Specialist UKAS ISO 17025 accredited pendulum slip testing for local authority buildings, libraries, council offices, railway stations, airports, bus interchanges, ferry terminals. Stations and transport interchanges see slip-incident rates many times the national average due to weather contamination at entrances.
Transport operators owe a non-delegable duty under the occupiers' liability acts 1957 and 1984 — and slip claims involving stations are routinely litigated. The duty-holder is regulated by the HSE, the ORR (Office of Rail & Road), the CAA and individual local-authority H&S teams, and the evidential standard expected of any slip-risk assessment scales accordingly.
Typical surfaces in this sector include natural stone, granite paving, terrazzo, polished concrete, anti-slip rubber and metal nosings. Typical risk vectors are weather-driven contamination at entrances, footwear-borne dirt, wear in high-volume thoroughfares. Our reports cover all of the above with photographic evidence, calibrated PTV data, and UKSRG classification.
Our pendulum testing follows BS EN 16165:2021 Annex C as the primary method, with BS 7976-2:2002+A1:2013 available where preferred (e.g. legacy specifications, earlier insurer requirements). All work is performed under our UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation, with calibration certificates referenced on every report.
For this sector specifically: framework-suitable, OJEU-compliant testing across multi-site portfolios with consistent methodology.
We provide public sector & transport slip testing across all major UK cities. Find your nearest below — or call 0208 246 5562 for sites elsewhere.
Standard scheduling is 2–5 working days. Urgent and post-incident dispatch within 48 hours is available across most of the UK.
Yes. Reports are formatted to meet the evidential standards expected by UK insurers, the HSE, and the courts. Calibration certificates and chain-of-custody documentation are included as standard.
No. We are independent of all flooring and treatment manufacturers, so any remediation guidance you receive from us is free of conflict of interest.
Yes. Out-of-hours, weekend, and shift-pattern-aligned testing is routinely arranged for public sector & transport clients where daytime access is impractical.
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