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Gymnasium Floors/Coefficient of friction test
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I'd like some advice or guidance on the following:
I am aware of the HSE standard of >36 on the co-efficient of friction pendulum test and I can see the logic behind it when considering kitchen or bathroom flooring. However if someone receives a slip injury in a gymnasium/sports hall what sort of COF standard would you expect the floor to be?
I suspect a standard of 36 would give rise to many knee and ankle injuries as people would not be able to turn efficiently when playing indoor sports such as hockey, badminton, 5 a side etc.
I have checked to see if there is a British Standard for gymnasium flooring, as advised by the HSE helpline, but no joy so far, so am wondering if anyone has had any similar experiences?
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There is some guidance from Sport England under the title, "Floors for Indoor Sports" at:-
http://www.sportengland....rtBy=alpha&pageNum=2
"For most sports the degree of friction between the player's shoes and the surface needs to be high enough to prevent slipping, but not so high as to restrict foot movement either in a continuous direction or when turning, or prevent the controlled sliding of the foot that is required in some sports."
It is not going to give you specific values, but the professional suppliers of floor finishes or architects should be able to assist.
You may want to refer to the publicatio0ns below, but I doubt they are specific to sports!:-
The "Specifiers’ Handbooks for Inclusive Design-Internal Floor Finishes" . This guide has been produced by the Centre for Accessible Environments in conjunction with RIBA Publishing and widely supported by the Health & Safety Executive.
Safer surfaces to walk on : reducing the risk of slipping-CIRIA - Construction Industry Research and Information Association Report C652
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The guide i have referred to gives additional links to specific sports associations etc on the florr finishes and also refers to some standards!
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