Designation:F802–83(Reapproved2003)StandardGuideforSelectionofCertainWalkwaySurfacesWhenConsideringFootwearTraction1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF802;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedtoassistintheselectionofwalkwaysurfaceswherethepresenceofforeignmaterialsmayproducethedangerofasliporafall.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.SummaryofGuide2.1Foreignmaterialonawalkwaysurfaceoftencausesslipandfallaccidents.Aslipcanoccurbecauseforeignmaterialpresentsanadditionalinterfacebetweentheshoebottomandawalkwaysurface.Theinterfacebetweentheshoebottomandthewalkwayisreplacedbyaninterfacebetweentheshoebottomandtheforeignmaterial,andanotherbetweentheforeignmaterialandthewalkway.Althoughtheforeignmate-rialshouldberemoved,itisnotalwayseasytoremovepriortouseofthewalkwayorastheforeignmaterialisspilled.Inveryfewcasescanshoebottomsbedesignedtoprovideadequateslipresistancetoforeignmaterials.Instead,walkwaysurfacesshouldbeself-cleaningastheyareusedbypedestrians.2.2Thisguidesetsforthfactorstoconsiderinthedesignofwalkwaysurfaceslikelytobeaffectedbyforeignmaterialsthatmayresultinslips.Theseconsiderationsconcernmetalwalk-waymaterials,abrasivematerialsusedonwalkways,andclimbingsystems.3.SignificanceandUse3.1Whentheconditionsaresuchthatforeignmaterialscancomebetweenshoebottomsandawalkwaysurface,effortsshouldbemadetodesignthewalkwaysurfacetoremovetheforeignmaterialfrombetweenshoebottomsandthewalkwaysurface.3.2Thistypeofsliphazardisoftenfoundinmanufacturingandmaintenanceprocesseswhereforeignmaterialsarefre-quentlypresentonwalkway...
