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SA HB 198:2014
[Current]Guide to the specification and testing of slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces
Provides guidance on the application of slip resistance Standards, AS 4586—2013 and AS 4663—2013, and commentary on relevant parts of the National Construction Code (NCC).
Published: 16/06/2014
Pages: 20
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Background
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Factors influencing slip hazard
1.3 Disclaimer
2 AS 4586—2013
2.1 Purpose
2.2 Limitation
2.3 Methods of test
2.4 Wet pendulum test method
2.4.1 General
2.4.2 Ageing and wear
2.4.3 Slider rubber
2.4.4 Slider preparation
2.4.5 Increased discrimination between slippery surfaces
2.4.6 New classification system
2.4.7 Standardized test conditions
2.4.8 Pendulum test normally wet
2.4.9 Internal textile floor coverings may be tested dry
2.4.10 External textile floor coverings have to be tested wet
2.4.11 Laboratory tests
2.4.12 Site tests
2.4.13 Use of test results from prototype tests
2.4.14 Slider 55 value below 20 not included
2.4.15 Slope correction in determining SRV
2.4.16 Design for sloping surfaces
2.5 Dry floor friction test method
2.6 Wet-barefoot inclining platform test method
2.7 Oil-wet inclining platform test method
2.8 Verifying compliance with the wet pendulum test method and dry floor friction test method
2.8.1 General
2.8.2 Wet pendulum test
2.8.3 Dry floor friction test
2.8.4 Sampling
2.8.5 Redefining a lot
3 AS 4663—2013
3.1 Purpose
3.2 Methods of test
4 National Construction Code slip resistance requirements
4.1 National Construction Code
4.2 Relationship between the National Construction Code and other regulations
4.3 National Construction Code compliance
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 National Construction Code compliance via deemed-to-satisfy provisions
4.3.3 National Construction Code compliance based on previous tests
4.3.4 National Construction Code compliance via alternative solutions
4.3.5 Verification of compliance
5 Selection of pedestrian surface materials
5.1 General
5.2 Classifications for particular applications
5.3 Background to specifications based on AS 4586—2013 tests
5.4 Other design considerations
5.5 Verification of compliance
6 Designing for ramps and other sloping surfaces
6.1 General
6.2 Dry floor friction test result required to compensate for slope
6.3 Wet pendulum test result required to compensate for slope
7 Referenced documents
Cited references in this standard
HB 197—1999
An introductory guide to the slip resistance of pedestrian surface materials
AS 4663—2013
Slip resistance measurement of existing pedestrian surfaces
AS 4586—2013
Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials
[Current]
Design for access and mobility, Part 1: General requirements for access - New building work
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