Rubber Drainage Mats Provide
Safe Walking Surface In Wet Environments
Wet floors can be a major concern for many businesses,
especially those workplaces where workers are constantly being exposed
to wet flooring surfaces? So, if you have been searching for a constructive
and efficient method to reduce slips and falls in these kinds of
areas look to our drainage mats that consists of all different substrates
to combat wet and oily areas. All our drainage mats will accommodate
industrial workplaces, retail, commercial, locker rooms and gyms,
steam rooms, showers – indoor and out to wet industrial facilities.
All these products will reduce exposure to insurance claims and keep
workers safe.
When these rubber drainage mats are used as an non
slip safety surface, drainage mats provide anti-slip protection in
three ways. Also, the inherent coefficient of friction of most rubber
drainage mat products (which will give a user a good grip surface)
in addition the surface texture which is engineered to provide both
comfort and extra traction, drainage mats offer the additional benefit
of channeling liquids away from the surface of the drainage matting,
assisting to prevent slips due to liquid and moisture building up
on the mats. Drainage mats are usually seen being used in public
showers, pool areas, locker rooms, laboratories, and other areas
where the drainage of liquids is a concern. Bars are also another
great location where liquids need to be kept off workers feet and
the mat itself.
In a general context, rubber drainage flooring products
(which is intended to cover large areas) relies mostly on the natural
grip of rubber for anti slip mat protection, while rubber drainage
matting (designed to add grip and traction to a specific area of
limited size) places more emphasis on textured surfaces.
Textured anti-slip mat products can be divided into
two categories: anti fatigue matting for dry areas and drainage matting
for wet areas. In dry areas, anti-slip matting often overlaps with
anti-fatigue matting. This sort of fatigue matting is usually illustrated
best in commercial and industrial workplaces, either in work areas
that are stationary or along walkways that are common areas. These
mats use the same textured surface to provide comfort and anti-slip
characteristics. Since the anti-slip texturing on dry area matting
is often less complex than on mats for wet areas, the former are
usually extruded rather than molded. Therefore, these fatigue mats
are usually relatively cost effective, even for larger areas.
For wet areas, non-slip matting usually has a much
more extreme textured surface area, as water tends to decrease the
natural grip (coefficient of friction) of rubber. In places like
pools and locker room showers, where some amount of water is always
present, anti-slip matting or drainage mats must also have drainage
holes to prevent water from collecting on the surface of the drainage
mats. Since these products must be molded to shape, the cost of this
sort of drainage mat varies greatly with the complexity of the surface
texturing. These are primarily used in transition areas due to product
costs; it would be prohibitively expensive to cover an entire floor
with wet area traction matting
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