Floor Slip Test Equipment

All of our test equipment is modern and regularly calibrated.

Floor slip test equipment. The dry floor friction tester is a machine which measures the slip resistance of floors in a dry condition. In this video 6 min 7 sec steve thorpe from hsl demonstrates pendulum slip resistance results of a dry floor a wet floor and a cleaned floor. 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 cof and slip.

Warning before we continue and tell you about the new uk manufactured. The pendulum test mimics the way a heel makes contact with a floor and is hse uk s preferred test method. Lab master slip friction tester with elevator system. This is known as its slip resistance.

Our depth of experience and knowledge of flooring systems allows us to offer independent expert slip testing services and advice to our clients. We use the very best equipment tools and latest technology. One of the key components of safety is defining how slippery the floor is. Floorslip are brokers for uk manufactured floor pendulum test equipment the equipment is not only manufactured in the uk but is built and calibrated to british standards bs 7976 1 manufacture of pendulum test equipment and bs 7976 3 calibration of floor testing equipment.

Advance group are the uk s leading industry experts in slip testing and slip injury prevention. Dry fft slip resistance test. 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. Surface performance ltd offer a mobile bs7976 2 slip testing service across the uk.

The most commonly used equipment for this type of test is known as the tortus. Our in depth experience and knowledge of flooring systems allows us to offer independent expert slip testing services advice to our clients. Advice on slip potential results for straight walking on a horizontal surface is shown below. Buy new pendulum floor testing equipment.

The pendulum test is the only test recognised in the uk court of law in the event of a slip injury claim because of its ability to provide consistent repeatable and accurate readings and.