Slip-and-fall hazards in the marine environment
Pazos, H.V.
Occupational Health and Safety 72(3): 91-92
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0362-4064 PMID: 12674992 Document Number: 563799
The marine environment introduces several additional factors in the analysis of slip-and-fall accidents that are normally not considered in studies of slip-and-fall situations in other industries. The generally accepted industry standard that a value of 0.5 and above for the static anti-slip coefficient of friction may be safe on a dry walkway surface, in a non-marine environment, but it may not be sufficiently safe in most marine environments.