip-Resistance Measurements and Standards.Report from the Workshop on Evolution of Slip-Resistance Standards. Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on November 21-22, 1996

摘要

In view of widespread confusion about slip-resistance measurements, standards andcriteria, a workshop on 'Evolution of Slip-Resistance Standards' was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on November 21 and 22, 1996. The workshop objectives were: to decide if there is a need for either or both of improvement and harmonization of standards for the performance--specifically relating to slip-resistance--of floors and other surfaces in buildings; to decide if there is a need for consensus performance criteria for slip-resistance of floors and other surfaces; and if there is agreement that there is a need for improved or hamonized standard test methods and performance criteria for slip-resistance, to identify ways in which the desired result could be achieved and recommend actions to be taken.