ASTM F1240-01

Standard Guide for Ranking Footwear Bottom Materials on Contaminated Walkway Surfaces According to Slip Resistance Test Results

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide provides a method for comparing footwear bottom materials based on their slip characteristics on contaminated surfaces.
In places where the presence of contamination is expected and in places where it is not feasible to keep walkway surfaces continually clean and dry, it may be appropriate to suggest footwear bottom materials with better slip resistance test results (that is, a lower total ranking number). Examples could include food preparation areas, rendering operations, places where machine oil is used, and cargo handling areas.
This guide may be useful to safety professionals, union officials, and company management.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide describes a method for ranking slip resistance test results of footwear bottom materials on contaminated walkway surfaces.
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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2001
• ICS: 61.060 - Footwear
• Technical Committee: F13 - Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear
• Drafting Committee: F13.50 - Walkway Surfaces

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1240-89(1995)e1 - Standard Guide for Ranking Footwear Bottom Materials on Contaminated Walkway Surfaces According to Slip Resistance Test Results
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM F1240-01(2009) - Standard Guide for Ranking Footwear Bottom Materials on Contaminated Walkway Surfaces According to Slip Resistance Test Results (Withdrawn 2018)
• Effective Date: 15-Jan-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F1646-16 - Standard Terminology Relating to Walkway Safety and Footwear
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F1240–01
Standard Guide for
Ranking Footwear Bottom Materials on Contaminated
Walkway Surfaces According to Slip Resistance Test
1
Results
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1240; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.3 This guide may be useful to safety professionals, union
officials, and company management.
1.1 This guide describes a method for ranking slip resis-
tance test results of footwear bottom materials on contaminated
4. Procedure
walkway surfaces.
4.1 Select two or more pieces of footwear bottom material
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
for slip resistance testing. If testing the whole shoe bottom is
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
not feasible, select a piece from the back of the heel bottom or
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
from the center of the ball of the shoe bottom. Consideration
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
should be given to both tread design and soling material.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Footwear or soling suppliers, or both, can be a source of
2. Summary information for assisting with selection of appropriate bottom
materials.
2.1 Slip resistance test results of two or more footwear
4.2 Select an appropriate method for slip resistance testing.
bottom materials are compared on a walkway surface after
Test methods under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13
adding contaminants likely to be found on the walkway. For
would be appropriate.
each contaminant, the footwear bottom material with the
4.3 Select a walkway surface and contaminants based on the
highest test result is ranked 1, the footwear bottom material
expected normal environmental exposure of the footwear.
with the next highest test result is ranked 2, and so forth. The
4.4 Place an appropriate contaminant on the walkway sur-
rankings for each footwear bottom material are totaled.
face and on the footwear bottom material. Describe the
2.2 The footwear bottom material with the lowest total
contaminant and the method for applying it, the walkway
ranking number can be regarded as the most slip-resistant
surface, and the test procedure in sufficient detail so others can
under the conditions of the test.
reproduce the test procedure.
3. Significance and Use
4.5 Test slip resistance of the bottom material on the
walkway surface in accordance with the appropriate test
3.1 This guide provides a method for comparing footwear
method instructions.
bottom materials based on their slip characteristics on contami-
4.6 Select another bottom material and place contaminant
nated surfaces.
on it. Replenish the contaminant on the walkway surface.
3.2 In places where the presence of contamination is ex-
Continue as in 4.5.
pected and in places where it is not feasible to keep walkway
4.7 Continue testing in this way until all the bottom mate-
surfaces continually clean and dry, it may be appropriate to
rials have been tested.
suggest footwear bottom materials with better slip resistance
4.8 Assign a rank of 1 to the bottom material that has the
test results (that is, a lower t
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