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It is quite a task to push bins or racks over these ramps and avoid losing control of the load. Hence the importance of providing these ramps with the proper anti-slip grade.
Even flat floors require some degree of slip resistance. Not every non-slip floor in a manufacturing environment requires the same non-slip degree. Floors in the food processing industry must be able to be properly cleaned. The rougher the floor, or the higher the degree of anti-slip, the more aggressive the cleaning of that floor. Thus, the amount of anti-slip required by a floor finish in an area depends in part on the type of production process and on the manner and intensity of cleaning.
The degree of slip can be tested by a slip resistance test. One way to test slip resistance is through the pendulum test. The slip resistance of floors is measured using the SRT pendulum (Skid Resistance Tester). This test was developed by the British Transport Research Laboratory and involves swinging a pendulum, with a "shoe" with a rubber sole at the end, over a test surface. Depending on the slip resistance, the pendulum slows down more or less and thus no longer reaches its maximum height. The loss of height is read on a scale that thus yields the SRT value.Flooring suppliers can perform this test and recommend the most appropriate degree of slip for each of your production areas.
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