Optimisation of the mechanical slip resistance test for footwear used in EN ISO 13287:2007: Follow-on study
Follows RR801 by investigating further adjustments to mechanical footwear slip testing and whether footwear rankings can be brought into closer agreement with the human-based ramp.
An examination of novel roughness parameters to be used in conjunction with the HSE Slips Assessment Tool (SAT)
Investigates whether alternative surface roughness parameters can complement Rz and pendulum testing when assessing wet slip potential.
Development of a more accurate assessment of roughness parameters for flooring
Extends earlier work on Rz to assess which roughness parameters best help interpret wet slip resistance for different classes of flooring.
Suitability of Slider 55 rubber for use as a standardised slider material for the simulation of barefoot pedestrians
Investigates whether the Slider 55 rubber used in pendulum tests provides a suitable representation of barefoot slip resistance on wet flooring.
Development of a new shoe/floor slip resistance test rig
Development of a pneumatic whole-shoe Shoe Slip Tester with articulated ankle and controlled heel contact, evaluated against the HSL ramp method.
A study of the effect of modifying the European Standard mechanical slip resistance test for footwear
Investigates whether changing test settings in the mechanical EN ISO 13287 footwear test improves agreement with the human-based HSL ramp method.
Understanding the friction measured by standardised test methodologies used to assess shoe-surface slip risk
Mechanical friction tests of the same wet surface can disagree because their speeds, loads, contact geometries and deformation mechanisms differ.