Floor Slip Resistance Testing – Additional Information Services

• BOT-3000E Binary Output Tribometer with Neolite, SBR, Four S, TRL, leather or hosiery sliders. Can measure COF up to 1.00. We can test using the ANSI B101.3 (dynamic coefficient of friction) and ANSI B101.1 (static coefficient of friction – SCOF) methods with the BOT-3000E (not recommended, though), as well as the new ANSI A326.3 (or ANSI A137.1) dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF Rating) AcuTestSM that was part of the 2012 International Building Code.
• Tortus Floor Friction Tester Digital Tribometer with Four-S (hard) and/or TRL (soft) rubber slider
• SlipAlert floor slipperiness indicator

Peak-to-valley surface roughness:

• Taylor-Hobson Surtronic 10 profilometer

• Horizontal dynamometer pull-meter (ASTM C1028-07): Laboratory floor slip-resistance tests for SCOF includes a written report signed and stamped by a California-licensed Professional Engineer. We conduct this test but do not offer the apparatus for sale. ASTM, Ceramic Tile Institute of America, Tile Council of North America, University of California Medical Center and Safety Direct America do NOT recommend this method (or any wet static coefficient of friction test) as a primary means of assessing floor slip resistance. For that reason, this test method was withdrawn in 2014. It is now only sold as an “historical standard.” [ASTM standards rules allow only test devices that do not involve patented or proprietary technology. For this reason most test methods for floor friction, except for the pendulum and the BOT-3000E, are not and can not be specified by ASTM standards.]
• We can also run the ANSI/NFSI B101.1 static SCOF test, if required.

Field floor slip resistance testing prices at your location are based on time and travel expenses for our technician. Contact us for a quote by email or call John at 1-949-933-6971.

We presently do (or have recently done) floor slip resistance testing both on-site and/or in our laboratory for two major cruise ship companies, Outrigger Reef on the Beach in Waikiki, Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire, the Ceramic Tile Institute of America, Apple, Amazon, Starbucks, The Porsche Experience, LAX, attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants, major insurance companies, the Cities of New York, San Francisco, Encinitas, Boston, Palo Alto and Los Angeles, Cartier, The Montage Resort and Spa, Crowne Plaza Hotels, Intel, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and many, many other major international companies all over the USA and beyond.

Ceramic Tile Institute of America endorses the Tortus and the Pendulum slip resistance testers. In a study of nine types of tribometers at the University of Southern California Medical Center in which slip-and-fall experts from around the world participated, the Tortus received the highest rating; click here for details on the floor slip-tester test. SlipAlert has had very favorable reviews from British and Australian government safety research agencies. The static coefficient of friction method ASTM C1028 is principally used for manufacturing quality control purposes rather than assessing slip resistance, and was therefore withdrawn in 2014. We recommend using the pendulum slip resistance test instead, as it is more reliable and is recommended for slip resistance testing by Ceramic Tile Institute of America. We also recommend the BOT-3000E as it has an ANSI test method (A326.3 dynamic coefficient of friction test) and safety standards for wet slip resistance testing.

Pendulum Slip Resistance Tester used in ASTM E303-22

Floor slip resistance test method and safety criteria based on 50 years of international research. Has been in use for over 50 years. Has a published, peer-reviewed test method in at least 50 nations. Easily the best test for assessing the real-world slip resistance of flooring of all types in the lab and the field. Utilizes both hard rubber for areas where pedestrians will be shod, and soft rubber for assessing slip resistance of barefoot areas. See ASTM E303.