Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Detecting and eliminating slippery footwear

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Detecting and eliminating slippery footwear / C. Jones, D.P. Manning and M. Bruce

Sumario: This paper describes a simple experimental method of selecting the most suitable footwear for a specific floor surface. Determination of an absolute coefficient of friction (c.o.f.) is not possible but a variety of footwear can be tested on any floor surface and ranked in descending order of grip

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 38, nº 2, February 1995 ; p. 242-249

1. Seguridad e higiene en el trabajo . 2. Caídas . 3. Deslizamientos . 4. Resistencia al deslizamiento . 5. Superficies . 6. Accidentes de trabajo . 7. Métodos experimentales . I. Manning, D.P. . II. Bruce, M. . III. Título. IV. Título: Ergonomics.