Industrial & warehouse slip testing in Sunderland
Oils, coolants, swarf, water — and ramps and loading bays adding gradient. Industrial slip risk is real and measurable. We measure it and document it for your file.
Accredited. Independent. Defensible.
Every test is carried out by a UKAS-accredited technician and reported to the standard the HSE, building-control bodies, insurers and the courts recognise. The full range of methods, properly documented — so the result isn’t just a number, it’s evidence.
Slip risk on the factory floor
Production lines, wash-down zones, loading bays, external ramps and walkways each bring their own contaminants and demands. Footwear, contamination and gradient all move real-world slip risk — and a blanket assumption protects neither your people nor your position.
We test the surfaces that matter in the conditions they actually face, and report against HSE thresholds so your safety team can prioritise.
Made for FM and safety teams: clear PTV results and practical recommendations that drop straight into risk assessments and planned maintenance.
Where we test
Automotive and its supply chain, the Wear riverside and Pallion industrial estates, factories, glass and manufacturing, distribution centres and warehouses across Sunderland.
When to test
On new flooring or coatings, after a reportable incident, and routinely through your risk-assessment cycle.
The methods, and when we use them
We pick the method that fits the surface and how it’s used — then document it to the standard the HSE, insurers and the courts expect.
Pendulum (PTV) testing
The HSE’s preferred in-situ method. A calibrated pendulum produces a Pendulum Test Value, wet and dry, to BS EN 16165.
Shod & barefoot
Slider 96 stands in for footwear; Slider 55 for barefoot areas such as pools, showers and changing rooms.
Surface roughness
Microroughness profiling, read alongside the pendulum data to judge slip potential under wet contamination.
R-rating & ABC
Findings related to ramp-test R-ratings (DIN 51130) and barefoot A/B/C ratings where a specification calls for them.
Questions, answered
Q01Can you test ramps and loading bays?
Yes. Sloped and external surfaces are common slip-risk areas, and we test them wet and contaminated, as they are in service.
Q02Do you allow for our staff’s footwear?
We test with the Slider 96 footwear rubber as standard and can advise on how footwear and contamination interact with your surfaces.
Q03Will the report suit our risk assessments?
Yes — clear PTV results with practical recommendations that slot straight into your risk assessments and maintenance planning.