Mr Ben Powers

Slip Risk Consultant

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 	<li>Many thousand tests and risk assessments to industry best practice.</li>
 	<li>Slip risk assessment, testing and associated consultancy on a daily basis.</li>
 	<li>Experience working in a wide range of environments on a wide range of flooring materials.</li>
 	<li>Previously responsible for Munro\'s ‘Pendulum’ slip testing services, and secured accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the same.</li>
 	<li>Taken part in three accredited Pendulum proficiency test studies, producing acceptable values in each case.</li>
 	<li>Regularly deliver training to risk managers and pendulum operators.</li>
 	<li>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.</li>
 	<li>A named contributor to the latest version of the UKSRG Guidelines that form the basis of the Health and Safety Executive\'s preferred method of slip risk assessment.</li>
 	<li>Sits on the British Standards Institute’s B/507/7 technical committee for pedestrian slip resistance (responsible for the HSE’s preferred slip testing method) as a UKSRG representative.</li>
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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 been providing expert witness services for approximately 10 years.  I am a \"dirty boots\" expert, with over 18 years of daily involvement both in the assessment of pedestrian slip risk and in the mitigation of slip risk through practical improvement advice.  More recently, I also provide deep cleaning, anti-slip treatment, or the application of anti-slip coatings to directly improve the slip resistance of assessed surfaces.

My experience includes:

  • Many thousand tests and risk assessments to industry best practice.

  • Slip risk assessment, testing and associated consultancy on a daily basis.

  • Experience working in a wide range of environments on a wide range of flooring materials.

  • Previously responsible for Munro\'s ‘Pendulum’ slip testing services, and secured accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for the same.

  • Taken part in three accredited Pendulum proficiency test studies, producing acceptable values in each case.

  • Regularly deliver training to risk managers and pendulum operators.

  • 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.

  • A named contributor to the latest version of the UKSRG Guidelines that form the basis of the Health and Safety Executive\'s preferred method of slip risk assessment.

  • Sits on the British Standards Institute’s B/507/7 technical committee for pedestrian slip resistance (responsible for the HSE’s preferred slip testing method) as a UKSRG representative.

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