FloorSlip
Floor Sample Testing
About Floor Sample Testing
In the UK and worldwide, government Health & Safety organisations expect floors to meet legal standards.
Floor Sample Pendulum Testing allows you to test new floor samples in advance of spending money on an incorrect floor specification (or we can test floor samples from in-situ floors, typical in Slip Injury Claims).
FloorSlip test floor samples delivered by post from anywhere worldwide to ascertain the Pendulum Test Values or 'PTV', which is the best measure of Floor Slip Resistance.
Results Expected in Floor sample Testing
The aim is to acheive a Floor Slip Resistance Categorisation of 'Low Slip Potential' and a 'Probability of Slip' of 1 in 1 million. (Mini table shown further down the page). This typically equates to 36 PTV (where 0 PTV is the worst state) on a horizontal floor adjusted upwards by approx. 1.75PTV for every degree of floor slope.
Floor Sample Sizes Required
Ideally a sample size of 300 x 300 mm (12" x 12") is required but we can work with 150 x 150mm (6" x 6").
Address for sending samples to FloorSlip
Please contact the floorslip agent you have been dealing with. Please do NOT send to the Station Road, Kirkham address
Return of Samples
Where floor testing of samples is ordered, FloorSlip will not return samples unless requested to do so in which event courier / post and packaging prices and a small admin / postage fee which will be levied on the client.
Floor Types Tested - Smooth Floors
We can conduct Floor Pendulum Testing and Floor Surface Roughness Testing on most floor surfaces such as Vinyl, Stone, Ceramics, Porcelain, Steel, Brick, Concrete, Tarmac, Terrazzo, wood, glass, plastics & laminates etc.
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Floor Types Tested - Profiled Floors
Profiled floor surfaces can be tested in most cases such as checker plate though the price to floor test is slightly higher as the rubber sliders quickly degrade during testing profiled floors.
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How Much Does Floor Sample Testing Cost?
Prices are very affordable, particularly if you consider the cost of laying a floor which later proves unable to meet floor test standards and to provide a safe floor! Take a look at the Floor Testing Prices page or Contact FloorSlip directly by phone or email.
Categories of Slip Potential
In the UK the government Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has arrived at categorisations of 'Slip Potential' in simple terms (on a horizontal surface) as follows: -
| Slip Potential | Pendulum Test Value | Slip Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Low | 36 PTV or Greater | 1 in 1,000,000 |
| Moderate | 25 to 35 PTV | From 1 in 20 to 1 in 100,000 |
| High | 19 to 24 PTV | Worse than 1 in 20 |
| High(er) | 19 PTV or Less | Worse than 1 in 2 |
Contact FloorSlip if you wish to find out more about Floor Sample Testing (or for any other floor safety related topics) - also read our FAQ's on Floor Testing)