Assessment of Slip-Risk Using a Portable Slip Simulator

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• Personal Author:
  Beschorner KE ; Cham R ; Iraqi A
• Description:
  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), falling events account for 25% of non-fatal occupational accident. A slip is likely to initiate when the friction required (RCOF) to sustain gait is less than the available friction at shoe-floor interface (ACOF). ACOF can be measured using a slipmeter on different floor surfaces, under both dry and contaminated conditions, whereas RCOF is measured on dry surfaces. ACOF varies across different slipmeters, which makes the use of these devices to predict the risk of slips and falls challenging. Hanson et. al. developed a method to evaluate the relationship between slip resistance measurements and actual slips and falls. However, their study involved only one type of shoe. Different shoes have significantly different slip-resistant properties and the ability of slip-testers to assess the slip risk across these shoes has not been sufficiently quantified. An in depth understanding of friction properties of shoes is required to minimize injuries due to falls from slips. The aim of this study is to test the ability of the Portable Slip Simulator, a whole-shoe tester capable of testing shoe-floor-coefficient of friction, to predict the outcomes of slipping accidents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Floors Footwear Injury Prevention Risk Management Simulation Methods Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Walking Surfaces
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052337
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio. Newark, DE: American Society of Biomechanics, 2015 Aug; :973-974
• Email:
  ari16@pitt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100801
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio
• End Date:
  20140731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83fbbcceade9b0617b1a7cb857c3546232fd2a81012c361f5bd5fa3d9e7d27cc276f7a7516b5a705c1da9e5360b199ebe82cffe61174dfbb0eefd36e3db86ef0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211881/cdc_211881_DS1.pdf
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