Footwear for the Prevention of Human Slips: From Friction Mechanics to Ergonomic Solutions

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• Personal Author:
  Beschorner KE ; Hemler SL ; Iraqi A ; Moghaddam SRM ; Redfern M
• Description:
  Slip and fall accidents are an important contributor of slip and fall events. Liquid contaminants are frequently the cause of these accidents. Our research team has aimed to develop novel experimental and modelling methods to characterize the mechanics of shoe-floor friction. Notably, these methods include measuring under-shoe fluid contaminant pressures and using finite element analysis to simulate friction due to contacting shoe and floor surfaces. Applying these methods has revealed new knowledge on the mechanics of shoe-floor friction and identified footwear tread features that are relevant to slip risk. These mechanics-based experiments and models have informed observational assessments that further defines the "real-world" problem. Thus, studies based on rigorous mechanics-based experiments and models can inform practical ergonomic solutions to slip and fall events. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Slips And Falls Biomechanics Coefficient Of Friction Footwear Hydrodynamic Lubrication Hysteresis Friction Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Walking Surfaces
• ISBN:
  9788409185160
• Publisher:
  Slip Resistance Group Spain (SRGS)
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  37
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063132
• Citation:
  Proceedings of Slips, Trips & Falls Conference: A Vision for the Future, February 13-14, 2020, Madrid, Spain. Fundación Gómez Pardo ed. Madrid, Spain: Slip Resistance Group Spain (SRGS), 2020 Feb; :37
• Email:
  beschorn@pitt.edu
• Editor(s):
  Fundación Gómez Pardo
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150930
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of Slips, Trips & Falls Conference: A Vision for the Future, February 13-14, 2020, Madrid, Spain
• End Date:
  20190929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6633a0f4e8b698a9e5cd27acdb9e00e623fe7b6e913ffbeeb9c16a5c57cfd7ca44b607b98f13902bca8c5466197a44f7a01b2f7f5687f70a9a4d4725a9906746
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226251/cdc_226251_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 380.30 KB ]