ASTM F2965-13
(Guide)Standard Guide for Selection of Walkway Surfaces and Treatments When Considering Aggressive Contaminant Conditions in Commercial and Industrial (Not Including Construction) Environments (Withdrawn 2022)
Standard Guide for Selection of Walkway Surfaces and Treatments When Considering Aggressive Contaminant Conditions in Commercial and Industrial (Not Including Construction) Environments (Withdrawn 2022)
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 The slip hazard from aggressive contaminants on walkway surfaces is often found in commercial and industrial (not including construction) settings including fresh fruits and vegetables open display areas, manufacturing processes, food preparation and processing areas, rendering operations, transportation and cargo handling activities, petroleum drilling platforms, and other similar environments.
5.2 Ladder rungs, steps and other similar means of access and egress should be considered as walkway surfaces in slip-resistance analyses in commercial and industrial (not including construction) environments where aggressive contaminants are determined to be a factor.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide is intended to assist in the selection of walking surfaces and treatments where the foreseeable presence of aggressive contaminants produces the danger of a slip and fall injury events in commercial and industrial (not including construction) environments, for persons wearing appropriate footwear.
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.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide is intended to assist in the selection of walking surfaces and treatments where the foreseeable presence of aggressive contaminants produces the danger of a slip and fall injury events in commercial and industrial (not including construction) environments, for persons wearing appropriate footwear.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear, this guide was withdrawn in July 2022 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
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Designation: F2965 − 13
Standard Guide for
Selection of Walkway Surfaces and Treatments When
Considering Aggressive Contaminant Conditions in
Commercial and Industrial (Not Including Construction)
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Environments
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2965; 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 4. Summary of Guide
1.1 This guide is intended to assist in the selection of 4.1 Slip and fall injury events are often caused by contami-
nants on a walkway surface. Slips that occur because of the
walking surfaces and treatments where the foreseeable pres-
ence of aggressive contaminants produces the danger of a slip presence of contaminants result from the additional interface
between the footwear bottom and the walkway surface. The
and fall injury events in commercial and industrial (not
including construction) environments, for persons wearing interface between the footwear bottom and the walkway
surface is replaced by an interface between the footwear
appropriate footwear.
bottom and the contaminant, and another interface between the
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
contaminant and the walkway surface.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 4.2 Aggressive contaminants create a gross separation be-
tween the footwear bottom and the walkway surface, where the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. least dimension of solid contaminants or the depth of highly
viscous liquid contaminants is greater than the height of the
2. Referenced Documents
walkway surface protrusions or asperities, and/or greater than
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the depth of texturing or tread of footwear. Aggressive con-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
taminants are exemplified by high viscosity liquids or semi-
F1646 Terminology Relating to Safety and Traction for
liquids such as juicy fruits and vegetables, rounded objects that
Footwear
act as roller bearings such as rounded stones and gravel on hard
3. Terminology
smooth surfaces, manufacturing scraps and byproducts on the
walkway surface, snow, ice, mud, and other similar contami-
3.1 For general definitions of terms, refer to the Terminol-
nants.
ogy F1646.
4.3 Primary control of contaminants should be to eliminate
3.2 Definitions:
or contain contaminants at the source to prevent contamination.
3.2.1 aggressive contaminants, n—substances that create a
Secondary control of contaminants, if needed, should be to
grossseparationbetweenthefootwearbottomandthewalkway
establish methodologies and procedures to promptly remove
surface.
contaminants when introduced onto a walkway surface. Walk-
3.2.2 self-cleaning, adj—property of a walkway surface or
way surface safety enhancement is recommended where the
treatment where foot pressure breaks up or displaces, or both,
presence of aggressive contaminants cannot be practicably and
a contaminant on a walkway surface in a manner that restores
reliably removed from or otherwise controlled on a walkway
direct contact between the walkway surface and the footwear
surface to acceptable levels as determined by a competent
bottom in contaminated conditions.
safety analysis.
4.4 The primary enhancement method is to increase the
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F13 on
slip-resistance of the walkway surface. Walkway surfaces with
Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear and is the direct responsibility of
prominent projections of sufficient height or sharpness, or both,
Subcommittee F13.50 on Walkway Surfaces.
may be of benefit. Walkway surfaces that are self-cleaning as
Current edition approved March 1, 2013. Published April 2013. DOI: 10.1520/
F2965-13.
they are used by pedestrians may be of benefit. Self-cleaning,
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
as a property of a walkway surface or treatment, is where foot
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
pressure breaks up the contaminant on the walkway surface or
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. otherwise forces the contaminant into voids between openings,
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peaks of abrasive material or texture, or both. The intent of the or sharpness, or both, to be self-cleaning in the presence of the
self-cle
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