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SDO: National Floor Safety Institute

• Primary Contact
• Organizational Overview
• Scope of Standards Developing Activity
• Quick Links

Primary Contact

Laura Cooper
Deputy Director
1845 Precinct Line Road, Suite 212,
Hurst, TX 76054
Phone: 817.749.1700
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://nfsi.org/

Organizational Overview

Founded in 1997 by Russell J. Kendzior, the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is: “to aid in the prevention of slips, trips, and falls through education, research and standards development.” The NFSI provides a wide range of services including independent product testing and certification, training, and standards development. Since 2006, the NFSI has continued to author safety standards through the B101 committee on slip, trip, and fall prevention. In 2014, the NFSI began to issue the Walkway Auditor Certificate Holder (WACH) designation.

Scope of standards developing activity

To develop safety standards intended to provide preventative measures in all manner of pedestrian ambulatory safety regarding slips, trips, and falls and is titled B101 Safety Requirements for Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention.

Quick Links

• Since 2001, the NFSI has authored standards aimed at preventing slips and falls.
• For the latest updated in WACH and other NFSI Training programs, visit our website.
• Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention Resources
• This intended to provide product manufacturers with the means to have their products independently evaluated for slip resistance (Traction).
• Visit our website to locate a Walkway Auditor (WACH) near you.
• NFSI has spent more than twenty-five years researching various test methods by which products can be evaluated for their degree of slip resistance
• Founded in 1997 by Russell J. Kendzior, the NFSI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.