Non - slip floor treatment from Grip Guard satisfies OH&S Requirements

With the ever-increasing emphasis on Occupational Health & Safety, business owners are under mounting pressure to ensure that safety requirements are met. With approximately one quarter of all workplace injuries occurring from slips, trips, and falls, OH&S officers are aware that floor surfaces must be non-slip as slippery floors pose significant health risks for employees.

But, how do employers ensure that their floor surfaces are non slip? Grip Guard Anti-Slip has provided hundreds of employers with a Comprehensive Floor Safety Check-up in a bid to eliminate areas of the workplace that may be at risk of slip and fall injuries. By identifying any problem areas, employers can address their slippery floor issues before accidents occur and avoid WorkCover claims. Professional measuring of the non-slip properties of all tiled, concrete, terrazzo, exposed aggregate, marble, and granite floor surfaces helps employers eliminate the chance of slip and fall accidents and the resultant personal and financial consequences of injury.

Grip Guard operators utilise an ASM slip meter to measure the co-efficient of friction of floor surfaces and offer the most up-to-date technical advice to ensure floor surfaces meet OH&S requirements. If the floor surface does not have the non slip properties necessary to ensure employee safety, Grip Guard Tread Activator can be applied by trained Grip Guard operators.

Grip Guard Tread Activator creates a tread pattern in the floor surface without changing the appearance of the floor surface. Grip Guard Tread Activator is not a coating - coatings wear off over time and leave floors unsightly and more dangerous than they were initially. Likewise, Grip Guard Tread Activator is not an etch - etches contain harsh chemicals that can permanently damage the floor and alter the appearance of the floor surface.

Non-slip, anti-slip, slip resistant…no matter what you call it, a safe floor surface will reduce the chance of accidents in the workplace by 25%. For a free safety check of floor surfaces in your workplace premises, contact your local Grip Guard operator on 1300 30 GRIP or, for more about non-slip floor treatments visit Grip Guard's website at www.posigrip.com.au.