Slip resistant walking surfaces – safety of walking surfaces in and around buildings
- Valid from
- 1/02/2014
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
- Information type
- Guidelines
- Format
- Website
Description
Slippery walking surfaces can be hazardous. Every year ACC pays out many millions of dollars for injuries suffered as a result of falls on the same level due to ‘slipping, tripping or stumbling’.
Building users expect buildings to be safe, and the Building Code therefore includes a requirement for walking surfaces on building access routes to be slip-resistant.
Scope
This guide includes the following chapters:
- Slip hazards
- Building Code Clause D1 Access Routes
- Acceptable Solution D1/AS1, section 2.1 Slip resistance
- Slip resistant Standard