Floors Friction Testing

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Applications and Benefits of Friction Testing:

• Conducting lab and/or field testing with proper friction testing methods to check the DCOF of identified locations against the specification requirements (DCOF) 
• Recommendations of proper flooring materials for building design and architectural applications within safety ranges
• Preventing slippage and ultimately costly liability at restaurants, schools and campus facilities, office buildings, retail stores, malls, airports, conference centers, hospitals, swimming pools, stairs, sport facilities and gyms, banks, hotels, and retirement buildings

EPLPE Services Provided Include:

• Inspection of your facility and identification of high-risk, low-friction areas
• Conducting lab and/or field testing with proper friction testing methods to check the DCOF of identified locations against the specification requirements
• Thorough, authenticated report analyzing friction condition of your floors 
• Recommendations for low-friction areas of your facility with both engineering and economic considerations
• Construction and application of tailored, high-quality treatments to improve low-friction areas

Advantages of the BP and BOT Testing Methods:

• BP and BOT-3000E measure various pavements and floors' dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF), including tile, stone, quartz, terrazzo, porcelain, ceramic, concrete, asphalt, and painted pavements.
• BP has more than 50 years of research support and has been standardized by ASTM International, the European Standards Organization (EN), the British Standard (BS), and the Australian Standard (AS).
• The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) and Australian Standard (AS) have recently suggested minimum DCOF values for different surfaces.
• BP and BOT-3000E can be used in lab and field environments under dry and wet conditions.