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Step safety vinyl

Safety. Design. Confidence. Our renewed Step safety flooring collection provides a complete range of non slip floor coverings designed to meet safety demands across a wide variety of applications. Step is divided in 3 qualities, each with its own anti slip performance: Surestep (R10), Safestep (R11, R12) and Wetroom floors (Surestep Laguna, Safestep Aqua). Step offers the widest variety in safety flooring solutions, combining clean fresh designs with outstanding performance.

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  • Step safety vinyl
  • Surestep Original 172312 warm mortar
    Surestep Original

    Surestep Original

    Surestep Original safety flooring offers an extensive colour palette with a fresh, clean aesthetic.

    This durable particle enhanced non-slip floor covering consists of 33 colours in various colour tones, allowing you to play with different colour schemes in your floor design.

    Surestep Original
  • Surestep Star 176082 snow
    Surestep Star

    Surestep Star

    Innovative, muted and sophisticated. The 8 contemporary tones of Surestep Star safety flooring offer hints of white, beige and grey and a unique aesthetic. The designs have a bright visual because of the transparent slip resistant Step Crystals.

    Surestep Star
  • Surestep Balance 173342 limestone
    Surestep Balance

    Surestep Balance

    Our new Surestep Balance range has a subtle minimalist design and a matte finish, specifically tailored for dementia friendly spaces. It perfectly embodies our ‘designed for purpose’ philosophy.

    The subtle speckled effect together with our new satin embossing gives this floor covering an extra matt and dry look. Ideal for low-stimulus environments where you want as little reflection from lighting as possible.

    Surestep Balance
  • Surestep Laguna 181582 pale blue
    Surestep Laguna

    Surestep Laguna

    Surestep Laguna safety flooring combines barefoot and footwear slip resistance, for areas where both are likely and frequently will take place.

    Complying with the relevant norms for this application, Laguna is specifically suitable for use in transition areas such as changing rooms and circulation areas.

    Surestep Laguna
  • Surestep Stone 17352 taupe speckled
    Surestep Stone

    Surestep Stone

    Our Surestep Stone safety flooring offers a concise mix of stone, textured and mineral structures which add depth and refinement to your floor design.

    New in the collection is the speckled design, an all over texture with a subtle movement of little speckles. The 2 striking speckled tile designs are ideal to make a break out area in your installation.

    The warm stone designs are perfect to combine with our Surestep Wood range.

    Surestep Stone
  • Surestep Wood 18962 whitewash oak
    Surestep Wood

    Surestep Wood

    The realistic natural designs of our Surestep Wood safety flooring range provide a warm ambience to all areas.

    All wood designs have a clear and sharp visual because of the use of the almost invisible ‘Step Crystals’, which also guarantee lifetime slip resistance.

    Surestep Wood
  • Safestep Aqua 180662 reef green
    Safestep Aqua

    Safestep Aqua

    Safestep Aqua safety flooring is designed for barefoot (and soft soled shoes) areas and performs on the highest barefoot class. This durable non slip flooring has a modern, organic design with a unique embossing.

    Safestep Aqua
  • Safestep R11 174922 concrete
    Safestep R11

    Safestep R11

    Safestep R11 is developed to reduce slip risk in areas where contamination is likely to occur, such as professional kitchens, flower shops and laundrettes.

    This durable non-slip flooring contains 11 colours in a harmonious mix of grey tones, soft greens, blue and black. All items are colour co-ordinated with the Safestep R12 range, which is developed for Intensive use and high contamination areas.

    Safestep R11
  • Safestep R12 175922 concrete
    Safestep R12

    Safestep R12

    Safestep R12 is a high slip resistant R12 rated floor covering ensuring slip resistance for areas with intensive use and high contamination, such as store rooms, commercials kitchens and light industrial food production areas.

    The 6 soil hiding colours in tones of grey, blue and black are designed to suit their application. Each item is colour matched with our Safestep R11 range to allow for matching floor designs across different applications.

    Safestep R12
  • Surestep Fast Fit 617122 cool concrete
    Surestep Fast Fit

    Surestep Fast Fit

    Surestep Fast Fit safety flooring is a genuine safety vinyl suitable for an adhesive free installation. It can be laid over a variety of existing subfloors, including fresh, damp concrete substrates of up to 97% RH.

    Surestep's PUR Pearl finish ensures this floor covering is both stain and chemical resistant, making it easy to clean and perfect for demanding commercial applications where quick turnaround and minimal disruption are required, but where slip resistance is a priority.

    Surestep Fast Fit

Safety. Design. Confidence

Our Step safety flooring collection provides a complete range of particle-based sustainable slip-resistant floor coverings designed to meet safety demands across a wide variety of applications.

Step performs best in Safety, Design & Confidence: ultimate sustainable slip-resistant flooring, the widest choice in designs and durable protection.
From Surestep ranges for general use to Safestep industrial or wetroom solutions that comply with the AS 4586-2013 slip resistance classification of pedestrian surface materials.

The collection is divided into 3 ranges:
Surestep (R10), Safestep (R11, R12) and Wetroom floors

Surestep R10 (Original, Star, Balance, Stone, Wood, Laguna)
Surestep is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications, such as general walking areas, where there is an increased slip risk. Surestep is the optimum combination of slip resistance and ease of maintenance.

Safestep (R11, R12)
Products in this category are ideal for use in areas where a high slip risk has been identified from continuous contamination of the floor. In these areas, where spills are an inherent part of the work environment.

Wetroom (Safestep Aqua, Surestep Laguna, Onyx+ wall vinyl)
Wetroom floor products are developed for use in continuously wet areas, where water flows frequently and barefoot traffic is the standard, or where a combination of barefoot and footwear traffic is expected.

Surestep Wood 18712 classic twine mosaic | Safestep R11 174232 fossil.

Step slip resistance explained

AS 4586-2013 slip resistance classification of pedestrian surface materials
This Australian slip standard outlines the main test methods based on global best practices for classifying and assessing the frictional properties of floor surfaces under different conditions. It includes the following slip resistance test methods:


Wet pendulum slip resistance test (P rating) – The preferred test method for on-site testing utilises a pendulum friction tester to determine the slip resistance of the floor.


Oil/wet inclined ramp slip resistance test (R rating) – Oil simulates contamination other than water often found in for example commercial kitchens.


Wet barefoot inclined ramp slip resistance test – Used for wet area product testing, for products such as Safestep Aqua, Surestep Star barefoot and Surestep Laguna.

Step slip rating classifications

All Suresteps P3*R10
Safestep R11P4*R11
Safestep R12P5*R12
Safestep AquaP3*R10, C
Surestep Laguna P3*R10, B


For further information on slip resistance, view our Forbo Slip resistance flooring guide

* Pendulum values of Forbo safety vinyl have been achieved in an accredited 3rd party laboratory. Forbo will not be liable or responsible for highly variable and varying in situ results

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Slip Rating Classifications | Step Safety
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Step pendulum test
Safestep R12 175922 concrete
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Step offers a wide variety in safety flooring solutions, combining modern aesthetics with high performance. The colour schemes of the different collections are coordinated, allowing you to mix and match across various applications.

Surestep Stone 17812 speckled ceramic tile | 17342 loam speckled
Surestep Original 172312 warm mortar | 172152 grey terra | 172812 grey lavender
Surestep Wood 18622 shell twine | Surestep Original 172052 chocolate
Surestep Wood 18712 classic twine mosaic | Safestep R11 174232 fossil
17122 cool concrete | 18942 natural oak

Which Step floor to use where

Different areas require different slip requirements as outlined by the National Construction Code (NCC), HB 197:1999 and SA HB 198:2014 guides to slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces.

Forbo Step particle enhanced safety flooring are tested to the standard AS 4586-2013 slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials, by NATA accredited laboratories and complies with the recommendations of HB 197:1999 and SA HB 198:2014, which are guides only.

Click on the image below to enlarge the slip resistance guidelines to learn more.

Surestep 175922 concrete, Surestep Laguna 181582 pale blue