∑ Health and SafetyExecutive(UK):a paperfromRichardMorgangivingthe
prioritiesin the foodand drink industry maybe downloadedfromhttp://
http://www.east-anglian-fishnet.org.uk/docs/oct99.rtf
∑ An information sheetupdates HSEbooklet `Slipsand trips± Guidancefor the
foodprocessingindustry'withconsiderationof the roughness parameterRpm
impacton slip resistanceof flooringmaterials:Foodsheetno. 22: http://
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/fis22.pdf
9.7.2 Resin-based flooring
∑ EFNARC (EuropeanFederationof producers and applicators of Specialist
Products for Structures) was founded in March 1989 as the European
Federation of national trade associations representing producers and
applicatorsof specialist buildingproducts. Twointerestingdocumentsare
availableat theirwebsite:Specificationand guidelinesfor syntheticresin flooring' andSpecification and guidelines for polymer-modified
cementitiousflooring as wearing surfaces for industrial and commercial
use'. A free downloadable pdf copyof those guidesis availablefromhttp://
http://www.efnarc.org/efnarc/publications.htm
∑ A French written document of Pollet (2000) from the Scientific and
Technical Center for Construction (CSTC)(http://www.cstc.be,website in
French and Flemish, Englishis in preparation): `Lessols industrielsa¡ basede
re¬sinere¬active' (technicalnote216)givesomeinformationon resin-based
floors, descriptionof teststo assess theirperformances, recommendationson
jointsand construction and helpin choosingan industrial flooringsystem.
∑ AFFAR, the Frenchassociationof formulators and applicatorsof resin-based
floors has a website(French only) http://www.affar.asso.fr withinformation
on the new technologies,helpin choosingthe right resin-basedflooring,etc.
9.8 References
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as wearingsurfacesfor industrialand commercialuse',EFNARC(European
Federationof producersand applicatorsof SpecialistProductsfor Structures),
Farnham.
ANON(2001b),Specificationand guidelinesfor syntheticresinflooring',EFNARC (EuropeanFederationof producersand applicatorsof SpecialistProductsfor Structures),Farnham. CHANG W-RandMATZ S(2000),Theeffectof filteringprocesseson surfaceroughness
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