Pool & leisure slip testing in Sunderland
Wet and barefoot is the toughest combination there is. Pool surrounds, changing rooms and showers have to grip soaking wet, underfoot, with no shoes in the equation.
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.
Testing wet, barefoot floors properly
Leisure floors are walked barefoot and almost always wet, so a standard shod test misses the point. We use the Slider 55 barefoot rubber and fully wet conditions to match real use.
That covers pool surrounds, shower blocks, changing villages, sauna and steam areas, and the transition zones where wet feet meet drier floor.
Barefoot ratings: where a spec calls for it, we relate results to the DIN 51097 barefoot ramp ratings (A/B/C) alongside the PTV.
Where we test
Public and hotel pools, the seafront and city leisure centres, gyms, spas and health clubs across Sunderland and the North East.
When to test
After installing or resurfacing wet-area flooring, after any incident, and as part of routine pool-safety management.
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
Q01Do you test pool surrounds barefoot?
Yes — with the Slider 55 barefoot rubber in fully wet conditions, the correct method for pools, showers and changing areas.
Q02Can you give A/B/C barefoot ratings?
Where your specification needs it, we interpret findings against the DIN 51097 barefoot ramp ratings alongside the PTV.
Q03It feels fine dry — isn’t that enough?
No. In a pool environment it’s wet barefoot performance that counts, and dry grip is no guarantee of it. That’s the condition we test.