FloorSlip

Many links to Floor Safety Tests, Laws, Standards etc

There is a large amount of data available on the Health and Safety Executive / Laboratories (HSE / HSL websites for - Floor Slips and Trips; Preventing Slips, Trips & Falls; Avoiding Slip Injury Accident Claims; Floor Slip Testing; Floor Cleaning; Floor Laws and so on.

A number of the links have been included below

PLEASE NOTE - WEBSITE LINKS ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATED BY THE VARIOUS AGENCIES WE LINK TO. UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN NOT ALWAYS KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THESE CHANGES SO WE APOLOGISE IF LINKS ARE BROKEN (Last checked Jan 2023)

Law, Rights and Copyright

Copyright Laws in respect to HSE Data - Link 1

https://www.hse.gov.uk/copyright.htm

Copyright Laws in respect to HSE Data - Link 2

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/

Disability rights

https://www.gov.uk/rights-disabled-person

Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/20/schedule/1

Regulation 12 of The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/contents/made

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) - Regulation 12 Floor Safety applies

http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/law.htm

What responsibilities do employers have for access to buildings?

https://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/disaccess.htm

Workplace Health, Safety & Welfare

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf

Workplace health, safety and welfare - A guide for managers

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf

CPR 35 and CPR 35 Practice Direction

https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part35

https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part35/pd_part35

HSE / HSL

HSE UK

http://www.hse.gov.uk/

Standards

BSI (British Standards Institute)

https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/

Link to buying ‘other’ Standards and Regulations

https://www.e-standardstore.org/

Slips, Trips and Falls

Assessing the Slip Resistance of Flooring

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/geis2.pdf

Assessing the Slip Resistance of Flooring (PDF)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/geis2.htm

Getting to Grips with Slips & Trips

http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/downloads/gettingtogrips.pdf

HSE FAQ's on Slips and Trips

http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/faq.htm

Improving the Slip Resistance of Floors

http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/sat/faqslipimprove.htm

Prevent Slips and Trips

https://www.hse.gov.uk/logistics/slips-trips-bad-weather.htm?utm_source=hse.gov.uk&utm_medium=refferal&utm_campaign=temp-winter-2223&utm_term=slips-trips-banner&utm_content=home-page-banner

Preventing Slips and Falls in Care Homes

https://research.shu.ac.uk/design4health/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D4H_Shaw.pdf

Preventing slips and trips at work (Brief Guide)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg225.pdf

Reducing slips and trips in the Health Service

https://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/campaign.htm

Slips and Trips Guidance

http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/index.htm

Slips and trips: The importance of floor cleaning

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/web/slips02.pdf

Slips Assessment Tool (SAT)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/sat/index.htm

Slips, trips and falls in hospital

http://www.mtpinnacle.com/pdfs/slips-trips-fall-2007.pdf

The Efficacy of Cleaning Regimes Report HSE Number HSL/2005/26

https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl_pdf/2005/hsl0526.pdf

Trip Feasibility Study Report Number HSL/2006/77

https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl_pdf/2006/hsl0677.pdf

Floor Testing Equipment

Evaluation of the HSE slips assessment tool (SAT)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl_pdf/2006/hsl0676.pdf

Evaluation of the Kirchberg Rolling Slider and SlipAlert Slip Resistance Meters HSL/2006/65

http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl_pdf/2006/hsl0665.pdf

HSE Din Std Ramp Test (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x4tM83mBqg

Surtronic Duo roughness meter for slip assessment

http://www.spectrum-metrology.co.uk/surffloor.htm

IOSH

IOSH - Institute of Occupational Safety & Health

http://www.iosh.com/

IOSH Training Courses

https://iosh.com/employees/awareness-courses/

H&S Products

Watco H&S Products (Tel 01483 418 418)

https://www.watco.co.uk/