Floor Slip Resistance: Testing, Choosing & Maintaining Safer Floors

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About Course

Most slips happen on floors that are wet or contaminated, and whether someone falls depends heavily on the floor surface. This course explains how slip resistance is measured using the pendulum test and surface roughness, how to read manufacturers’ ratings, how to choose flooring for wet or greasy areas, and how cleaning and wear affect slip resistance.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course is general awareness training written from published official guidance. It does not replace training required for your specific job, and it is not an accredited qualification.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand pendulum test values and what they mean for slip potential
  • Use surface roughness as an indicator of wet slipperiness
  • Read flooring data sheets and treat R-ratings with caution
  • Choose, clean and maintain floors to keep slip resistance

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Why the floor surface matters
  • Measuring slip resistance
  • Choosing and maintaining floors
  • Outdoor areas, footwear and a worked example

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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