Evaluation of three portable floor slipperiness testers

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-95

  Grönqvist, Raoul ^a   Hirvonen, Mikko ^a   Tohv, Asta ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coefficient of friction; In situ testing; Precision; Slip resistance; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BUILDING; FALLING; FRICTION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

BIOMECHANICS; FLOORS; FRICTION; SKID RESISTANCE;

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION; FLOOR SLIPPERINESS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0033318145     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0169-8141(98)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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