Safety 2012 Proceedings

568 Slip Sliding Away: Tribometers, Slip Testing and the Standards (B-I)

Instructor: Timothy L. McCarty, CSP, ARM, ALCM, CDS, MSc, OneBeacon Insurance Company, Gorham, ME

Description: Preventing slips and falls is an important part of a safety professional's responsibilities, but how do you go about it? Let's look at walkway auditing, the devices used (tribometers), standards, the up to date information on standards development and what the future may hold.

Level: B I