R9 is the lowest rating for anti slip tiles meaning they are fine.
Floor slip resistance r10.
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We provide the new 2013 testing to as 4586 so that you can assess compliance with the new building code of australia requirements and standards australia hb 198.
Floor slip testing r ratings r9 r13 information and faq s so what exactly is a floor r rating.
This r value shows the degree of slip resustance the tile has.
Achieves r10 slip resistance slip resistant even when wet throughout lifetime of floor.
R9 slip resistant tiles the r9 tiles exhibit lower amount of anti slip properties compared to the higher ratings.
The r9 to r13 rating for shod feet and an abc rating for bare feet are values that the health and safety executive hse architects floor specifiers builders and you can use to determine the slip resistance of a surface before purchasing flooring.
The r stands for ramp test.
The majority of floor tiles these days are given an anti slip rating.
The collection is divided in 3 ranges.
This rating comes in the form of an r value.
Sat prompts the user to collect surface microroughness data from the test area using a hand held meter.
As mentioned not all floor tiles have slip ratings although the ones that don t will be graded to a specific minimum standard regardless but those designated as anti slip floor tiles will be assigned what is known as an r value.
Further problems may arise from the wide range of cof within a given classification for example r10 covers a cof range from 0 18 to 0 34 which represents a very wide.
Embossed texture combined with silicon carbide in the surface and aluminium oxide and quartz throughout the homogeneous wear layer provide long term slip resistance characteristics.
Safeguard r10 slip resistant vinyl sheet flooring offers durable safety flooring for the most demanding environments.
Surestep r10 safestep r11 r12 and wetroom floors surestep all surestep floors provide r10 slip resistance are non slip particle enhanced and can be applied in all types of general walking areas where an increased slip risk may occur.
These values span a scale from r9 minimum standard right through to r13 the highest slip resistance.
Safe environments provides floor suppliers architects and construction companies slip resistance testing surface to apply slip ratings to construction materials and new buildings.
Altro slip resistant flooring is a practical solution to blending safety flooring properties with the modern less industrial commercial flooring looks.
Assessing the slip resistance of flooring page 5 of 8 slips assessment tool sat hse and hsl have produced a pc based software package to help users to carry out a slip risk assessment of level pedestrian walkway surfaces.