The Strata Corp. for 700 Queensberry Street in North Melbourne selected Swiss GriP to create non-slip stair nosings. The Swiss GriP Safety Floor Coating was applied to the stair treads at the main entry of the apartment complex.
Unlike general floor paints, the Swiss GriP Safety Floor Coating creates a durable and CSIRO-certified non-slip strip on any surface. And compared to metal or plastic stair nosing strips, it does not require any drilling. Neither does is leave residue on the surface when stair nosing strips are glued on the treads.
The Swiss GriP Safety Floor Coating created five non-slip stair nosings. To comply with AS 1428.1:2009, the strip is 50mm wide and runs over the full width of the treads. Moreover, the black colour option creates a minimum 30% luminance contrast to the background. Furthermore, the coating achieves a P5 slip-rating in accordance AS 4663-2013.
AS 1428.1:2009 Design for access and mobility – 11.1 Stair Construction
To comply with the Australian Standard, stair nosings strips need to fulfil the below requirements:
- Have a strip at the nosing which is at least 50mm but not more than 75 mm wide. The strip can be set back up to 15 mm from the front of the nosing.
- The minimum luminance contrast to the original surface background is 30%.
- The strip shall not extend down the riser more than 10 mm.
- The strip needs to be slip-resistant in accordance to AS 4586-2013 or AS 4663-2013
