From the moment children take their first, wobbly steps, parents and caregivers embark on a thrilling adventure known as "How Many Times Will They Fall Today?" While a few bumps and bruises are considered a rite of passage, more serious slip and fall accidents are like plot twists in horror movies—unexpected and unwelcome. As
Welcome to the world of slip resistance, where two acronyms battle for dominance: SCOF and DCOF. At Walkway Management South Florida, we like to keep things interesting, so let's dive into this thrilling duel. SCOF: The Old-School Veteran Static Coefficient of Friction (SCOF) is like your grandpa's favorite vinyl record—classic but outdated. It measures
Are you at risk? When it comes to maintaining a safe and secure environment for your business, understanding the slip potential of your floors is crucial. Slip-and-fall accidents are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and can result in costly lawsuits. To mitigate these risks, it's essential to evaluate
“slip-resistance is crucial for the safety of anyone walking on horizontal surfaces. That's why it's important to test products before installation to ensure they meet the necessary safety standards.”
"Preventing slip and fall accidents requires a combination of strategies, including regular maintenance and inspections, employee training, and the use of appropriate safety equipment. By implementing best practices for slip and fall prevention, businesses and organizations can create safer environments for all. Slip and fall accidents are preventable, and by taking steps to address slip and fall hazards, we can reduce their incidence and promote safer environments."
What people see when they first see your newly installed travertine, is not the hours of hard work in installing every piece of stone and getting it just right… What people first see is the final product of it. This is why, sealing your travertine is the most important part of the job!
If you have tile flooring in your house, you are probably aware of both its benefits and drawbacks. On one hand, they retain water much better than other types of flooring. On the other hand, tile floors can be very slippery, particularly when wet. This may lead to injuries, including severe ones. Therefore, making tile floors safer by minimizing slipperiness and enhancing grip is always a smart idea.
Whether you maintain a school having to shuffle desks around once or twice a year for a strip and wax, a healthcare facility in need of a safe and easy-to-maintain environment, a car dealership in need of a durable floor coating that holds up to heavy tire traffic, or a restaurant with greasy hard to clean floors, BOOST™ MAX is the perfect floor coating solution.
My grandparents are no longer with us. I was very close to them and I loved them deeply. If they were still with us though, knowing the information I know now, I would do my absolute best to make sure all their floors are safe for them to walk on. I would make sure that their shower floors, bathtubs, front patios, pool decks, kitchen floors, any surface they walk on are all slip resistant and safe for them.
Most restaurants and businesses have their hired workers clean their floors at the end of the day when everyone is tired and ready to go home. The cleaning usually means that someone takes a dirty mop with some water, that they may or may not have changed out since the previous cleaning, and adds some sort of generic floor cleaner and mops the entire area as fast as they can to finish and go home.
