Individual Differences in Required Coefficient of Friction Affect Slip Risk During Level Walking

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• Personal Author:
  Albert D ; Beschorner KE ; Redfern MS ; Albert D ; Beschorner KE ; Redfern MS
• Description:
  Slip and fall accidents are a major source of occupational and public health injuries. Previous studies have demonstrated that slipping risk can be predicted from the difference between the available coefficient of friction (ACOF) and the required coefficient of friction (RCOF) using a logistic regression equation. This logistic regression equation predicts that slipping risk is most sensitive to RCOF when the RCOF and ACOF are approximately equal and that increased RCOF is associated with a higher risk of slipping. Several studies have used RCOF as a measure of individual slip risk under the assumption that subtle changes in RCOF alter slipping risk. Surprisingly, however, the link between individual RCOF and slip risk has not been confirmed experimentally. The purpose of this study is to determine if individual differences in RCOF are predictive of slip risk. The shoe-floor-contaminant conditions were selected such that the shoe-floor ACOF was approximately equal to RCOF for gait. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Floors Footwear Injury Prevention Models Risk Management Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Walking Surfaces
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  61-62
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052346
• 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; :61-62
• Email:
  beschorn@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:e82e52901af6264c25d32a59778785c1212205e1767c8ba91fe37e07356619dd333ced9675aee3bd1fd094df9a0c39604f6c94618de7d1c5baefdf273bdf8c90
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211889/cdc_211889_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 171.71 KB ]