Abschnitt 3.1 - 3 Requirements for floor coverings in wet barefoot areas
3.1 Slip resistance
Only floor coverings manufactured specifically for this use are to be installed in wet floor areas with barefoot traffic. DGUV Information 207-006 provides guidance for choosing the appropriate floor covering. It is based on the German national standard test method DIN 51097 "Ramp test". This is the only available method that is suitable for testing all types of flooring.
Specific types of floor areas have been assigned to assessment groups A, B or C depending on the level of slip risk; increasing slip resistance is required from A to C.
For each of the specific areas, the table below specifies the lower limit for the angle of inclination that must be achieved by the various types of flooring during testing according to standard DIN 51097 (see Section 5); the list does not include all types of wet barefoot areas.
Table 1
Classification of specific types of wet barefoot areas into assessment groups
Assessment group | Lower limit for the angle of inclination | Areas |
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A | 12 ° |
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B | 18 ° |
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B | 18 ° |
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C | 24 ° |
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Seating areas intended to accommodate foot traffic such as stands and platforms, which are located in the vicinity of a pool and may become wet from water carried over by users, are to be treated like floor areas.
If barefoot areas are also intended for use with footwear, the areas must additionally comply with the requirements specified in ASR A1.5/1,2.
The "user friendliness" of the floor coverings is not evaluated by the test method described in DIN 51 097 and is therefore to be assessed separately on a case-by-case basis.