Safety Information

Slip Resistance

The following test for slip resistance was performed by Robert J Brungraber, President of Slip Test, Inc. of Spring Lake, NJ. The tests were performed using a Brungraber Mark II Tester, the subject of USA Patents 4,759209, 4,789,080, and 5,576,478 and ASTM Standard F-1677.

In order to provide the most meaningful information possible, the following five representative conditions were used on both a level and an inclined surface (1:3). Each representative condition was tested on a wet and dry surface. A barefoot test was also performed on the level surface wet and dry.

1. Adidas Golf Shoe Powerband 3.0
2. Nike Max Air Athletic Shoe
3. Reebok Athletic Shoe
4. New Balance Athletic Shoe
5. Neolite – Standard Grooved

The test results are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Comparing the results below with the commonly used standard of 0.5 for a safe walkway surface, we see that when dry even the smooth Neolite exceeds that 0.5 criterion by a generous margin. When wet we see that again the smooth neolite nearly meets the 0.5 criterion and the four typical shoe soles exceed the 0.5 criterion by a smaller but still significant margin. Thus, based on the test results, Mr Brungraber determined that PEM® Surface provides an excellent surface upon which users would be unlikely to slip.

Table 1:
Slip Resistance of PEM® on a Level Surface

Table 2:
Slip Resistance of PEM® on an Inclined Surface 1:3