A slip test report you can hand to anyone

What is in the report

Every report follows the same structure so that results from different visits and different sites can be compared side by side. It opens with a one-page summary that lists each tested location, its class and its status against the HB 198:2014 recommendation, so the reader knows within a minute whether anything needs attention. The detail follows.

Per-location record

Each location has its own entry: a plain description and a photograph with a reference marker, the surface type and finish, the condition on the day including any visible contamination or wear, the test method and slider used, the individual readings and the mean, the resulting P or D class, and the recommended class for that type of location. Where the result falls short, the entry states the gap in classes, not just a fail.

Priorities and recommendations

Failures are not all equal. A P2 on an external ramp is a different problem from a P2 in a dry back corridor. The report ranks shortfalls by the severity of the gap and the exposure of the location, and pairs each one with a recommended course of action, from a cleaning change to an anti-slip treatment or coating, which Premrest can quote directly from the report. That gives you a defensible order to work through and a budget to plan around.

Method and instrument details

The closing section records the standard applied, the instrument identification and verification checks, the environmental conditions and the technician. That is the part a lawyer or insurer looks for, and its absence is the commonest weakness in reports from low-cost providers.