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Slip Risk Consultant

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TAE Accreditations

Expert Witness

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science, Computational Physics BSc (2007)
Nat Gen Cert NEBOSH (2015)

Expert Witness Snapshot

I specialise in measurement of the slip resistance of flooring, assessment of pedestrian slip risk and the investigation of fall accidents involving pedestrians.

I have experience conducting a wide range of slip resistance tests on flooring. I am primarily responsible for Munro\'s ‘Pendulum’ slip testing services, which are accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), and have undertaken several thousand tests and risk assessments to industry best practice. I have taken part in two Pendulum proficiency test studies producing acceptable values in both cases. I regularly deliver Pendulum Operator training sessions. I am an active member of the UK Slip Resistance Group regularly taking part in group directed studies, presenting information to the group, sitting on various sub-committees, and taking part in round robin research. I sit on the British Standards Institute’s B/507/7 technical committee for pedestrian slip resistance as a UKSRG representative.

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