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Floorcare
Don’t be floored by safety
Cleaning warehouse floors can prevent health & safety issues. Simon Collins, of
Industrial Floorcare Machines (UK), talks slips, trips and falls
arehouses through their very nature are high risk locations.
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High level racking systems, fork lift trucks moving back and
forth, pallets of goods at ground level and at height, and
areas where lighting fails to adequately penetrate create poor
visibility.
It is therefore extremely important to ensure that suitable
precautions are taken to maintain and enhance safety for all
building users, and nowhere is this more important than by
keeping floors clear of litter and free from dirt and spillages.
Slips, trips and falls remain the most common cause of
workplace accidents, accounting for 39% of all major injuries over
the last five years (HSE statistics).
“Recent surveys highlight the fact that while slips and trips
remain a priority concern for employers, few felt that organisations
are fully effective at controlling the slip and trip risk,” says Barbara
Evans of BeSafe, health and safety consultants.
Sweep away safety risks
To help companies overcome some of the issues associated with
cleaning floors in warehouses and other industrial buildings, there is
a wide range of sweeping machines available from various
manufacturers and suppliers to meet a variety of needs and
budgets.
Where large warehousing facilities exist, the Comac
CS100 battery or diesel powered ride-on sweeper comes
into its own.
Designed to easily collect solid debris as well as light dust, the
CS100 is at the ‘top of the range’ in terms of power, capacity, A debris hopper with a capacity of 400l allows the CS100 to cover
durability and heavy duty performance. an area of up to 16,200m
2
/hour.
Once a warehouse floor has been cleared of solid debris, litter and
dust, it is essential that the floor is thoroughly cleaned to remove
residual liquid spillages, especially those of a greasy or oily nature
which could pose serious slip hazards.
The new Comac C100B is a scrubber dryer compact in size, suited
to both maintenance and deep cleaning of medium to large sized
areas.
Good coverage
With a working width of 1,000mm and a solution tank of 200l, the
C100B can cover an area up to 6,500m
2
per hour. The machine has
been designed to make the operator’s job as comfortable as possible
and to be extremely user friendly, even for unskilled staff.
The C100B has low noise levels as the suction motor is fitted inside
a double wall tank made of insulating polyethylene.
Maintaining the appearance, safety and integrity of warehouse
floors is essential to meet strict health & safety regulations, as well as
ensuring that the working environment is both safe and productive
for those working there.
By using high quality floor cleaning machines, designed to meet
the demands of today’s busy working environments, it is easier for a
cleaning contractor or warehouse operator to meet those
regulations.
For more information on the Comac range of sweepers and
scrubber dryers Industrial Floorcare
42628 or cleaning-matters.co.uk/enquiry
Machines (UK). Tel: 01442 823090
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