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Why not consider the safety aspects by installing these retrofit stair nosings which not only increase the slip resistance at the edge of the step but provide a visual reference to the stair edge for partially sighted users too.
Stair nosings are cover strips which are laid over the leading edge or “nose” of a step. These retrofitted stair nosings can have a dual purpose, not only being the reduction of slip and fall accidents but the protection of the stair edging from breakage or chipping too. Non-Slip.co.za stock two types of stair nosing being aluminium and fibreglass.
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A requirement by Occupational Health and Safety Officers is to help mitigate risk and reduce slip fall accidents in the workplace. One of your most simple and effective Occupational Health and Safety measures is the installation of anti slip strips on the nose of your steps
By installing anti slip strips on the nose of your steps provides several safety advantages as well as helping to ensure your stairs are kept in a good condition, which is essential to your corporate Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies.
Consider this, as the global markets contract, the real fact is, staffing numbers are being reduced. Your key personnel are invaluable but what if one of you key staff where to slip and injure themselves? You could find a trip and fall accident would have a real impact on your business productivity, not to mention your monthly insurance payments. Continue reading “Anti Slip Strips are an effective Health and Safety measure”
Sea-salt, light sand and dust mixed with rain to make a deadly environment as some residents and visitors have found out. The slippery steps were so dangerous that young children would not walk down the steps without the help of their parents. You can change that! Feel confident and safe by installing anti-slip grit tape.
Recently a Property Management Company, on behalf of the Body Corporate, called Non-Slip.co.za to see if we could solve a problem at a group of multi-storey flats. One lady had recently slipped down stairs resulting in a large cut on her upper foot and now has an unsightly scar.
This anti-slip solution erodes “pock marks” in the glazed surface of the tile. These pock marks with a liquid causes a vacume type environment when stepped on with your bare foot or soft soled show. This then ensures superior grip!
These anti-slip tile treatment solutions should not be confused with coating products that sit on top of tiles. Anti-slip coatings wear off and leave you with the same problem of slippery wet tiles.
The more advanced solutions ensure maximum grip that increases with an increase in water or fluid, effectively making them safer as more water accumulates. Where the anti-slip paints and anti-skid varnishes sit on the surface of the tiles, this anti slip solution reacts with the silicates in the glazed or hardened surface of the tile.
The idea is to keep the solution on the peaks of the “hills”, rather than the valleys, that are naturally formed during the baking process of the tiles. The application process will widen and deepen the microscopic pores. When the tile is slippery with water, your shoe or bare foot squashes the water out of the pore and grips to the surface just like a tire does to a wet road thus reducing the likelihood of a slip.
Wouldn’t you agree that safety is important? Phone Anne on 021 855 1509 or email here to find out how you can improve your safety.
From time to time we get enquiries regarding the impact of our anti slip tile treatment products and hygiene. Clearly cleanliness is 100% important particularly in kitchens and food processing, so what is the impact?
Once the tile treatment has done it’s job and created microscopic tread patterns just below the surface of your slippery tiles, all residue is washed off. In addition, it is odourless clear chemical, so will not affect your food production from the kitchens.
Good news is that there is zero impact! Think about it – the solution (slightly acidic) is applied to the slippery floor area that is to be treated. Once it has done it’s job and created microscopic tread patterns just below the glazed surface of your tiles, all residue is washed off. In addition, it is odourless clear chemical, so will not affect your food production.
There is no need to leave any residue and the area treated is washed with clean water. It is harmless from a contamination perspective during the application process. Unlike cleaning materials that leave a residue the surface will remain clean and remember this is not a coating so there will be nothing left.
Typically there are usually more residues and bacteria in kitchens from old spills of food or liquids and also as mentioned, from cleaning products which tend to stay on the surface.
For peace of mind this identical application has been used effectively in many high street globally branded restaurants and fast food chains alongside the kitchens of 5 star luxury global brands.
When you assign Non-Slip.co.za you will be ensuring that not only will your environment be clean but there will be slip reduction also! Call us now on 021 855 1509 or fill in the enquiry form here.