Specialist UKAS ISO 17025 accredited pendulum slip testing for NHS hospitals, private acute, GP surgeries, residential care, nursing homes and dementia units. Slip and fall accidents are a leading cause of injury in adults over 65 — and remain a top-three contributor to NHS bed-day costs.
The duty of care to vulnerable patients is materially higher and the evidential standard for any incident report is correspondingly elevated. The duty-holder is regulated by the Care Quality Commission, NHS Estates, the HSE and the Coroner's Court, and the evidential standard expected of any slip-risk assessment scales accordingly.
Typical surfaces in this sector include vinyl safety flooring, sheet vinyl with welded seams, polyurethane resin, anti-slip coatings. Typical risk vectors are vulnerable users, mobility-aid contact patches, frequent contamination from bodily fluids, deep-cleaning cycles. Our reports cover all of the above with photographic evidence, calibrated PTV data, and UKSRG classification.
Our pendulum testing follows BS EN 16165:2021 Annex C as the primary method, with BS 7976-2:2002+A1:2013 available where preferred (e.g. legacy specifications, earlier insurer requirements). All work is performed under our UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation, with calibration certificates referenced on every report.
For this sector specifically: wet and dry pendulum testing is essential — and care-home corridors should also be considered for ramp-test (R-rating) characterisation.
We provide healthcare & care homes slip testing across all major UK cities. Find your nearest below — or call 0208 246 5562 for sites elsewhere.
Standard scheduling is 2–5 working days. Urgent and post-incident dispatch within 48 hours is available across most of the UK.
Yes. Reports are formatted to meet the evidential standards expected by UK insurers, the HSE, and the courts. Calibration certificates and chain-of-custody documentation are included as standard.
No. We are independent of all flooring and treatment manufacturers, so any remediation guidance you receive from us is free of conflict of interest.
Yes. Out-of-hours, weekend, and shift-pattern-aligned testing is routinely arranged for healthcare & care homes clients where daytime access is impractical.
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