The validity and reliability of a portable slip meter for determining floor slipperiness during simulated heel strike

Accident Analysis & Prevention - Tập 35 Số 2 - Trang 211-225 - 2003
Raoul Grönqvist1, Mikko Hirvonen2, Erkki Rajamäki2, Simon Matz1
1Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.
2Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Topeliuksenkatu 41a A, 00250 Helsinki, Finland

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