ASTM F802-83(1997)

Standard Guide for Selection of Certain Walkway Surfaces When Considering Footwear Traction

SCOPE
1.1 This guide is intended to assist in the selection of walkway surfaces where the presence of foreign materials may produce the danger of a slip or a fall.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-1997
• Technical Committee: F13 - Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear
• Drafting Committee: F13.50 - Walkway Surfaces

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F802-83(2003) - Standard Guide for Selection of Certain Walkway Surfaces When Considering Footwear Traction (Withdrawn 2012)
• Effective Date: 10-Jan-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1646-16 - Standard Terminology Relating to Walkway Safety and Footwear
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1997

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F802–83(Reapproved 1997)
Standard Guide for
Selection of Certain Walkway Surfaces When Considering
Footwear Traction
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 802; 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 (ϵ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Procedure
1.1 This guide is intended to assist in the selection of 4.1 The presence of foreign materials on walkway surfaces
walkway surfaces where the presence of foreign materials may often causes people to slip. Most foreign materials, if present
produce the danger of a slip or a fall. on a walkway, will lower slip resistance. A foreign material in
contact with a shoe and a walkway presents two additional
2. Summary of Guide
surfaces: the top of the foreign material mating with the bottom
2.1 Foreign material on a walkway surface often causes slip
of the shoe sole, and the bottom of the foreign material mating
and fall accidents. A slip can occur because foreign material with the walkway surface. Obviously, keeping the walkway
presents an additional interface between the shoe bottom and a
surface clean of foreign materials is the best method to
walkway surface. The interface between the shoe bottom and eliminate this potential hazard. This is not always possible,
the walkway is replaced by an interface between the shoe
however, while routine operations are being performed.
bottom and the foreign material, and another between the 4.2 Treatment of the walkway surface with an abrasive
foreign material and the walkway. Although the foreign mate-
material is a frequently used remedy when the foreign sub-
rial should be removed, it is not always easy to remove prior to stance is soft or of low viscosity. The function of an abrasive
use of the walkway or as the foreign material is spilled. In very
walkway surface is often misunderstood.The ideal approach to
few cases can shoe bottoms be designed to provide adequate reduce slipping on walkways is to eliminate the two additional
slip resistance to foreign materials. Instead, walkway surfaces
surfacescausedbythepresenceoftheforeignmaterial.Asharp
should be self-cleaning as they are used by pedestrians. abrasive incorporation into the walkway surface will allow foot
2.2 This guide sets forth factors to consider in the design of
pressure to break up the foreign material and force it into voids
walkway surfaces likely to be affected by foreign materials that
between peaks of the abrasive. This process retains two
may result in slips. These considerations concern metal walk- surfaces: the walkway and the shoe bottom. Important consid-
way materials, abrasive materials used on walkways, and
erations in the selection of an abrasive treatment are: wear
climbing systems. resistance, resilience of abrasive material, density of abrasive
treatment, means of attachment of treatment to the walkway
3. Significance and Use
surface, sanitary conditions, and appropriate abrasive size.
3.1 When the conditions are such that foreign materials can
4.2.1 The type of abrasive used is also an important factor to
come between shoe bottoms and a walkway surface, efforts
consider. For instance, sand, bonded to a floor surface, works
should be made to design the walkway surface to remove the
well when first applied because sand is a relatively soft
foreign material from between shoe bottoms and the walkway
material. However, the sharp edges of the sand particles are
surface.
easily rounded by wear, and foreign material tends to remain
3.2 This type of slip hazard is often found in manufacturing
on top of the abrasive particles. Proper selection of abrasive
and maintenance processes where foreign materials are fre-
material depends upon the particular circumstances of the
quently present on walkway surfaces. Examples are: food
problem area.
preparation and processing areas, rendering operations, trans-
4.2.2 Because some abrasive particles are brittle, they break
portation and cargo handling activities.
off during use and become ineffective.
4.2.3 If an insufficient number of abrasive particles are used
for treatment of a walkway surface, the viscous foreign
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-13
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