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Posted By Andrew Wylie
Apologies if this has been done-to-death !! I looked back about 15 pages & couldn't find anything.
Is putting out a yellow "slippery floor" sign, an admission of guilt ?
All floors in a public place have to be above a certain level (SRG 36+ Wet AND dry) & by putting out a sign are you admitting that your floors are below legal limits & therefore liable to be sued ??
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Posted By Anthony Edwards
Andrew,
Just firing from the hip here but i would imagine that as a temporary measure i.e. something just spilt in a store awaiting to cleaned it would be appropriate as it would be for a freshly cleaned floor whilst drying. But not as sign to warn individuals that the floor is always slippy.
Hope this helps
regards
Nutty
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Posted By Konstanty Budkiewicz
Andrew,
You don't describe your particular circumstance in any detail, but when we have need to wash and dry stairways and corridors we take the following risk control measures: program cleaning during low pedestrian traffic times; we employ trained cleaning staff; deploy suitable temporary hazard signage; and, possibly most importantly, we have a cleaning process where we only wash half of the width of the walk-way at a time. Effectively we never loose complete use of the walkway.
Regards
Kon CMIOSH
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Posted By Andrew Wylie
Thanks for the Info'
However kon, if the floor was above the HSESRG guidelines you wouldn't need a sign surely ?
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Posted By Konstanty Budkiewicz
Andrew,
Sorry that my text could be misinterpreted.
What I was describing was how we conduct programmed washing of a compliant floor, that has no specific history of causing slips, trips, and falls (read the earlier case law references for full detail of criteria).
I also described how we use suitable hazard signage during the washing and drying phase. The sign is then removed and the other "lane" of the corridor is cleaned. When the signage is eventually removed from the 2nd lane both sides of the corridor revert to being compliant.
My text was not intended to advise on the management of predominantly or permanently non-compliant floor surfaces of the type discussed in the case law summaries
Cheers
Kon
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