Australian Standards for Slip Resistance

While Table 2 lists the three principal Australian pedestrian slip resistance standards, architects and should only need to be familiar with Standards Australia Handbook 197, An introductory guide to the slip resistance of pedestrian surface materials. This deals with the selection of products based on the wet slip resistance classifications that are obtained according to the test methods that are published in AS/NZS 4586, Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials. HB 197 was also written to help with the transition from AS/NZS 3661.1, Slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces Requirements. The major differences are summarised in Table 3. Some important implications of AS/NZS 4663, Slip resistance measurement of existing pedestrian surfaces, have been published in http://www.infotile.com.au/tiletoday/issues/pdf/34article.pdf.