No more slip ups

Arco the safety company is offering a
surface testing service using the
HSE’s SAT Site Assessment tool.

Arco will provide this service
through a new surface measuring
device that calculates flooring
substrate and provides a profile of
the floor using a small probe that
takes ten readings. This information
is then fed into the HSE’s SAT Site
Assessment tool and a number of
questions answered about the type of
floor, the cleaning regime, the type
of soiling and the footwear being
worn. This produces a score of low,
medium or high risk. By altering
some of the answers to the questions,
such as type of footwear, it will show
a different risk factor illustrating to
businesses the effectiveness of
sufficient slip-resistant footwear.

A range of surfaces including
tiles, steps, linoleum, marble and
wood can be assessed using the
device and it measures Rtm (Rz)
parameters.