Designation:F2913−11StandardTestMethodforMeasuringtheCoefficientofFrictionforEvaluationofSlipPerformanceofFootwearandTestSurfaces/FlooringUsingaWholeShoeTester1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2913;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethod2determinesthedynamiccoefficientoffrictionbetweenfootwearandflooringsunderreproduciblelaboratoryconditionsforevaluatingrelativeslipperformance.Themethodisapplicabletoalltypesoffootwear,outsoleunits,heeltop-pieces(top-lifts)andsheetsolingmaterials,alsotomosttypesofindoorfloorings,includingmattingandstairnosing,andsurfacecontaminantsontheflooringsurface,includingbutnotlimitedtoliquidwater,ice,oilandgrease.Themethodmayalsobeappliedtosurfacessuchasblockpavers,turfandgravel.1.2Specialpurposefootwearorfittingscontainingspikes,metalstudsorsimilarmaybetestedonappropriatesurfacesbutthemethoddoesnotfullytakeaccountoftheriskoftrippingduetofootwear/groundinterlock.1.3ThevaluesstatedintheASTMtestmethodinmetricsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformation.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3F1646TerminologyRelatingtoSafetyandTractionforFootwear2.2OtherReferences:BSENISO4287Geometricalproductspecification(GPS).Surfacetexture:Profilemethod.Terms,definitionsandsurfacetextureparameters4EN10088-2Stainlesssteels-Part2:Technicaldeliveryconditionsforsheet/plateandstripofcorrosionresistingsteelsforgeneralpurposes53.Terminology3.1Forgeneraldefinitionsofterms,refertotheTerminol-ogyF1646.3.2Definitions:3.2.1slider—a7661mmcirculartestspecimen...
