TY - GEN
T1 - A field assessment of potential friction variation in a fast-food restaurant in the USA
AU - Chang, Wen Ruey
AU - Filiaggi, Alfred
AU - Li, Kai Way
AU - Huang, Yueng Hsiang
AU - Courtney, Theodore K.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Slips and falls are a major problem in occupational injuries in which floor slipperiness is a critical issue. Friction variation is speculated to be a significant contributor to slip and fall incidents, although it has not been quantified and related to a measurement of slipperiness. A friction variation study is more valid when conducted in a field environment. This study investigated friction variation in six major working areas of a fast-food restaurant in the USA. The results indicated that there was slightly more than a 50% chance that employees might experience a friction reduction when stepping from one foot to the other while walking in the major working areas studied. The absolute reduction in friction coefficient had an average and standard deviation of 0.12 and 0.15, respectively. The relative reduction in friction coefficient had an average and standard deviation of 0.19 and 0.22, respectively.
AB - Slips and falls are a major problem in occupational injuries in which floor slipperiness is a critical issue. Friction variation is speculated to be a significant contributor to slip and fall incidents, although it has not been quantified and related to a measurement of slipperiness. A friction variation study is more valid when conducted in a field environment. This study investigated friction variation in six major working areas of a fast-food restaurant in the USA. The results indicated that there was slightly more than a 50% chance that employees might experience a friction reduction when stepping from one foot to the other while walking in the major working areas studied. The absolute reduction in friction coefficient had an average and standard deviation of 0.12 and 0.15, respectively. The relative reduction in friction coefficient had an average and standard deviation of 0.19 and 0.22, respectively.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84863011055
SN - 0415374480
SN - 9780415374484
T3 - Contemporary Ergonomics 2005
SP - 519
EP - 523
BT - Contemporary Ergonomics 2005
T2 - Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society: Contemporary Ergonomics 2005, CE 2005
Y2 - 5 April 2005 through 7 April 2005
ER -