R9 is the lowest rating for anti slip tiles meaning they are fine.
Floor slip resistance r10.
Achieves r10 slip resistance slip resistant even when wet throughout lifetime of floor.
This r value ranges from r9 which has a small degree of slip resistance right up to r13 which is the highest slip resistance.
R10 anti slip tiles like the ones from the magma range are an ideal choice for areas where a durable floor is desired.
Sat prompts the user to collect surface microroughness data from the test area using a hand held meter.
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The r stands for ramp test.
The hse uk assessing the slip resistance of flooring advises that floors classified as r9 or in some instances r10 will be slippery when used in wet or greasy conditions.
Embossed texture combined with silicon carbide in the surface and aluminium oxide and quartz throughout the homogeneous wear layer provide long term slip resistance characteristics.
This rating comes in the form of an r value.
Floor slip testing r ratings r9 r13 information and faq s so what exactly is a floor r rating.
Altro slip resistant flooring is a practical solution to blending safety flooring properties with the modern less industrial commercial flooring looks.
Further problems may arise from the wide range of cof within a given classification for example r10 covers a cof range from 0 18 to 0 34 which represents a very wide.
These values span a scale from r9 minimum standard right through to r13 the highest slip resistance.
Assessing the slip resistance of flooring page 5 of 8 slips assessment tool sat hse and hsl have produced a pc based software package to help users to carry out a slip risk assessment of level pedestrian walkway surfaces.
Surestep r10 safestep r11 r12 and wetroom floors surestep all surestep floors provide r10 slip resistance are non slip particle enhanced and can be applied in all types of general walking areas where an increased slip risk may occur.
The r9 to r13 rating for shod feet and an abc rating for bare feet are values that the health and safety executive hse architects floor specifiers builders and you can use to determine the slip resistance of a surface before purchasing flooring.
The collection is divided in 3 ranges.
This r value shows the degree of slip resustance the tile has.
Safeguard r10 slip resistant vinyl sheet flooring offers durable safety flooring for the most demanding environments.
We provide the new 2013 testing to as 4586 so that you can assess compliance with the new building code of australia requirements and standards australia hb 198.
The majority of floor tiles these days are given an anti slip rating.