Improving the cleaning procedure to make kitchen floors less slippery

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2013-2029

  Quirion, F ^a   Poirier, P ^a   Lehane, P ^b  

^a QI Recherche et Developpement Technologique   (Canada)

^b London Borough of Bromley   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fat; Floor cleaner; Friction; Oil coverage

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; FLOORS; FRICTION; QUARRIES; TRIBOLOGY; VEGETABLE OILS; WATER;

CLEANING EFFICIENCIES; CLEANING METHODS; CLEANING PROCEDURES; DEGREASERS; EUROPEANS; FAT; FLOOR CLEANINGS; FOOD SAFETIES; HOT WATERS; OIL COVERAGE; OLIVE OILS; PORCELAIN TILES; SLIPS AND FALLS; WARM WATERS; WASH WATERS;

CLEANING;

HOT WATER; OLIVE OIL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CLEANING; DAMP MOPPING; FLOOR TILE; FRICTION; GREASE REMOVAL; KITCHEN FLOOR CLEANING; MATERIAL STATE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; COOKERY; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FRICTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS;

EID: 57049186344     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802277554     Document Type: Article

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