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STP 1448 Technology of Floor Maintenance and Current Trends William J.Schalitz,editor ASTM Stock Number:STP1448 INIERrlONAL ASTM International 100 Barr Harbor Drive PO Box C700 West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959 Printed in the U.S.A.Ubrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Technology of floor maintenance and current trends/William J.Schalitz,editor.p.cm.-(STP;1448)ASTM stock number STP1448.Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 0-8031-3482-7 1.Floors-Cleaning.2.Floor polishes-Standards.I.Schalitz,William J.,1966-II.ASTM International.II1.ASTM special technical publication;1448.TH2528.T43 2004 667.72-dc22 2004048854 Copyright?9 2004 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL,West Conshohocken,PA.All dghts reserved.This material may not be reproduced or copied,in whole or in part,in any printed,mechanical,electronic,film,or other distribution and storage media,without the written consent of the publisher.Photocopy Rights Authorization to photocopy items for internal,personal,or educational classroom use,or the internal,personal,or educational classroom use of specific clients,is granted by the American Society for Testing and Matedals International(ASTM)provided that the appropri-ate fee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center,222 Rosewood Drive,Danvers,MA 01923;Tel:978-750-8400;online:http:/ Review Policy Each paper published in this volume was evaluated by two peer reviewers and at least one edi-tor.The authors addressed all of the reviewers comments to the satisfaction of both the technical editor(s)and the ASTM International Committee on Publications.To make technical information available as quickly as possible,the peer-reviewed papers in this publication were prepared camera-ready as submitted by the authors.The quality of the papers in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors and the technical editor(s),but also the work of the peer reviewers.In keeping with long-standing publication practices,ASTM International maintains the anonymity of the peer reviewers.The ASTM International Committee on Publications acknowledges with appreciation their dedication and con-tribution of time and effort on behalf of ASTM International.Printed in Haddonfield,NJ September 2004 Foreword This publication,Technology of Floor Maintenance and Current Trends,contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name held in Las Vegas,Nevada on 14 October 2002.ASTM International Committee D21 on Polishes and the International Sanitary Supply Association(ISSA)sponsored the symposium.The symposium chairman was William J.Schalitz,Spartan Chemical Company,Inc,Maumee,Ohio.Contents Overview BASIC FORMULATION CHEMISTRIES Its Whats on the Inside that Counts-The Chemistry of Floor Polishes-J.M.OWENS The Interaction and Performance of Commercial and Experimental Fluorosurfactants and Commercial Floor Polish-B.T.CARTWRIGHT Water-Based Acrylic Concrete SeaiswT.TYSAK COATING MAINTENANCE AND STATIC COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION Coefficient of Friction-An Overview of Floor Surfaces,Polishes and Maintenance lnteraetion-s.HUGHF Polish Maintenance for Fun and Profit-T.TYSAK The Effect of Polish Maintenance on Static Coefficient of Friction-J.M.OWENS Portable Slip Testers-p.F.LEWIS LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES Managing Slips and Falls:A Legal Perspective-w.c.BALEK A Case History:Refutation of Alleged Floor Maintenance Malpractice by The Application of Forensic Biomechanics-A.SACHER Regulatory Issues Affecting Floor Polish-M.A.GINDLING vii 29 35 53 61 79 127 141 153 167 Overview ASTM Committee D21 on Polishes is charged with the responsibility of establishing the consensus standards by which floor polish composition,performance,and safety are deter-mined.In conjunction with this responsibility comes a requirement,or unwritten expectation,that the consuming public of these polishes be educated to a degree which allows them to not only understand the governing standards issued by Committee D21,but also make in-formed decisions concerning the considerable amount of alternative opinions they are presented with on a consistent basis.To support the Committees consumer outreach,D21 organized a general topics sympo-sium,titled Technology of Floor Maintenance and Current Trends,that was held on Oc-tober 14,2002 in Las Vegas,NV.To maximize the symposiums exposure in terms of polish users,marketers,and manufacturers,it was held in conjunction with the International San-itary Supply Association(ISSA)annual convention.ISSA is the premier trade association for the industrial and institutional cleaning industry,with the annual convention drawing in excess of 15,000 attendees and 700 exhibitors.The results of this cooperative effort were clearly demonstrated in the fact that the symposium was well attended by a group that demographically represented exactly the target market we had hoped to reach.The papers found in this book are not limited to those presented at the Technology of Floor Maintenance and Current Tren