Commercial Floor Maintenance and Safety
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The ASTM D2047 acts as the official safety guidelines for commercial businesses to follow when it comes to their flooring, especially when considering coatings.
As a focus of these guidelines, coatings must meet a slip resistant standard. Virtually all coatings available today meet the standards set forth in the ASTM D2047. However, it is wise to always ask the supplier of your floor care products for assurance.
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It’s important to know that throughout the ASTM D2047, uncoated walkways are not officially defined.
However, there are still bare walkways that can meet the coated floor standard. This can be determined by measuring bare walkways with strict adherence to the methodology set forth in the ASTM D2047. The three industries that need to adhere to walking safety are the flooring, shoe, and floor coating industries.
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Floor coatings can add to the life span of flooring, especially materials that have poor abrasion resistance. Floor coatings makes flooring easier to maintain and clean. It also gives a favorable aesthetic to the surface.
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It’s not necessary to use portable slip testers in order to gauge if a floor meets slip resistance standards. Pedestrians generally do not fall because of dry floors or floors that are too waxed. Pedestrians typically fall due to wet flooring or cluttered walkways. Portable slip tests are fairly expensive and do little to actually demonstrate the safety of the floor.
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Keep all walkways clean and hazard-free from liquids, lubricants, hard surface polishes, powders, debris, etc. Thoroughly clean areas where contaminants are used or sold. Contaminants can be hard to detect and contribute to over 50% of all slip and fall accidents. Slip resistance standards do not apply to walkways that are wet or contaminated.
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Textured Flooring
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Textured and abrasive flooring do not have a standard of performance. Most textured and abrasive flooring do not require coating. Textured flooring is typically used sparingly in public.
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If a business is made aware of a situation that causes the floor to be dangerous they should fix the issue ASAP. Keeping a consistent level of maintenance on the floor helps to ensure that the presence of contaminants, clutter, debris, and other dangers are significantly minimized. Training employees about the standards is extremely important.
Also, giving notice to pedestrians should be practiced for everyone’s safety.
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Walk-Off Matting
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Walk-off matting should be present at the entrance of buildings. Matting should have the ability to absorb a great deal of water, especially for inclement weather. A walk-off mat will help prevent a majority of that soil from going beyond the entrance.
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