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Slip – Loss of balance when here is too little friction between the foot and the floor

Trip – Loss of balance when the foot collides with, strikes or hits an object in its path

Fall – To move downward, typically rapidly and freely, from a higher to a lower level

Friction – The resistance the one surface or object encounters when moving over another;   The resistance between the shoe and the walking working surface

Tribology – The study of friction

Tribometer – An instrument for measuring friction in sliding

Slip Resistance – The Relative force that resists the tendency of a shoe or foot to slide along a floor

High Traction – Amount of walkway slip resistance often associated with preventing a slip, trip or fall

Foot Candle – The amount of light of brightness that a birthday cake candle generates from a distance of one foot

Lumen – A measurement that is equal to one foot candle falling on one square foot of area