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Standard Guide to Walkway Auditor Qualifications

Standard Guide to Walkway Auditor Qualifications

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 Characterizing the safety of a pedestrian walkway is a significant task, whether as a proactive effort or in response to an incident. In addition to experience, the qualifications for a walkway auditor should include reasonable familiarity with guiding documents, sources for research, walkway tribometry, and walkway safety. This guide outlines topics for a walkway auditor training course intended to facilitate that familiarity.  
4.2 As certain countries have codified requirements for the methods to be used in walkway auditing, it would be impractical to keep this guide current with those requirements. Though elements of practice in other countries may be similar, the focus of this guide is on the practice of walkway auditing in the United States.  
4.3 Additional information is provided in Appendix X1.
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1.1 This guide outlines basic knowledge topics that walkway auditors should consider (where applicable) when conducting audits of pedestrian walkways.  
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Status
Historical
Publication Date
31-Mar-2013
ICS
93.080.01 - Road engineering in general
Technical Committee
F13 - Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear
Drafting Committee
F13.50 - Walkway Surfaces
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Designation:F2948 −13
Standard Guide to
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Walkway Auditor Qualifications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2948; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope an incident. In addition to experience, the qualifications for a
walkway auditor should include reasonable familiarity with
1.1 This guide outlines basic knowledge topics that walk-
guiding documents, sources for research, walkway tribometry,
way auditors should consider (where applicable) when con-
and walkway safety. This guide outlines topics for a walkway
ducting audits of pedestrian walkways.
auditor training course intended to facilitate that familiarity.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.2 As certain countries have codified requirements for the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
methods to be used in walkway auditing, it would be imprac-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
tical to keep this guide current with those requirements.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Though elements of practice in other countries may be similar,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
the focus of this guide is on the practice of walkway auditing
2. Referenced Documents in the United States.
2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.3 Additional information is provided in Appendix X1.
F2508 Practice for Validation, Calibration, and Certification
of Walkway Tribometers Using Reference Surfaces
5. Basic Knowledge Topics
5.1 Goals and Terminology of Walkway Auditing:
3. Terminology
5.1.1 Use of terminology.
3.1 Definitions:
5.1.2 Pedestrian safety.
3.1.1 walkway tribometer, n—any apparatus used to mea-
5.1.3 Incident investigation.
sure the frictional forces acting at an interface between a
5.2 Selected Information Sources:
walkway surface and shoe material. F2508
NOTE 1—Inclusion in this section does not imply applicability or
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
relevance to a particular audit.
3.2.1 walkway auditor, n—a person competent to offer
5.2.1 Standards Development Organization Accrediting—
reliable observations and opinions regarding the conformance
of an audited walkway to relevant safety guidelines or require- ANSI: American National Standards Institute (http://
www.ansi.org).
ments.
5.2.2 Standards Development Organizations:
3.2.2 guiding document, n—a standard, regulation, law,
5.2.2.1 ASSE/ANSI:American Society of Safety Engineers
code, directive, statute, ordinance, or similar document that
(http://www.asse.org), A1264.2 Subgroup - Standards for Slip
nominally limits, requires, or otherwise guides certain activi-
Resistance and Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls.
ties or conditions; the specific relevance or applicability of the
5.2.2.2 ASTMInternational(http://www.astm.org),C21Ce-
document may vary.
ramic Whitewares & Related Products Technical Committee.
4. Significance and Use
5.2.2.3 ASTM International (http://www.astm.org), D21
Polishes Technical Committee.
4.1 Characterizing the safety of a pedestrian walkway is a
5.2.2.4 ASTM International (http://www.astm.org), F13
significant task, whether as a proactive effort or in response to
Pedestrian/Walkway Safety & Footwear Technical Committee.
5.2.2.5 ASTM International (http://www.astm.org), F15
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13 on Pedestrian/
Consumer Products Technical Committee.
Walkway Safety and Footwear and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
5.2.2.6 ICC/ANSI: International Code Council (http://
F13.50 on Walkway Surfaces.
www.iccsafe.org), A117 Committee: Architectural Features
Current edition approved April 1, 2013. Published September 2013. DOI:
10.1520/F2948-13.
and Site Design of Public Buildings and Residential Structures
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
for Persons with Disabilities.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.2.2.7 ICC: International Code Commission (http://
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. www.iccsafe.org), Building Code Action Committee.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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5.2.2.8 IESNA: Illuminating Engineering Society of North 5.6.1 Facility design elements.
America (http://www.iesna.org). 5.6.2 Means of egress.
5.2.2.9 NEMA/ANSI: National Electrical Manufacturing 5.6.3 Accessible routes.
Association (http://
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