Every year thousands of North Americans are injured in slip, trip, and fall accidents that occur when entering a commercial building. The right kind of entrance matting can contribute to the prevention of potential injuries, and also can help defend against possible litigation. Although entrance matting can play a significant role in preventing these accidents, the wrong type or wrong amount also actually contribute to trips and falls when buckled, curled, or flopped over.
Although it seems...
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Because we're matting experts, we get asked the same questions pretty frequently from clients who are looking to make their commercial buildings better. Here's answers to four of the most common matting questions that we get asked.
How does matting keep buildings clean?
A good entrance matting system can keep about 80% of outdoor dirt from being walked into a facility, but a really effective one can stop up to 98% of dirt! Matting is actually such...
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Most commercial building engineers and facility managers know how important quality, high-performance entry matting can be to the overall health and air quality of their buildings. But in order for matting to do its job effectively, it needs to be maintained!
Here's ten top tips to make your entry matting perform better and last even longer:
Unroll that mat ASAP! Mats that have just arrived have typically been rolled up for shipping, and (if it's fall or...
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When it comes to maintaining your walk-off entrance matting, most people underestimate how much cleaning they need to do and how much work their mats can do on their own. The easiest way to understand just why regular, routine cleaning is so essential is to look at your mats the way you'd look at a pail you took to the beach. You can dump sand into the pail, but once that pail is full the sand...
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Summertime is a great time for cleaning professionals and building managers to review their current cleaning regime. The summer months usually bring gentler weather and less foot traffic with people on summer vacation, giving building managers a chance to test out new cleaning techniques before the fall and winter wetness arrives. To help keep your commercial building - and its occupants - healthy, here's eight quick tips to make the job easier.
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