Slip resistance of tactile ground surfaces - falls prevention / [Resistência ao escorregamento dos pavimentos tácteis – prevenção de quedas]

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

João Martins (Author) Other; Maria Eugénia Pinho (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Occupational Safety and Hygiene - SHO 2014

Pages: 217-219

International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2014)

Guimarães, 13 e 14 de Fevereiro de 2014

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Other engineering and technologies

Other information

Abstract (EN): Tactile ground surface indicators (TGSI), as any other pavement, should fulfil the function they were designed for, and grant their users´ safety. Slipping is recognized as one of the main causes of falls and injuries and, therefore, the use of slip resistant ground surfaces is essential for their prevention. This paper presents the results of preliminary slip resistance tests conducted in a “Corten” steel plate with truncated domes for warning surfaces, by using a British Pendulum Skid Resistance Tester. The results show that slip resistance values (SRV) of the TGSI tested vary according to the way the test is performed. Since preventing slip-related accidents mostly depends on the slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces, more tests must be performed by using either the herein used or other methodologies, as foreseen for authors’ further research.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: ISBN: 978-989-98203-2-6