- Author
- Adler, S. C. | Pierman, B. C.
- Title
- History of Walkway Slip-Resistance Research at the National Bureau of Standards.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS SP 565; Project 7433205, December 1979, 36 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office
- Keywords
- friction | measurement | reference standards | safety research | walkway slip-resistance
- Abstract
- This report summarizes NBS research in the area of walkway and shoe slip-resistance measurement since 1924 and outlines current activities what will provide a technical basis for slip-resistance measurement. The work of Sigler, Hunter, Boone and Brungraber represents the historic perspective. Current activities in data base development and identification of standard reference surfaces contribute to a rational basis for quantitative slip-resistance criteria for building codes and standards. Proposed future research thrusts include personal factors such as human biokinetic and perceptual variables, as well as environmental factors such as lighting in the built environment. This research will contribute to the development of new intervention strategies to reduce deaths and injuries due to slips and falls.