National Floor Safety Institute

The mission of the NFSI is to aid in the prevention of slips, trips-and-falls
through education, research, and standards development.

The NFSI is led by a fifteen-member Board of Directors representing product manufacturers,
insurance underwriters, trade associations, and independent consultants.

Floor Safety Standards

The NFSI is an ANSI Acccredited Standards Developer

Download ANSI/NFSI Standards

• B101.1 ANSI/NFSI Standard
  

  Test Method for Measuring Wet SCOF of Common Hard-Surface Floor Materials.

• B101.3 ANSI/NFSI Standard
  

  Test Method for Measuring Wet DCOF of Common Hard-Surface Floor Materials (Including Action and Limit Thresholds for the Suitable Assessment of the Measured Values).

• B101.5 ANSI/NFSI Standard
  

  Standard Guide for Uniform Labeling Method for Identifying the Wet Static Coefficient of Friction (Traction) of Floor Coverings, Floor Coverings with Coatings, and Treated Floor Coverings.

B101 Committee on Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

The B101 committee's scope is "To develop safety standards intended to provide preventative measures in all manner of pedestrian ambulatory safety in regards to slips, trips, and falls and is titled B101 Safety Requirements for Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention.

Industry News

• Seattle University Business Student - Inventor Receives Endorsement From Tom Douglas and Distribution Agreement With Bargreen Ellingson Jan 2012 by Marketwire

  DripCatch™, LLC announced today that it has begun manufacturing and distribution of a new, low-cost safety device that could significantly minimize the risk of costly "slip-and-fall" accidents in the food & beverage industry. ...[read post]

• CNA Insurance Releases Report on Slip-and-Fall Prevention Apr 2011 by CNA

  New Techniques to Control Slips and Falls in Public Places ...[read post]

• NICB Says Many Slip and Fall Claims Getting a Second Look 24 Aug 07:32am by PrNewswire-USNewswire

  The National Insurance Crime Bureau(NICB) said today that "slip and fall" claims targeting businesses and their insurance companies are beginning to be scrutinized more carefully for potential fraud ...[read post]

• Overweight People Require 17.5% More Slip Resistance 19 May 11:30am by Jian Liu, Ph.D.

  Research conducted by the University of Houston Center for Neuromotor and Biomechanics Research, has found that overweight individuals require more walkway traction than that of normal weighted individuals ...[read post]