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Standard of Care
• The ASTM D2047 acts as the official
safety guidelines for commercial
businesses to follow when it comes to
their flooring, especially when
considering coatings.
• As a focus of these guidelines, coatings
must meet a slip resistant standard.
• Virtually all coatings available today
meet the standards set forth in the
ASTM D2047. However, it is wise to
always ask the supplier of your floor
care products for assurance.
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• It’s important to know that throughout the
ASTM D2047, uncoated walkways are not
officially defined.
• However, there are still bare walkways that
can meet the coated floor standard. This
can be determined by measuring bare
walkways with strict adherence to the
methodology set forth in the ASTM D2047.
• The three industries that need to adhere to
walking safety are the flooring, shoe, and
floor coating industries.
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Flooring Coating Usage
• Floor coatings can add to the
life span of flooring, especially
materials that have poor
abrasion resistance.
• Floor coatings makes flooring
easier to maintain and clean.
• It also gives a favorable
aesthetic to the surface.
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Measurement of
Self-Conducted Slip
• It’s not necessary to use portable slip
testers in order to gauge if a floor
meets slip resistance standards.
• Pedestrians generally do not fall
because of dry floors or floors that are
too waxed.
• Pedestrians typically fall due to wet
flooring or cluttered walkways.
• Portable slip tests are fairly expensive
and do little to actually demonstrate
the safety of the floor.
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Keeping Walkways Free of
Foreign Materials
• Keep all walkways clean and hazard-free
from liquids, lubricants, hard surface
polishes, powders, debris, etc.
• Thoroughly clean areas where
contaminants are used or sold.
• Contaminants can be hard to detect and
contribute to over 50% of all slip and fall
accidents.
• Slip resistance standards do not apply to
walkways that are wet or contaminated.
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Textured Flooring
• Textured and abrasive flooring
do not have a standard of
performance.
• Most textured and abrasive
flooring do not require coating.
• Textured flooring is typically
used sparingly in public.
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Hazardous Conditions
• If a business is made aware of a situation that
causes the floor to be dangerous they should
fix the issue ASAP.
• Keeping a consistent level of maintenance on
the floor helps to ensure that the presence of
contaminants, clutter, debris, and other
dangers are significantly minimized.
• Training employees about the standards is
extremely important.
• Also, giving notice to pedestrians should be
practiced for everyone’s safety.
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Walk-Off Matting
• Walk-off matting should be present
at the entrance of buildings.
• Matting should have the ability to
absorb a great deal of water,
especially for inclement weather.
• A walk-off mat will help prevent a
majority of that soil from going
beyond the entrance.
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Contact Us
Please visit Performance Systems online at www.psjanitorial.com/ to view their extensive inventory
or call 319-472-3011.
Performance Systems Janitorial Supply
offers what you need with the perfect
combination of high quality and great
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extractors, floor sweepers, floor
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Performance Systems machines are
refurbished and tested by trained
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