Floor Safety

Florida’s wet floor sign law turns on what you can prove, not the sign. The documented testing that actually limits your liability.

The five ANSI A326.3 DCOF requirements — 0.42, 0.50, 0.55 wet — explained by product-use category, so you can tell at a glance if a floor passes.

Slip and fall accidents are one of the leading causes of personal injury lawsuits in Florida, particularly for businesses open to the public. Property owners, facility managers, and business operators are legally required to maintain safe walking surfaces — and failure to do so can result in significant financial liability. At Walkway Management, we help…

Slippery floors are among the top causes of slip and fall accidents in commercial, industrial, and public spaces. Ensuring a floor is safe to walk on isn’t just about appearances—it’s about proper testing. This guide breaks down the three main slip resistance testing methods used today: SCOF, DCOF, and PTV. By the end, you’ll know…

Before we proceed, fair warning: this article goes beyond surface-level discussion. We’re going to get into the mechanics of friction testing, the physics of textured vs. polished surfaces, and how the ANSI A326.3 standard (commonly performed with the BOT-3000E tribometer or sometimes with the TracScan 2.0) can yield misleading or counterintuitive slip resistance results. If…

Audit that Saves you Money Most of the hazards we find on audits were sitting in plain sight for weeks before anyone slipped. Regular floor safety audits catch those problems early, cut your liability, and keep you compliant with safety regulations. A few reasons to put them on the calendar: Why Regular Floor Safety Audits…

One Little Number That’s Caused a Lot of Confusion You might’ve heard that a floor is “safe” if it has a slip resistance of 0.50. That number shows up in court cases, on cleaning products, and in safety manuals. But here’s the thing: that number is severely outdated. It came from a test done in…

The Real Meaning of Slip Probability Every slip starts with a mismatch between how much grip a person needs to walk and how much grip the floor actually provides. Measuring that mismatch is at the heart of tribology, the science of friction, and tribometer friction testing, the method used to quantify it. A friction number…

When you design or specify athletic flooring, slip resistance sits alongside shock absorption and ball bounce as a property you have to get right. Get it wrong and players slide or catch a foot. For multi-purpose indoor sports floors, ASTM F2772 is the specification most people work from. Here is what it says about slip…

ASTM D2047 is one of the oldest slip tests still on the books. It was first published in 1953 and uses the James Machine to measure the static coefficient of friction (SCOF) of a clean, dry floor coated with wax or polish. It answers one narrow question: how much grip there is before a shoe…