title: Slip-and-fall hazards in the marine environment.
abstract: The marine environment introduces several additional factors in the analysis of slip-and-fall accidents that are normally not considered in studies of slip-and-fall situations in other industries. The generally accepted industry standard that a value of 0.5 and above for the static anti-slip coefficient of friction may be safe on a dry walkway surface, in a non-marine environment, but it may not be sufficiently safe in most marine environments.
authors.affiliation: Oceanoilpazos@cs.com
authors.forename: Hector V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Pazos
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D017276:Friction; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D012767:Ships; D014481:United States