by Site Mender | Jun 23, 2023 | Floor Safety News
In January 2023, the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) tested 17 of the most popular household floor cleaning products commonly available at retailers nationwide. NFSI found that when used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, 12 of the 17 products...
by Site Mender | Jun 20, 2023 | Floor Safety News
The human ambulation reference surface study performed in 2021 by the NFSI referenced in the B101.4 standard authored by Russell J. Kendzior was recently published in the Standardization – Journal of Research and Innovation (2023) 2 (2): 9–14. The research paper...
by Site Mender | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
The NFSI B101.5 Standard Guide for Uniform Labeling Method for Identifying the Wet Dynamic Coefficient of Friction (Traction) of Floor Coverings, Floor Coatings, Treatments, Commercial and Residential Floor Chemical Agents, and Consumer Footwear is under revision and...
by Site Mender | May 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Frank Morano interviews Russell Kendzior, leading authority, educator and industry safety consultant to the manufacturing, insurance, and safety industries, and Internationally recognized slip, trip, and fall expert and author about the dangers of slipping and...
by Site Mender | Apr 17, 2023 | Floor Safety News
If you missed the April 15, 2023 Live Recording of Russ Kendzior on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour, you can now listen by clicking here! In a live Zoom event in conjunction with the American Museum of Tort Law, Ralph welcomes safety expert, Russell Kendzior, who runs the...
by Site Mender | Apr 11, 2023 | Floor Safety News
Per the NFSI B101 Procedures For Developing Standards this announcement is to notify all stakeholders that the NFSI B101.5 Standard Guide for Uniform Labeling Method for Identifying the Wet Dynamic Coefficient of Friction (Traction) of Floor Coverings, Floor Coatings,...
by Site Mender | Apr 11, 2023 | Floor Safety News
This petition requests that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission mandate that manufacturers of: Commercial and residential grade floor coverings and coatings uniformly test their products’ slip-resistance (Traction level) per the NFSI B101.3 Test Method...
by Site Mender | Apr 5, 2023 | Floor Safety News
April 5, 2023. (Hurst, Texas). The National Floor Safety Institute will host its second International Symposium on Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention to be held on September 25 – 26, 2023 at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas. This two-day event will...
by Site Mender | Mar 29, 2023 | Floor Safety News
Today, the top 10 causes of workplace injuries cost U.S. businesses more than $1 billion a week, with total injuries costing more than $58 billion every year. Yet what makes these statistics even more disheartening is that the risk of many workplace injuries can be...
by Site Mender | Jan 2, 2023 | Floor Safety News
The NFSI B101.4 Standard Test Method for Measuring the Wet Barefoot Condition of Walking and Bathing Surfaces is open for Public Review through January 31, 2023. To purchase a public review copy of B101.4 for $19.95 please email Laura Cooper at laurac@nfsi.org.
