<SLIP & FALL> <Resume>
Slip Resistance The existence of a slip resistant surface is a conclusion, made by a knowledgeable person, about the capacity of a surface to provide conditions that maintain pedestrian safely and stability. Slip resistance is a concept, not a thing that can be measured in pounds, gallons or meters. No two knowledgeable persons are likely to define the concept in exactly the same way. No two devices are capable of measuring exactly the same thing.
Current Affairs;
Resilient Floor Covering Institute
ADA Access Board on Slip Resistance
ASTM Drops Three Slip Resistance Standards
New OSHA Comment Period opened. In response to a court order in Steel Collation & Resilient Floor Covering Inst v. OSHA. , US District Court of Appeals for District of Colombia
OSHA Settlement -Reasons for Withdrawal/Revocation of 1926.754(c)(3) [Federal Register: January 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 11)] [Rules and Regulations]
Slip and Fall Articles
"Slip Resistance Testing; sorting it all out". "Safety and Health"; The National Safety Council, Volume 158, No. 3, March 1999 TEXT
"How Much Slip Meter do You Need" , Occupational Health and Safety, March 2003. Text
"Measurement of Slip Resistance, a legal and practical perspective. Sept. 1998. TEXT Safety, Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Oct. 1997. Paper of the month...
"A Safe Ladder Program", Professional Safety May 1999. Text
"The Complex Dynamics Behind Simple Fall Accidents" PrairieLaw Publishing, Oct 6, 1998. TEXT
Technical Editor: 10th Edition: Accident Prevention Manual for Business and Industry. (Non Employee Accidents Section) The National Safety Council, Chicago, Il. 1990.
"Falls: A Cast of Thousands, Cost of Millions." Safety & Health, The National Safety Council, Vol. 137, No 2. Feb. 1988. Reprinted in Reclamation News, U.S. Department of Interior, June 1988. Reprinted in 1988 Conference Papers, American Human Factors Society October 1988.
"Handicapped Ramps: An Unpaid Debt". Professional Safety, Vol. 35, No 12, Dec 1990.
"Human Factors Issues in Slip and Fall Litigation". Continuing Legal Education Notebook, The Florida Bar Association, No 6495. March 1989.Miller, Barrett.
"Dear OSHA, the Emperor has no Clothes" OSHA archive for steel erection standard, Fall 2000.
"In Plane View: Blind Spots and Visual Limits." Occupational Health and Safety. May 1994
OSHA Commentary, "Adopting slipmeter readings as a legal requirement under 29 CFR 1910.22" Federal Register July 2003.
