Preventing kitchen slips and trips We learn how to prevent accidents in the kitchen environment from Matrix Cleaning Systems.


Slips and trips are the most common cause of major accidents at work. The costs to industry are substantial, coming in at around £512m per year – not counting the incalculable human cost and suffering to those injured.


Legal actions brought as a result of an injury can be extremely damaging to businesses, especially where customers are involved. Insurance covers only a small proportion of the costs.


Prevention Ways to halt contamination from getting onto walkways:


• Stop water getting walked into the kitchen or service area on people’s shoes from outdoors or indoors.


• Site any ‘messy’ operations away from any walkways and thoroughfares.


• Use splashguards or edged work surfaces in order to contain spillages.


• Use lids and covers for pans and containers, especially when they are being carried.


• Have good extraction and ventilation to remove steam and grease before it can be deposited.


• Use drainage channels and drip trays to carry water, steam drips and waste away from tilting kettles, bratt pans, and other equipment.


Reaction When any floors do get wet or contaminated:


• Clean up spillages immediately. This includes spills on any areas on the customer side (if applicable to your business). Don’t forget satellite services or self-service areas.


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• Don’t leave floors wet after cleaning – clean them to a completely dry finish if at all possible.


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If ‘clean-to-dry’ is completely impossible, then use barriers and ‘wet floor’ warning signs to keep people off the wet area.


• Use cleaning methods that do not spread the problem. Small spillages are often better dealt with using a paper towel instead of a mop that wets the floor.


Get a grip


The floor gets its grip from the roughness of its surface. If it isn’t cleaned properly or often enough, it will lose that grip – but good cleaning can bring it back.


Removing grease with Steam


Superheated at temperatures up to 180°C, dry steam not only dissolves grease and grime, it sanitises surfaces – in contrast with mopping, which tends to spread bacteria and leave the floor wet, with the risk of slips and falls. At these temperatures, the residual moisture left after steam cleaning rapidly evaporates.


Steam cleaners can tackle the toughest of grease problems found in kitchens, cleaning small cracks and driving dirt from crevices that other machines cannot reach. Regular steam cleaning helps maintain their ‘as new’ appearance, as well as removing smells by killing odour-causing bacteria in an instant, and most importantly creating a safe environment to work in.


For more from Matrix Cleaning Systems, call Mike Osiadacz on 07866 917582 or visit the website below.


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