Chequer plate
Anti-slip coating
Slippery surface! Steel becomes slip-resistant.
Access to the water slide coated with slip resistance.
Stainless steel platform with slip resistance.
Slip resistance on dimpled sheet metal.
Dimpled sheet metal with anti-slip coating.
| Client: Municipal swimming pool, Lübbecke, Germany | |
| Assignment: Slip resistance for stainless steel platform of an outdoor swimming pool slide.
Substrate: Stainless steel dimpled embossing. |
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| Antislip Solution: GriP Non-Slip Coating Floor GriP non-slip for pools & floors |
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Slip Resistance:  Class C: DIN EN 16165 – Slip Resistance Angle of inclination ≥ 24° Class R12: DIN EN 16165 – Slip Resistance Angle of inclination 27°-35° |
Caution: slipping hazard! Stainless steel becomes slip-resistant.
Stainless steel platform with dimpled embossing in outdoor pool receives slip resistance rating R12.
Metal is smooth, so attempts are made to literally get a grip on slip resistance with dimples and corrugations. This does not always work, and when moisture and wetness are added, adhesion is even lower.
The access to the slide in the outdoor pool is made of stainless steel. Although stainless steel with a knobbed embossing was chosen to increase slip resistance, visitors slipped before they even reached the slide itself. A sign warning “Caution: slippery surface!” was even put up. SWISSGriP's anti-slip coating was then applied to the stainless steel platform with embossed nubs. Since then, access to the water slide has had an R12 slip resistance rating, and the fun of sliding only begins once you reach the actual slide.
