ASTM F695-96

Standard Practice for Ranking of Test Data Obtained for Measurement of Slip Resistance of Footwear Sole, Heel, or Related Materials

SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the ranking of slip resistance of footwear sole, heel, or related materials on various 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: 31-Dec-2000
• ICS: 61.060 - Footwear
• Technical Committee: F13 - Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear
• Drafting Committee: F13.50 - Walkway Surfaces

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F695-01 - Standard Practice for Ranking of Test Data Obtained for Measurement of Slip Resistance of Footwear Sole, Heel, and Related Materials
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM G115-10(2018) - Standard Guide for Measuring and Reporting Friction Coefficients
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F1646-16 - Standard Terminology Relating to Walkway Safety and Footwear
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 695 – 96
Standard Practice for
Evaluation of Test Data Obtained for Measurement of Slip
Resistance of Footwear Sole, Heel, or Related Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 695; 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 2.5 Test, as prescribed in 2.4, any material intended for use
as footwear sole or heel material.
1.1 This practice covers the evaluation of slip resistance of
2.6 Make all measurements in 2.4 and 2.5 on the same day,
smooth footwear sole, heel, or related materials on smooth
in the same room, with the same machine, using the same
walkway surfaces in the laboratory and in the field.
machine operator.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.7 Record the average value required by the appropriate
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
test method of each footwear sole or heel material on each floor
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
material.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
2.8 Tabulate the average values in columns for flooring
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
materials and rows for footwear sole or heel materials.
2. Procedure 2.9 Starting with the number “1”, assign a rank value in
each column for each average value, with the number “1”
2.1 Test one sample each of several representative floor
showing the highest average slip resistance and the number “2”
panels in accordance with any test method under the jurisdic-
showing the next highest average slip resistance, etc.
tion of ASTM Committee F-13.
2.10 Tabulate the rank numbers in columns for flooring
2.2 Select floor samples on the basis of expected end use of
materials and rows for footwear sole or heel materials (see
the footwear being investigated.
Table 1).
2.3 For the purpose of comparison and ranking, select one
2.11 Average the rank numbers for each footwear sole or
footwear sole or heel material known to have good slip-
heel material on each floor surface.
resistant qualities.
2.12 The lowest total rank value has the best overall slip
2.4 Test the selected material (2.3) on all floor samples in
resistance. The rank value for each floor
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