Keywords: Three-day injuries, floor, slippery, slip resistance, human factors, friction coefficients, fluid dynamics,

Flooring specifications and slip hazards

Louis Wustemann | Feature | HSW
01.04.2007

The science of slips is an eye-crossingly complicated mixture of fluid dynamics, friction coefficients and human factors, but HSE principal specialist inspector Stephen Taylor has managed to distil one of the most important principles pithily into what he calls Taylor's Law: "If you can see ...

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