The following British - European Common Union Standards will be adopted by the American and International Engineering Standards very soon!.
BS EN 15288-1 contains the following recommendations.
Areas below 1.35m [4.43 feet] are non swimmer areas, in these areas abrupt changes in depth are not permitted and the slope on the floor must be less than 10% although in the UK and in the standard less than 6% is preferred.
There are slip resistant standards in Europe and the UK which are used to specify tiled surfaces and in this area the criteria are:
in water depth of less than 0.8m [2.6 feet] the slip resistance of the floor shall be to Rating group 18º of EN 13451-1 in water depth of 0.8m to 1.35m [2.6 to 4.43 feet]the slip resistance of the floor shall be to Rating group 12º of EN 13451-1
You can buy these standards 15288-1 and 13451-1 from /www.bsigroup.com/upload/Standards%20&%20Publications/shop.html
Ralph Riley
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