SlipNOT® nosings keep employees and pedestrians safe, maximizing productivity and minimizing liabilities.  SlipNOT® nosings provide safety to the area of stairs that becomes worn easily due to heavy traffic.  Non-slip steel stair nosings easily retrofit over existing stairs or can be built into new stairways.

See SlipNOT® Specifications, CAD Drawings, COF/ADA and Case Studies, regarding steel stair nosings.

Product Information:

• Steel stair nosing thicknesses: 1/8”, 3/16”, 1/4”, or thicker
• Steel stair nosing widths: customer specific
• Steel stair nosing lengths: up to 10′
• Steel stair nosings can be custom fabricated to meet job specifications.
• Available SlipNOT® Surface: Steel Surface on Steel
• Available SlipNOT® Finishes: Mill, Painted or Galvanized
• Steel stair nosings are available in: Grade 1 (Fine), Grade 2 (Medium) or Grade 3 (Coarse)
• Div 5 CSI Classification Code: Metal Stair Treads and Nosing (05 55 00), Shop-Applied Coatings for Metal (05 05 13), Common Metal Materials (05 05 00)
• Standard tolerance: Mill (for stock sizes), +/ – 1/8’’ (for customer specified sizes)
• LEED: The recycled content of SlipNOT® products varies depending on the source of the substrate.  However, based off of an average provided by the mills and vendors we use most often, SlipNOT® products have a minimum of 40% recycled content and up to 83% recycled content. By specifying SlipNOT® products your project may be eligible for LEED credits.  For more information please visit our green products page.

Product Features:

• Advantages: SlipNOT® steel nosings drastically improve the safety of all treads and stairs.
• Availability: Steel nosings are available in stock size or can be manufactured and fabricated to fit detailed job specifications.
• Durability: Nosings coated with SlipNOT® have a file hard surface of between 55 – 63 on the Rockwell “C” scale and has a bond strength of at least 4,000 psi.
• Fabrication: Nosings can be cut by any means required, torched, sawed, sheared, etc. (Fabricating Instructions)
• Installation: Nosings can be bolted or embedded into concrete steps to create permanent safety.  Nosings can be provided with countersunk holes or with anchors such as J-hooks or Nelson studs, welded per your specifications.  Grating tread nosings weld directly into tread assemblies.
• Slip Resistant Standards: SlipNOT® steel nosing meets and exceeds all the requirements for an ASTM / ANSI slip resistant surface and is registered slip resistant with Underwriters Laboratories per the UL 410 standard.  SlipNOT® coefficient of friction is greater than or equal to 0.85. (Standards and Test Requirements)

SlipNOT® Stair Nosings:

Below are examples of common nosings. Custom fabrication available.

SlipNOT® Specifications:

SlipNOT® Current Specification:
SlipNOT® Specifications for Grade 1.pdf
SlipNOT® Specifications for Grade 2.pdf
SlipNOT® Specifications for Grade 3.pdf

CSI 3 Part Spec:
CSI 3 PartSpec.pdf
CSI 3 Part Spec.doc

SlipNOT® products are utilized by countless industries for a vast array of applications. SlipNOT® products are fabricated to meet detailed specifications and can meet the requirements of the most complex projects. SlipNOT® slip resistant products are proven and utilized by fortune 500 companies across North America.

Click on the example product applications to learn more:

• Anti-slip industrial stairway
• Marine/ship stairs
• Non-slip mezzanine stair nosings
• School stair nosings
• Slip resistant industrial stair nosings

To view all SlipNOT® applications click here.

SlipNOT® case studies educate customers and prospects on how SlipNOT® products are utilized in various fields. The versatility of SlipNOT® products is proven through these safety solutions:

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