Slippery flooring often leads to unintentional slips and falls, which results in traumatic
injuries. To reduce slipping risks, adequate traction at the shoe and flooring contact is
essential. In addition, viscous slippery contaminants like water or oil reduce a floor's traction
performance and increase slipping hazards. In this work, the effect of commonly available
protective floor coatings on the traction performance of safety-labelled shoes was
extensively studied. The study included three floor coatings, namely acid-based etchant …

Slippery flooring often leads to unintentional slips and falls, which results in traumatic
injuries. To reduce slipping risks, adequate traction at the shoe and flooring contact is
essential. In addition, viscous slippery contaminants like water or oil reduce a floor's traction
performance and increase slipping hazards. In this work, the effect of commonly available
protective floor coatings on the traction performance of safety-labelled shoes was
extensively studied. The study included three floor coatings, namely acid-based etchant …