【国外标准】 Standard Guide for Selection of Certain Walkway Surfaces When Considering Footwear Traction (Withdrawn 2012)

When the conditions are such that foreign materials can come between shoe bottoms and a walkway surface, efforts should be made to design the walkway surface to remove the foreign material from between shoe bottoms and the walkway surface.This type of slip hazard is often found in manufacturing and maintenance processes where foreign materials are frequently present on walkway surfaces. Examples are: food preparation and processing areas, rendering operations, transportation and cargo handling activities.1.1 This guide is intended to assist in the selection of walkway surfaces where the presence of foreign materials may produce the danger of a slip or a fall.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.