Anti-Slip Finishes and Safety Lines
Slip-resistant textures, aisle and hazard lines, and barrier-free details: what Ontario's rules actually say about floors and slipping.
Too few independent published prices to give a range (RESEARCH §9).
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Ontario's Industrial Establishments regulation says a floor used by workers must not have "any finish or protective material used on it that is likely to make the surface slippery" (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 851, s.11(b)). It gives no number. Anti-slip texture comes from aggregate (such as aluminium oxide or quartz) broadcast into a coat; ask to see a texture sample and how it is cleaned.
Inside a barrier-free path of travel, the 2024 Ontario Building Code asks for walking surfaces that are "stable, firm and slip-resistant", with changes in level over 13 mm sloped or ramped (Div. B, 3.8.1.3.(2)). A thick coating system at a doorway can create a lip: ask how transitions are finished.
Neither the Building Code nor Reg. 851 sets a slip-resistance number, so treat any test value in a quote as a product claim to compare, not a legal pass mark.
Aisle lines, forklift routes, hazard striping and marked pedestrian walkways are painted or coated into the floor system. Ask whether the lines go under the topcoat or on top of it, and how that affects wear.
The City of Ottawa lists "New flooring" and "Painting and decorating" among projects that do not need a building permit. The page does not say whether that list is meant for commercial buildings as well as houses, so confirm with the City for a commercial building. Designated heritage buildings are not exempt, and a floor job that is part of a change of use that increases hazard needs a permit first (Building Code Act, s.10).
We found too few published prices to give a range for texture or line work; ask for them as separate lines in the quote.
What This Work Covers
- Aggregate type and broadcast rate stated in the quote
- Texture sample on your floor before the full job
- Aisle, forklift and hazard lines
- Barrier-free transitions under 13 mm or sloped
- Line placement under or over the topcoat
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