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Posted By Samantha Rigby
hi
can anyone help me with this particular flooring?
i am H&S coordinator in a retail environment, we have a prob with the floor being slippy, even with the slightest spillage (ie one drop of water!) this is a major prob in our workplace, and slips on this terrazzo flooring is our biggest accident cause.
we have implemented slip mats in high spillage areas. we have checks done every half hour by our instore cleaners, plus we have spill stations dotted all over the place but we still have a problem with this issue.
the fact that numerous coleagues / customers are hurting themselves due to this plus the cost of claims, absence, etc we have come to a dead end with this problem.
has anyone got any more ideas? apart from having 'slippery surface' written all over the flooring or having a different type of flooring laid (impossible!)?
regards sam x
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Posted By Samantha Rigby
thanx i'll take a look
regards
sam x
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Posted By Saracen11
Hi Samantha, given the number of incidents you said you’ve had that are as a direct result of the poor floor covering, I’m surprised you haven’t been told to have it replaced by the LA Enforcement Officers?
If you are experiencing such a large volume of incidents and you can demonstrate it’s as a result of the floor covering (which you already have), replacing it seems your only option?
Sometimes making such a decision like a total floor re-fit is scary but can you really justify not doing it; weighed up against the cost of numerous civil actions and prosecutions?
Incidentally, slip mats can cause additional slip trip hazards… but you’ve probably found that out already?
Regards
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Posted By mike.mcdonnell
The HSE has just published / funded some research into this area which I only read yesterday, and gives much insight into this problem and suggests a holistic approach is needed.
the document is called "Safesurfaces to walk on - reducing the risk of slipping" published by CIRIA - C652 (website www.ciria.org).
I used to work in the retail environment and should you wish to discuss further feel free to e mail me.
Mike
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Posted By Stephen D. Clarke
Agree with all the above, plus are the cleaners doing a proper job. If its just a minor spillage of clean water do they wipe and dry or are they spreading the problem extending the wet area. For normal cleaning in contaminated areas do they wash the surface followed by a rinse followed by a dry.
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Posted By Helen Horton
Hi
You need to get in a specialist company who supply and install terrazo to give you some advice. I suspect that in the past someone has used an incorrect cleaning material and/or cleaning equipment. Bleach is the most common culprit is it reacts with the surface making it extremely slippery, especially if water is then dropped or spilt. Mechanical cleaning equipment can also polish the surface too making it worse - so the more you clean the worse it gets! Combine the two and you have the makings of an ice-rink!
I believe that companies who lay this type of flooring can "redeem" floors that have gone bad like this but like everything else at a cost. But probably not as much as replacing it altogether.
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Posted By Samantha Rigby
thanx to all who've replied
saracen: no we havent been told to replace it, because then the company WOULD listen, i'm in the middle of compiling a report to do with costs, claims, absence etc versus claims etc, and yes i have found that slipmats do cause trip hazards! never ending circle, so i'm trying to find a balance
mike: thanx for the link, still in the middle of reading it. found some intersting points to add to my report, will email u
stephen: have looked into the cleaning regime already, yes this is in place, thanx for the input though
helen: looking into the chemicals and machinery used to clean our floors at the mo, hadn't thought about that one, cheers
thanx for everyones thoughts and ideas, my mind has gone into overtime now lol, and i'm addressing certain issues.
will keep u updated!
regards
sam x
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Posted By Mark Talbot
In the theatre they used to pour Coke on the stage to make it sticky for the dancers... but the link to floor treatments is probably the better option :-)
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Posted By gham
have you looked at the caused of spillages, like leaking drains on refrigerated equipment, customers spilling milk or dropping jars of pickles. can the case of the wet floor be tackled before it happens
and your cleaners should be drying the floor following a spillage rather than mopping up and putting a sign out
Good luck this has been an issue for many moons and the company that you work for has trialed various types of alternatives so you may want to discover the results of these trials they where done on some refits a few years ago
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Posted By Jan Moore
I would agree with Ron. Contact SlipStop for advice- 01530 813500.
Regards
Jan
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Posted By Chris Pope
Our local EHO Sarah David put us onto drifloor a mopping system that removes the last trace of moisture in less than 10 secondds restoring a floor to its dry state coeff of friction. I have it on trial at the moment. Try http://www.driflor.com/index.html it is endorsed by HSE lab (HSL) testing
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Posted By Samantha Rigby
thanx to all who've replied and given their advice and thoughts on this matter. i have sent a report to head office including all the suggestions made above, lets see what they come back with?
thanx again, i really appreciate it
sam x
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