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STUDY 01/2013EL2013-008Ageing of safety nets: understanding the phenomena and analysing the testing methodsSafety nets are fitted when falls from height cannot be avoided by other collective protection means. Performance of the nets is assessed in compliance with Standard EN 1263-1. That standard specifies lengthy and tedious natural or artificial…
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PUBLICATION 10/2012NOETUDE/P2012-159/NS296Report on the "NOMAD" project. A survey of instructions supplied with machinery with respect to noise and the requirements of the Machinery Directive.The NOMAD project was a survey to examine the noise-related content of instructions supplied with machinery offered for purchase in the European Economic Area (EEA). The project collected more than 1,500 sets of instructions from machines covering…
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PUBLICATION 03/2015NOETUDE/P2015-049/NS333Comparison of measurement methods of the friction coefficient of floor coveringsAims
Same level falls represent about one quarter of all work accidents involving stoppage. In part, the origin of the accident is the loss of equilibrium due to slipping. INRS has been developing and using two test methods, (LabINRS and PFT - Portable…Learn more
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PUBLICATION 01/2014A.4/1.018/P2014-008/NS316LabINRS - Measurement in laboratory of dynamic friction coefficient of floors coveringsLabINRS is a laboratory test bench intended to measure the dynamic friction coefficient ( d) of a floor covering.
This document gives the measurement protocol with the LabINRS and the results of measurements performed on a panel of fifteen floor…Learn more
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PUBLICATION 01/2014A.4/1.018/P2014-009/NS317Portable Tester Friction (PFT) - Measurement of dynamic friction coefficient of floors coveringsPortable Friction Tester (PFT) is a device test bench intended to measure, in laboratory and on site, the dynamic friction coefficient ( d) of a floor covering.
This document gives the measurement protocol with the PFT and the results of measurements…Learn more
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PUBLICATION 02/2014A.7/1.046/P2014-031/NS319Study of support force distribution of knee protectors.Many work situations require the use of knee protectors, which are tested according to European Standard EN 14404. The objective of this study was to analyse the relevance of certain parameters for testing bearing force distribution, in particular…
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PUBLICATION 04/2014A.7/1.046/P2014-025/NS318Bearing force distribution over knee protectors.Many work situations require the use of knee protectors, which are tested according to European Standard EN 14404. The objective of this study was to analyse the relevance of certain parameters for testing bearing force distribution, in particular…
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PRESENTATION 09/2015EL2014-001/C2015-074Human-machine interaction: collaborative robotsAs part of Euroshnet conference, a summary of work on robotics conducted at INRS is presented. A particular focus is brought to collaborative robotics that represents a topic of interest for studies, assistance and standardization. This presentation…
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