Performance of slippery and slip-resistant footwear in different wintry weather conditions measured in situ

Aschan, Carita; Hirvonen, Mikko; Rajamäki, Erkki; Mannelin, Tarmo; Ruotsalainen, Johanna; Ruuhela, Reija

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2009.01.006

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“…From various research studies, for example, it is known that proper selection of footwear and flooring, considering the nature of any floor surface contamination that may occur, can increase the friction at the foot-floor interface thus reducing slips (e.g. Aschan et al 2009; Verma et al 2011). Based on their prospective cohort study conducted in fast food restaurants, Verma et al (2011) showed that the use of slip-resistant shoes was associated with a 54% reduction in the reported rate of slipping.…”

Section: Injury Prevention and Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

State of science: occupational slips, trips and falls on the same level

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Occupational slips, trips and falls on the same level (STFL) result in substantial injuries worldwide. This paper summarises the state of science regarding STFL, outlining relevant aspects of epidemiology, biomechanics, psychophysics, tribology, organisational influences and injury prevention. This review reaffirms that STFL remain a major cause of workplace injury and STFL prevention is a complex problem, requiring multi-disciplinary, multi-faceted approaches. Despite progress in recent decades in understanding the mechanisms involved in STFL, especially slipping, research leading to evidence-based prevention practices remains insufficient, given the problem scale. It is concluded that there is a pressing need to develop better fall prevention strategies using systems approaches conceptualising and addressing the factors involved in STFL, with considerations of the full range of factors and their interactions. There is also an urgent need for field trials of various fall prevention strategies to assess the effectiveness of different intervention components and their interactions. Practitioner Summary: Work-related slipping, tripping and falls on the same level are a major source of occupational injury. The causes are broadly understood, although more attention is needed from a systems perspective. Research has shown preventative action to be effective, but further studies are required to understand which aspects are most beneficial.

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Section: Injury Prevention and Practicesmentioning

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State of science: occupational slips, trips and falls on the same level

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“…The model may also help to improve countermeasures against falls during slippery days, such as slipperiness warnings to certain risk groups, or workload predictions for emergency units. There is evidence that women's winter footwear in particular have very low slip resistance, and thus the results could be used to improve the awareness of footwear designers to this issue and prompt development of better materials for soles of shoes [33].…”

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Epidemiology and seasonal variation of distal radius fractures in Oulu, Finland

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“…Furthermore, the body acts as an inverted pendulum, which is inherently unstable due to the forward momentum of the head, arms, and trunk while walking, since the location of the COM is approximately two-thirds of body height above the ground [ 12 ]. The major risk factor for a slip is low friction between footwear and the walking surface [ 2 , 4 , 13 , 14 ]. Thus, slips generally occur at heel contact and toe-off where the shear forces are the highest and the COM passes outside the base of support [ 12 , 15 ].…”

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Evaluation of Winter Footwear: Comparison of Test Methods to Determine Footwear Slip Resistance on Ice Surfaces

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et al. 2021

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The use of slip-resistant winter footwear is crucial for the prevention of slips and falls on ice and snow. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate a mechanical testing method to determine footwear slip resistance on wet and dry ice surfaces and to compare it with the human-centred test method introduced by researchers at KITE (Knowledge, Innovation, Talent, Everywhere)-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-University Health Network. Phase 1 of this study assessed the repeatability and reproducibility of the mechanical method by evaluating ten different occupational winter boots using two SATRA Slip resistance testers (STM 603, SATRA Technology Centre, Kettering, UK). One tester is located in Toronto and one in Montreal. These boots were chosen based on the needs of the IRSST (Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montréal, Quebec, Canada), who were primarily interested in providing safe winter footwear for police, firefighters and municipal workers. In Phase 2, the results of the human-centred test approach were compared with the mechanical results. In Phase 3, two of these boots with conflicting results from the previous phases were tested using a second human-centred method. In Phase 1, the mechanical testing results obtained in the two labs showed a high linear correlation (>0.94) and good agreement on both ice surfaces; however, they revealed a bias (~0.06) between the two labs on the dry ice condition. The mechanical and human-centred tests (phase 2) were found to be better correlated in the wet ice condition (R = 0.95) compared to the dry ice condition (R = 0.34). Finally, the rating of the footwear slip resistance based on the number of slips counted in phase 3 was consistent with the rating by the human-centred test method (phase 2), but not the mechanical method (phase 1). The findings of this study provide a better understanding of the limitations of the SATRA ice tray for measuring footwear slip resistance and demonstrate that the mechanical method must be further refined to make it more comparable to the human-centred methods to achieve better agreement with real-world performance.

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Performance of slippery and slip-resistant footwear in different wintry weather conditions measured in situ

Cited by 23 publications

References 19 publications

State of science: occupational slips, trips and falls on the same level

State of science: occupational slips, trips and falls on the same level

Epidemiology and seasonal variation of distal radius fractures in Oulu, Finland

Evaluation of Winter Footwear: Comparison of Test Methods to Determine Footwear Slip Resistance on Ice Surfaces

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