{"id":945,"date":"2024-03-19T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/?p=945"},"modified":"2024-03-19T13:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T20:25:06","slug":"3-ways-make-work-area-floors-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/3-ways-make-work-area-floors-safer\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Make Your Work-Area Floors Safer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explore the Benefits of Work Standing and Floor Area Mats for Your Facility<\/em><\/h2>\n
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From enhanced grip to standing comfort, industrial floor mats offer many benefits in commercial kitchens and beyond<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

What is a key industrial tool for improving worker safety and increasing productivity? The answer might be right under your feet.<\/p>\n

The humble industrial mat is used in a variety of facilities, from factory floors to hospitals. Some mats make surfaces safer by increasing traction and absorbing spilled liquids or melted snow and ice. Others can make floors more comfortable to stand on \u2014 an important ergonomic tool for workers who are on their feet for extended periods of time. There are many types of mats for a variety of applications: One mat does not<\/em> fit all.<\/p>\n

Which type of mat could benefit your facility? That depends on what you need the mat to do. Here we explore three effective ways to improve work floor safety.<\/p>\n

1. Use absorbent floor mats in spill hazard zones<\/h3>\n

Place absorbent floor mats to reduce risks in high-traffic areas where water, solvent, coolant, or oil spillages are likely to occur. In spill-prone locations, absorbent mats\u2014like the Rag Rug Industrial Absorbent Floor Mat<\/a>\u2014can provide extra traction to make your floors safer. These economical rugs have high tensile strength and are made of recycled materials. Whereas their dark gray color successfully hides unsightly grime. They also aid compliance with OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.22<\/a>‘s requirement to keep walking and working surfaces in a clean, safe condition.<\/p>\n

2. Enhance ergonomics with anti-fatigue mats<\/h3>\n

Employees who spend their days on their feet\u2014in kitchens, hospitals, retail, or industrial sites\u2014may experience discomfort or even pain during long periods of standing<\/a>. According to OSHA’s ergonomics guides<\/a>, anti-fatigue mats<\/a> help increase comfort and promote employee wellness in comparison with\u00a0bare floors. Comfort mats are also National Floor Safety Institute<\/a> approved and are proven to have higher non-slip quality compared to sponge mats. Workers using anti-fatigue mats enjoy decreased spinal compression, increased circulation, and reduced exposure to prolonged heat, cold, or vibration.<\/p>\n

3. Improve floor traction with specialized mats<\/h3>\n

Slip, trip, and fall risks are high in the workplace; especially in areas where floors tend to get slick or during inclement weather<\/a> when workers track in moisture from outside. Oil-drip floor mats can increase floor traction to prevent workplace injury, but also serve a variety of other purposes. The Abzorb Oil Mat<\/a> is commonly used under vehicles or facility machinery to collect oil drips. While homeowners<\/a> often use them in their garage to prevent concrete stains, or, even as a pet mat under Fido\u2019s food and water bowls.<\/p>\n

Your Partner for Floor Safety Solutions<\/h4>\n

Investing in industrial mats<\/a> is an easy, economical solution for improving your facility\u2019s overall safety and enhancing your workers\u2019 health and well-being. So if you don\u2019t already have any of these three mats in your facility, it\u2019s time to see how something so simple can make such a big difference.<\/p>\n

AbsorbentsOnline<\/a> is here to help you create a safe and productive work environment. Feel free to contact us by email<\/a>\u00a0or call toll free at (800) 869-9633.<\/p>\n

This is a revision to a blog post with an original publication date of February 11, 2015<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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