INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 14122-2

First edition
2001-05-15

Safety of machinery — Permanent means

of access to machinery —
Part 2:
Working platforms and walkways

Sécurité des machines

Sécurité machines — Moyens d'accè
d'accèss permanents aux machines
machines —
Partie 2: Plates-formes de travail et passerelles

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Foreword

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rdization)
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take part
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work. ISO collab
collaborat
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closely
sely with the Int
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tional
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International
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Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directiv
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of ISO 14122 may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Intern
Internatio
ational
nal Standa
Standard
rd ISO 1412
14122-2
2-2 wa
wass pre
prepar
pared
ed by the Eu
Europe
ropean
an Commit
Committee
tee for Sta
Standa
ndardiz
rdizati
ation
on (CE
(CEN)
N) in
collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 199, Safety of machinery, in accordance with the Agreement on
technical
techn ical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
Agreement).

Throughout the text of this standard, read "...this European Standard..." to mean "...this International Standard...".
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ISO 14122 consists of the following parts, under the general title Safety of machinery — Permanent means of
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Part 1: Choice
Choice of fixed means
means of access between
between two levels
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— Part 2: Working platforms and walkways

— Part 3: Stairs, stepladders and guard-rails

— Part 4: Fixed
Fixed ladders
ladders

Annex A of this part of ISO 14122 is for information only.

For the purposes of this part of ISO 14122, the CEN annex regarding fulfilment of European Council Directives has
been removed.

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Contents Page

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Foreword

The text of EN ISO 14122-2:2001 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 114 "Safety of machinery",

the
the secre
secreta
taria
machinery".riatt of whic
which
h is held
held by DIN,
DIN, in col
colla
labo
borat
ratio
ion
n with
with Tec
Techn
hnic
ical
al Com
Commit
mitte
tee
e ISO/
ISO/TC
TC 199
199 "S
"Safe
afety
ty of

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by October 2001, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by October 2001.

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

According
According to the CEN/CE
CEN/CENELNELEC
EC Interna
Internall Reg
Regula
ulatio
tions,
ns, the nation
national
al stan
standar
dards
ds orga
organiza
nizatio
tions
ns of the fol
follow
lowing
ing
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, -
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Introduction

It is the second part of this document "Safety of machinery - Permanent means of access to machinery". The parts

of the standard are :

Part 1 : Choice of a fixed means of access between two levels

Part 2 : W orking platforms

platforms and walkways
walkways

Part 3 : Stairs, stepladders and guard-rails

guard-rails

Part 4 : Fixed ladders.

This document is a type B standard as stated in EN 1070.

This standard is to be read in conjunction with clause 1.6.2 "Access to operating position and servicing points"
and 1.5.15
1.5.15 "Ri
"Risk
sk of sli
slippi
pping,
ng, trip
tripping
ping or falling
falling"" of the esse
essenti
ntial
al safe
safety
ty require
requirement
ments
s exp
expres
ressed
sed in ann
annex
ex A of
EN 292-2:1991/A1:199
292-2:1991/A1:1995. 5. See also 6.2.4 "Provision for safe access to machinery" of EN 292-2:19
292-2:1991.
91.

The provisions of this document may be supplemented or modified by a type C standard.

NOTE 1
NOTE Fo
Forr mach
machine
ines
s wh
which
ich are cover
covered
ed by ththe
e sco
scope
pe of a type
type C stan
standar
dard
d an
and
d wh
whic
ich
h ha
have
ve been
been desi
designe
gnedd and
and bubuilt
ilt
according to the provisions of that standard, the provisions of that type C standard take precedence over the provisions of this
type B standard.

The purpose of this standard is to define the general requirements for safe access to machines mentioned in
EN 292-2. Part 1 of EN ISO 14122 gives advice about the correct choice of access means when the necessary
access to the machine is not possible directly from the ground level or from a floor.

The dimensions specified are consistent with established ergonomic data given in EN 547-3 "Safety of machinery -
Human body dimensions – Part 3 : Anthropometric
Anthropometric data".
data".

NOTE 2 The use of m

material
aterials
s other th
than
an metal
metals
s (compo
(composite
site mat
materials,
erials, so-cal
so-called
led "adv
"advanced"
anced" m
material
aterials,
s, etc.) doe
does
s not alter th
the
e
application of the present standard.

Annex A is informative and contai

c ontains
ns "Diffe
"Different
rent methods of determining
determining levels of slip-r
slip-resista
esistance",
nce",

This standard contains a Bibliography.

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1 Scope

This standard applies to all machine

machinery
ry (stationary and mobile) where fixed means
m eans of access are necessary
necessary..

This standard applies to working platforms and walkways which are a part of a machine.

This standard may also apply to working platforms and walkways to that part of the building where the machine is
installed, providing the main function of that part of the building is to provide a means of access to the machine.

NOTE
NOTE Thi
Thiss standar
standard
d may bebe use
usedd als
also
o for m
mean
eans
s of ac
acces
cess
s which
which ar
are
e outsid
outside
e the s
scop
cope
e of thi
this
s stan
standar
dard.
d. In th
those
ose ca
cases
ses
the possible relevant national or other regulations should be taken into account.

This standard applies also to working platforms and walkways specific to the machine which are not permanently
fixed to the machine and which may be removed or moved to the side for some operations of the machine (e.g.
changing tools in a large press).
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Normati
mative
ve ref
refere
erence
nces
s

The following normative documents

documents contai
containn provis
provisions
ions which, through reference in this text, constitute
constitute provisions of
this part of ISO 14122. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications
do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of ISO 14122 are encouraged to investigate the
po
possi
ssibi
bili
lity
ty of ap
apply
plying
ing the
the most
most rec
recen
entt edit
edition
ions
s of the
the norma
normatitive
ve docu
documen
ments
ts indic
indicat
ated
ed bel
below
ow.. Fo
Forr undat
undated
ed
references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards.

EN 292—
292—1 (ISO/TR 12100-1), Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles
principles for design — Part 1 :
Basic terminology, methodology

EN 292-2/A1 (ISO/TR 12100-2), Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2 :
Technical principles and specifications

EN 294 (ISO 13852), Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper
limbs

EN 547-1, Safety of machinery — Human body dimensions — Part 1 : Principles for determining the dimensions
required
required for openings
openings for whole body access into machinery
machinery

EN 547-2, Safety of machinery — Human body dimensions — Part 2 : Principles for determining the dimensions
required for access openings

EN 547-3, Safety of machinery — Human body dimensions — Part 3 : Anthropometric data

EN 1070, Safety of machinery

machinery — Terminology

EN ISO 14122-1, Safety of machinery — Permanents means of access to machinery — Part 1 : Choice of fixed
means of access between two levels
levels

EN ISO 14122-3:2001,
14122-3:2001, Safe
Safety
ty of machinery
machinery — Perm
Permane
anents
nts means
means of access
access to machiner
machinery
y — Part 3 : Stairs,
stepladders and guard-rails

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3 Ter
Terms
ms and de
defin
finitio
itions
ns

For the purposes of this part of EN ISO 14122, the terms and definitions stated in EN 1070 "Safety of machinery -
Terminology"
Terminol ogy" and of EN ISO 14122-1 apply.

The following additional definitions

definitions particula
particularly
rly required for this standard apply :

3.1
flooring
assembly of elements making up the floor of a walkway or a working platform and being in direct contact with
footwear

3.2
walkway
level surface used for moving from one point to another

3.3
working platform
level
level surface
surface used
used for the operati
operation,
on, main
maintena
tenance
nce,, inspec
inspectio
tion,
n, repair,
repair, samp
samplin
ling
g and othe
otherr pha
phases
ses of work
work in
connection with the machinery

3.4
slip resistant surface
flooring
flooring surface designed for improving
improving the grip of footwe
footwear
ar

4 Gen
Genera
erall req
requir
uireme
ements
nts

Walkways and working platforms shall comply with the following general safety requirements:

4.1
4.1 Gene
Genera
rall

The working platforms and walkways shall be designed, constructed, located and where necessary protected so
that the operators are safe when having access to the working platforms and when they are on them for the
operation,
operation, setting, monitoring,
monitoring, repairi
repairing
ng or any other work involved
involved with the machinery.

4.1.1
4.1.1 Construc
Construction
tion and materia
materials
ls

Working
Working platforms
platforms and walkway
walkways
s shall
shall be desi
designed
gned and constr
construct
ucted
ed and the mate
materia
rials
ls sel
select
ected
ed so tha
thatt they
withstand
withstand the foreseeable
foreseeable conditions of use. In particular,
particular, at least the followi
following
ng details shall be considered:
considered:
a) dimensi
dimensioni
oning
ng and selection
selection of compone
components
nts (includin
(including
g fix
fixing
ings,
s, connec
connectio
tions,
ns, supp
support
orts
s and foun
foundat
dation
ions)
s) to
ensure sufficient rigidity and stability;

b) resistance
resistance of all parts
parts to environmental
environmental effects
effects (such
(such as climate
climate,, chemical
chemical agents, c
corrosiv
orrosive
e gases) e.g
e.g.. by the
use of a corrosion resistant material or with the aid of a suitable protective coating;

c) positioning
positioning of construc
constructional
tional elements
elements so that wat
water
er canno
cannott be accumulated
accumulated e.g. iin
n the join
joints;
ts;

d) use of compatible
compatible materials
materials e.g.
e.g. to minimise gal
galvanic
vanic acti
action
on or different
differential
ial thermal e
expans
xpansion;
ion;

e) dimension
dimension of walkways
walkways and working
working platforms
platforms shall be acc
according
ording to avail
available
able anthro
anthropometri
pometric
c data (see 4.2.2 of
this standard, see also EN 547-1 and EN 547-3);

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f) walkway
walkways s and workin
working
g platforms
platforms shal
shalll be design
designed
ed and constr
construct
ucted
ed to prevent the hazard
hazards s due to falli
falling
ng
objects. For guard-rails and toe plates, see clause 7 of EN ISO 14122-3:2001 and for openings in the flooring, see
4.2.4.4
4.2.4.4 of this standard;
standard;

g) the removal
removal of any part
part of the machine
machine shall, as far as practica
practicable
ble,, be pos
possib
sible
le witho
without
ut removing
removing guar
guard-ra
d-rails
ils,,
pieces of floori
pieces flooring
ng or other permanent
permanent protective barriers.

4.1.2
4.1.2 Safety
Safety of oper
operato
ators
rs

Walkways and working platforms shall be designed and constructed so that they are safe to use. In particular, the
following
following details shall at least be considered:
considered:

a) all parts
parts likely
likely to be in contact
contact with operator
operators
s shall be desig
designed
ned and buil
builtt in such
such a way that the ope
operat
rator
or is
safe-guarded against injuries;

b) walkway
walkways s and working
working platfor
platforms
ms shall be desig
designed
ned and built in such a way that the walki
walking
ng surfa
surfaces
ces have
durable slip resistant properties;

c) the parts
parts of machine
machinery
ry which
which operat
operators
ors have
have to walk
walk or stand
stand on shall be designed
designed and fit
fitted
ted out to preven
preventt
persons
persons falling from them (see EN ISO 14122-3);

d) working
working platfo
platforms
rms and access
access to workin
working
g platfo
platforms
rms shal
shalll be laid
laid out in such a way tha
thatt ope
operato
rators
rs can quickly
leave their workplace in the event of a hazard or can be quickly helped and easily evacuated when necessary;

e) handrails
handrails and other supports
supports shall
shall be designed,
designed, built and laid ou
outt in such a way that they are
are used instin
instinctive
ctively.
ly.

4.2 Specific
Specific requirem
requirements
ents

4.
4.2.
2.1
1 Locat
Locatio
ion
n

As far as possible, walkways and working platforms shall be located away from the emission of harmful materials or
substances. The walkways and walking platforms shall also be located away from the accumulation of material,
such as earth, which is likely to cause slipping.

Where there are moving objects, non protected hot surfaces, unprotected live electrical equipment, etc., safety
distances
distances shall be applied
applied in accord
accordance
ance with EN 294.

Working platforms shall be located in such a way as to allow people to work in an ergonomic position, if possible,
between 500 mm and 1700 mm, above the surface of the working platform.

4.2.2
4.2.2 Dimens
Dimensions
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a) the demands
demands of the task
task e.g. position
positions,
s, nature an
and
d speed of mov
movement,
ement, ap
applicati
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b) whether
whether or not
not tools,
tools, spare parts etc.
etc. are being carried;
carried;

c) frequen
frequency
cy and
and durati
duration
on of
of task
task and use;
use;

d) number of
of operators
operators on walkways
walkways or
or working
working platfo
platforms
rms at th
the
e same time
time ;

e) possib
possibili
ility
ty of
of opera
operators
tors meeting
meeting ;

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f) whether
whether or not addition
additional
al equipment
equipment such as
as safety clothi
clothing
ng is being w
worn
orn or perso
personal
nal pro
protectiv
tective
e equipment
equipment is
being carried ;

g) the presenc
presence
e of isolated
isolated obstacl
obstacles
es ;

h) the evacuat
evacuation
ion of an inj
injure
ured
d pe
person
rson ;

i) walk
walkway
way endin
ending
g in
in a dead
dead end
end ;

j) walls likely
lik ely to damage or mark operators' clothing ;

k) the need for

for unrestricted
unrestricted work-move
work-movements,
ments, and
and the need for space
space when using
using fores
foreseeabl
eeable
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machinery or e
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reduced to no less than 1900 mm if:

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— the reduct
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distance.
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Unless there are exceptional circumstances, the clear width of a walkway shall be minimum 600 mm but preferably
800 mm. When the walkway is usually subject to passage or crossing of several persons simultaneously, the width
shall be increased to 1000 mm. The width of the walkway, when designated as an escape way shall meet the
requirements of appropriate regulations.

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justified
tified b
by
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risk assess
assessment
ment and rrestrict
estrictions
ions due to th
the
e machin
machinery
ery or env
environmen
ironment,
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width
idth may be
reduced to no less than 500 mm if:

 the working platform or walkway is used only occasionally, and

 the reduct
reduction
ion is made onl
only
y for a short dist
distance.
ance.

If there are isolated obstacles on a wall or under a ceiling that restrict the required width or height, guarding shall be
provided. Moreover, safety measures, e.g. padding, shall be fitted to prevent injuries. Warning signs should also be
considered.

4.2.3
4.2.3 Facili
Facilities
ties or equipm
equipment
ent

Guard-rails in accordance with EN ISO 14122-3 shall be provided if there is a risk of falling from walkways or
working platforms from a height of 500 mm or more.

Guard-rails are also required at places where there is a risk of sinking or collapsing (e.g. walkway to access to an
extraction
extraction machine on a roof).

Appropriat
Appropr iate
e facilit
facilities
ies shall
shall be prov
provide
ided
d for handli
handling
ng heav
heavy
y objects
objects wit
without
hout roll
rolling
ing or pla
placing
cing the
them
m on wo
workin
rking
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platforms.

4.2.
4.2.4
4 Fl
Floor
oorin
ings
gs

4.2.4.
4.2.4.1
1 Haz
Hazard
ards
s due to stagn
stagnatio
ation
n and/or
and/or accu
accumula
mulation
tion of liquid
liquid

Floorings shall be designed such that any liquids spilled on them are drained away. If this requirement is not
possible to fulfil for some special reasons, slipping and other hazards caused by the liquid shall be prevented or
minimized
minimized in some other suitable way.

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4.2.4.
4.2.4.2
2 Haz
Hazard
ards
s due to accumula
accumulated
ted substan
substances
ces

Floorings shall be made in such a way that neither dirt, snow, ice, etc. nor other substances may accumulate.
Therefore, permeable floorings such as gratings or cold formed planks are an advantage. If this is not possible and
permeab
permeable
le flo
floorin
orings
gs are not use
used,
d, faci
facilit
lities
ies for removin
removing
g the accumul
accumulate
ated
d subs
substan
tances
ces sha
shallll be prov
provide
ided
d whe
where
re
necessary.

4.
4.2.
2.4.
4.3
3 Tr
Trip
ip ha
haza
zard
rds
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To avoid trip hazards, the greatest difference between the tops of neighbouring flooring surfaces shall not exceed
4 mm in height.

4.2.4.
4.2.4.4
4 Hazard
Hazards
s generate
generated
d by falling
falling objects
objects

a) Fl
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assessment effects the choice of open floorings
floorings to working
working platforms or walkw
walkways:
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flooring of a working
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maximum openings that a ball with a `
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floorings above a place where
where people are working,
working, as opposed
opposed to occasion
occasional
al passage, shall have such
maximum openings that a ball with a diameter of 20 mm cannot fall through unless the same safety is

guaranteed by other suitable means.

guaranteed
In cases where the risk assessment concludes that hazards caused by objects or other materials falling or
passing through the flooring are more significant than the slipping, falling, etc. hazards, the flooring shall have
no opening.

b) Jo
Joiint
nts
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Between the edges of floorings and adjacent construction elements or opening edges required to suit elements
fitted in the openings e.g. piping, bins or supports, a toe plate is necessary if the distance between flooring and
element exceeds 30 mm.

4.2.4.
4.2.4.5
5 Falling
Falling through
through flooring
flooring haz
hazard
ard

If flo
floori
oring
ng is made of detach
detachabl
able
e element
elements,
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i.e.. removab
removable,
le, e.g. where requ
require
ired
d for main
mainten
tenance
ance of aux
auxili
iliary
ary
equipment mounted below flooring:

— any hazardous
hazardous movement of these
these elements shal
shalll be prevented e.g. by fasteners;
fasteners;

— it shall be possible to inspect

inspect fixings in order to detect any corrosio
corrosion
n or any hazardo
hazardous
us loosening or change of
position of clamps.

4.
4.2.
2.4.
4.6
6 Slip
Slip hazard
hazards
s

Floo
Floorin
rings
gs shal
shalll have
have a surfa
surface
ce finis
finish
h wh
whic
ich
h is desi
designe
gnedd to red
reduc
uce
e th
the
e risk
risk of slip
slippi
ping
ng.. Whils
Whilstt wa
waiti
iting
ng for the
European standards on enhanced slip resistance, see informative annex A.

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4.2.
4.2.5
5 Desi
Design
gn loads
loads

The schedule of specificati

specifications
ons for the working platforms and walkways shall state the load for which it is designe
designed.
d.

The minimum operating loads to take into account for the landing, walkways
walkways and working platforms are:

— 2 kN/m2 under distributed

distributed load for the structu
structure;
re;

— 1, 1,5
5 kN conc
concen
entr
trate
ated
d load
load appl
applie
of 200 mm x 200 mm for the flooring.
ied
d in the
the most
most unfav
unfavou
oura
rabl
ble
e posi
positi
tion
on over
over a conc
concen
entra
trate
ted
d load
load area
area

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When loaded with the design load, the deflection of the flooring shall not exceed 1/200 of the span and the
difference between the loaded and a neighbouring unloaded flooring shall not exceed 4 mm in height.

The safe strength design of the walkways and working platforms shall be verified either by calculation or by tests.

5 As
Assem
sembly
bly ins
instruc
tructio
tions
ns

All information on the proper assembly shall be contained in the assembly instructions. In particular, information on
the method of fixing shall be included.

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Annex A
(informative)

Different methods of determining levels of slip-resistance

No European Standards exist for the moment, but in the meantime, any of the following national documents are
available for consultation:

France

Exigences pour une norme de mesure de la glissance des sols – Étude documentaire et discussion - ND 1987-
159-95 – INRS

Sols anti-dérapants – Critère d’évaluation de la résistance au glissement – Application aux sols des industries de
l’aliment
alimentation
ation - ND 1853-145-91

Normalisatio
Normalisation
n de la glissance
glissance des sols et des chaussures - ND 1936-152-93
1936-152-93

Glissance des sols et coefficients de frottement - Cahier 2484 (avril 1991) - CSTB

Germany

Merkblatt für Fußböden in Arbeitsräumen und Arbeitsbereichen mit Rutschgefahr - ZH 1/571 - (Oktober 1993) -
HVBG.

United Kingdom

BS 7188:1998 - Impact absorbing playground surfacing Performance requirements and test methods - - Clause 5
"Slip resistance"

BS 8204-3 : 1993 - In-situ floorings Part 3. Code of practice for polymer modified cementitious wearing surfaces
Annex C "Determination of slip resistance value SRV".

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In compiling this standard, the following have been taken into account :

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