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The National Floor Safety Institute certifies floors that test as high-traction. Here is what that means for kitchens, schools and gyms, and how to use it when choosing a floor.
The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) is a not-for-profit organization focused on preventing slips, trips and falls. Among its programs, it tests and certifies walking-surface products as high-traction when they meet its slip-resistance criteria.
For a facility owner, an NFSI certification is a simple, third-party signal that a floor has been tested for traction, rather than relying on a manufacturer’s marketing words like “non-slip”.
Protect-All’s matte finish is certified high-traction by the NFSI. The manufacturer’s FAQ reports a wet coefficient of friction of 0.90 from that certification testing. The gloss finish is not the NFSI certified finish, so we recommend matte anywhere floors get wet or greasy.
Slips, trips and falls are among the most frequent causes of workplace injuries and customer claims in food service, and they drive workers’ compensation and liability costs. Wet, greasy kitchens, locker rooms and building entrances are where most of them start.
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