Development of a new shoe/floor slip resistance test rig

Lewis, S. R.; Hallas, Kevin; Keen, B. A.; Hunwin, G.; Shaw, Robert A.; Carré, Matt

doi:10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106500

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“…A ramp tester with the last may be an alternative option to measure the friction of socks without human participants. The ramp test protocol has been known as a reliable option to measure the friction at the outsole and flooring [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. The ramp test is initiated by setting a flooring condition (e.g., water) on the ramp surface and requesting a human participant to stand up on that surface while wearing a testing shoe, followed by a gradual increase in the inclination angle of the surface [ 20 ].…”

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A Novel Method to Measure the Static Coefficient of Friction for Socks

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Ryue

Park

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Mechanical testers have commonly been used to measure the frictional properties of socks. However, the friction values may be susceptible to the level of stretchiness of tested fabrics or human variability. Thus, the aim of this study was to propose a novel method that enables friction measurement of socks in a sock-wearing condition with less human variability effects. Five socks with different frictional properties were chosen. Three experimental ramp tests were performed with an artificial structure shaped like the foot-ankle complex (last) and a ramp tester to quantify the static coefficient of friction (COF) at the foot against sock, at the sock against an insole, and the foot wearing socks against the insole, respectively. The angle where the last slipped while the ramp surface was gradually inclined was used to compute the static COF values for each sock. The reliability was 0.99, and COF values ranged from 0.271 to 0.861 at the foot-sock interface, 0.342 to 0.639 at the sock-insole interface, and 0.310 to 0.614 in the third test. Socks with different frictional properties were successfully distinguished each other. Thus, the suggested protocol could be a reliable option for measuring the static COF values in the tension similar with it found in a sock-waring condition with reduced effects of human variability.

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A Novel Method to Measure the Static Coefficient of Friction for Socks

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Ryue

Park

et al. 2022

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Determination of the slip resistance of interspersed synthetic resin flooring with a convolutional neural network

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2023

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Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers: the SSHeW RCT

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Background In Great Britain, 100,000 injuries due to slips, trips and falls on the level (as opposed to falls from a height, e.g. a ladder) occur in the workplace each year. They are the most common cause of non-fatal injury in the workplace, accounting for 30% of all those injuries reported to the Health and Safety Executive. Nearly 1 million working days are lost because of slips, trips and falls each year. Objectives To assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 5-star, GRIP-rated, slip-resistant footwear in preventing slips in the workplace compared with usual footwear. Design A two-arm, multicentre, randomised controlled trial with an economic evaluation and qualitative study. Setting Seven NHS trusts in England. Participants NHS staff aged ≥ 18 years, working at least 22.5 hours per week in clinical, general or catering areas who owned a mobile phone. Staff required to wear protective footwear were excluded. Interventions Intervention participants were offered 5-star, GRIP-rated, slip-resistant footwear. The waiting list control group were asked to wear their usual work shoes for the duration of the study and were offered the trial footwear at the end of their participation. Main outcome measures The primary outcome was the incidence rate of self-reported slips in the workplace over 14 weeks. Secondary outcomes included the incidence rate of falls either resulting from a slip or not resulting from a slip, proportion of participants reporting a slip, fall or fracture, time to first slip and fall, health-related quality of life and cost-effectiveness. Results A total of 4553 eligible NHS staff were randomised (2275 to the intervention arm and 2278 to the control arm). In total, 6743 slips were reported [2633 in the intervention group (mean 1.16 per participant, range 0–36 per participant) and 4110 in the control group (mean 1.80 per participant, range 0–83 per participant)]. There was a statistically significant reduction in the slip rate in the intervention group relative to the control group (incidence rate ratio 0.63, 95% confidence interval 0.57 to 0.70; p < 0.001). Statistically significant reductions were observed in falls from a slip (incidence rate ratio 0.51, 95% confidence interval 0.28 to 0.92; p = 0.03), the proportion of participants who reported a slip (odds ratio 0.58, 95% confidence interval 0.50 to 0.66; p < 0.001) or fall (odds ratio 0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.54 to 0.99; p = 0.04) and the time to first slip (hazard ratio 0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.67 to 0.80; p < 0.001). Half of the intervention participants wore the shoes all the time at work. Incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year in the base case was £38,900 from the NHS perspective and –£60,400 (i.e. cost saving) from the societal perspective. Limitations This was an unblinded trial in which outcome data were participant self-reported, which may have led to inaccuracies in the reported slip data. Exposure to the trial footwear was lower than hoped. Conclusions The offer and provision of 5-star, GRIP-rated footwear reduced slips in the workplace, was acceptable to participants and could be cost-effective. Future work Replication of the study within other settings may be required to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in other environments settings, such as catering and factories. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN33051393. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Research programme and will be published in full in Public Health Research; Vol. 9, No. 3. See the NIHR Public Journals Library website for further project information. The Health and Safety Executive provided some research costs.

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Development of a new shoe/floor slip resistance test rig

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A Novel Method to Measure the Static Coefficient of Friction for Socks

A Novel Method to Measure the Static Coefficient of Friction for Socks

Determination of the slip resistance of interspersed synthetic resin flooring with a convolutional neural network

Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers: the SSHeW RCT

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