Description

This Handbook has been prepared by the Australian members of joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee BD-094, Slip Resistance of Flooring Surfaces, to provide guidance on slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces.

Scope

This Handbook provides:

• Guidance and commentary on AS 4586—2013, Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials (new pedestrian surfaces) and AS 4663—2013, Slip resistance measurement of existing pedestrian surfaces (pedestrian surfaces that have been subject to previous pedestrian traffic).
• Commentary on those parts of the National Construction Code of Australia (NCC) that require slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces in particular applications, including guidance on the means of verifying compliance with the NCC.
• Guidance on the appropriate slip resistance in some other common applications, the criteria for verifying compliance with slip resistance specifications, and design for slip resistance of sloping surfaces.