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In previous videos, we looked at the magnitude of slip and fall in the workplace, as well as the cost associated with it. In trying to determine what you should use to create a safe working or walking surface, coefficient of friction is an important concept. Coefficient of friction is essentially the stickiness of a surface. The higher the friction, the less likely a slip and fall event is to occur. In the simplest terms, coefficient of friction is simply a ratio of forces. If you have 10 lb, how much weight does it start to get that moving? If it’s 5 lb, you divide that 5 by 10 to get a 0.5 coefficient of friction rating. Choosing the right surface with the correct coefficient of friction rating is vital to creating a safe walking and working area and preventing slips and falls before they can even occur. We’ll look more at this in future topics as well as get into the science of what a slip and fall event actually takes place.

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