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Slip testing has continued to be a highly sought after service from QED’s customers, and so we could not be happier to announce our recent partnership with Ceramic Consultants, who will be undertaking slip testing projects within QED's quality management system.
Alex Bonini is the Founder and Director of Ceramic Consultants, who offer a range of tests and reports based around the ceramic tile and natural stone tile industry and some associated industries with similar testing procedures.
“I have been in the ceramic industry almost 40 years and have be actively involved in developing the current standards to tile installation. My consultancy provides the means to measure the quality or compliancy of both products used and workmanship,” said Alex. “Ascending into a highly audited extension of what I already do seemed like natural progression and I could not be happier to have joined the QED family.”
Facility owners and managers have a duty of care and compliance obligation when it comes to the risk of pedestrians slipping, tripping, or falling on floor surfaces.
Accredited and independent slip resistance testing will determine if floor areas meet minimum anti-slip performance requirements and regular testing can help to manage risks arising from wear and surface treatments such as cleaning.
We asked Alex a few questions after joining the QED team, starting with why slip testing is so important for facility owners and managers to stay abreast of.
“Essentially it comes down to a duty of care. The health of humans working or living on these surfaces is a prime concern and a failure by the architects, builders or building owners to perform due diligence can lead to litigation”, Alex said.
And while the type of floors we can perform slip testing on varies greatly, there is one surface that accounts for a huge percentage of our work. “As far as the slip testing goes ceramic tiles is by far the most common. However interestingly, this is closely followed by coatings applied to netball courts, particularly given the nature of the game, which involves a lot of sudden stops on court and the fact that most netball courts are outside and exposed to the elements”, Alex said.
QED can perform either the Wet Pendulum Test (which is most commonly used) or the Dry Friction Test. These tests can be performed either in the lab with loose flooring product, or if the product has been installed on site we can perform the tests out in the field.
Working with QED, the only NATA accredited laboratory in WA to perform and report on these slip tests, means Alex and the team provide a service second to none and our reporting is assured by an independent third party.
NATA accreditation is a system of audited checks and protocols which provides our clients the confidence to act on the information we provide.
QED can undertake slip resistance of resilient flooring in accordance with;
And given his decades of experience Alex is also able to appear as an Expert Witness in all legal platforms to provide factual evidence to matters he has investigated or tested related to ceramics, tiling and natural stone.
Alex Bonini, Slip Testing and Tile Expert
In addition to conducting slip testing for QED, Ceramic Consultants offers a range of services to the construction industry as listed below.
Tests and reports are conducted using Australian and International Standards as well as The National Construction Code.
Inspections as per AS 4349.0
Quality and compliancy of workmanship in accordance with;
Tiles and testing of, in accordance with;
Waterproofing in accordance with;
Adhesives and grouts in accordance with;
Relative Humidity Testing for concrete floors prior to the installation of vinyl or epoxy coatings in accordance with;
For more information we also recommend reading our free whitepaper - Slips, Trips and Falls - Your Duty of Care
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