ASE consultants provide expert assistance to clients in numerous projects involving falls, standards / building code / ADA compliance, and/or human factors issues in areas such as the following:

• Floor surfaces
• Walkways
• Stairways / stairs / steps
• Ramps
• Railings / balconies / guard rails / grab bars
• Bathtub / shower / bathing / bathroom facilities
• Entrance / exit / doorway areas
• Store displays / falling merchandise
• Parking lots
• Sidewalks
• Decks / boardwalks
• Pool areas
• Boats / yachts / ships / docks / piers
• Fire trucks / diamond plate
• Hotels / casinos / department stores / supermarkets / manufacturing and assembly plants

We utilize state-of-the-art equipment to assess slip resistance and required slip resistance:

• English XL Variable Incidence Tribometer (VIT)
• Force plate and portable computer data acquisition system

Examples of standards used for testing / analysis:

• International Building Code
• ICC/ANSI A117.1: “Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities”
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
• Department of Justice Title III 28 CFR Part 36: “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities,” Appendix. A: “ADA Standards for Accessible Design”
• NFPA 1901 “Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus”
• ASTM F2048 “Standard Practice for Reporting Slip Resistance Test Results”
• ANSI/ASSE A1264.2 ”Standard for the Provision of Slip Resistance on Walking / Working Surfaces”
• ASTM F 1679 “Standard Test Method for Using a Variable Incidence Tribometer (VIT)”
• ASTM F 462 “Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Slip-Resistant Bathing Facilities”

For walkway slip resistance assessments, please consider Mr. Brian Grieser.

States and countries where Mr. Grieser has consulted or provided expert witness services include:
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Jersey • New Hampshire • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Virginia • Washington • Washington D.C. • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming • U.S. Virgin Islands • Australia • Brazil • Canada • Greece • Mexico • United Kingdom