Friction variation in common working areas of fast-food restaurants in the USA

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1998-2012

  Chang, Wen Ruey ^a   Li, Kai Way ^a,b   Filiaggi, Alfred ^a   Huang, Yueng Hsiang ^a   Courtney, Theodore ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fast food restaurants; Friction measurement; Friction variation; Slip and fall incidents

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; FLOORS; FRICTION;

FALL PREVENTIONS; FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS; FIELD STUDIES; FLOOR TILES; FRICTION MEASUREMENT; FRICTION REDUCTIONS; FRICTION VARIATION; FRICTION VARIATIONS; IN FIELDS; SLIP AND FALL INCIDENTS;

TRIBOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FALLING; FAST FOOD RESTAURANT; FLOOR TILE; FRICTION; FRICTION VARIATION; MATERIAL STATE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROBABILITY; SLIP ACCIDENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FRICTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESTAURANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57049186345     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802562641     Document Type: Article

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