Designation:F2913−19StandardTestMethodforMeasuringtheCoefficientofFrictionforEvaluationofSlipPerformanceofFootwearandTestSurfaces/FlooringUsingaWholeShoeTester1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2913;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethod2determinesthedynamiccoefficientoffrictionbetweenfootwearandflooringsunderreproduciblelaboratoryconditionsforevaluatingrelativeslipperformance.Themethodisapplicabletoalltypesoffootwear,outsoleunits,heeltopliftsandsheetsolingmaterials,alsotomosttypesoffloorings,includingmattingandstairnosing,andsurfacecontaminantsontheflooringsurface,includingbutnotlimitedtoliquidwater,ice,oilandgrease.Themethodmayalsobeappliedtosurfacessuchasblockpavers,turfandgravel.1.2Specialpurposefootwearorfittingscontainingspikes,metalstudsorsimilarmaybetestedonappropriatesurfacesbutthemethoddoesnotfullytakeaccountoftheriskoftrippingduetofootwear/groundinterlock.1.3ThevaluesstatedintheASTMtestmethodinmetricsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformation.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3E177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodF1646TerminologyRelatin...
