Slippery floor

Wear-free anti-skid solutions to prevent falling and slipping

Slippery floor

Slips and falls happen very easily, especially on slippery floors. According to Fedris (the Belgian federal agency for occupational risks), 'slipping or tripping with a fall and people falling' accounts for approximately 20% of the most common causes of work-related accidents. This is a staggering figure when you know that falls can be easily avoided. Also in the Netherlands, according to Statistics Netherland slipping, tripping or another type of fall' are the main causes of accidents at workplaces.

Slips often happen because there is dust or moisture on the floor. Therefore, be careful about dry residues on the floor such as cement dust, sawdust or sand on the ground, as well as liquid substances such as oil, water or cleaning products. These types of materials create a slip hazard.

How do you improve safety within the workplace?

In order to find out whether your workplace is safe, it is recommended that you draw up a risk analysis. This will tell you straight away if there is a high risk of slipping, tripping or falling. When you make an analysis, it is best to take into account the dangers that can arise from the activities of third parties. Such as a product that has ended up on the floor, spilled oil or any material lying around.

Such a risk analysis maps out all potential accidents. By the way, did you know that most accidents involve a forklift? That is why it is useful to draw up a traffic safety plan after your analysis, which apart from a few basic principles, also puts traffic safety first. Once that is in order, it is important that you take preventive measures to guarantee safety within the workplace. You can prevent slips at work with our slip solutions.

Slip resistant plates

The XTRA GRIP plates are the perfect solution for all slippery floors. These plates create a slip resistant flooring which minimises the risk of slipping. This slip resistant technique is also definitely preferable to other traditional slip resistant solutions such as tape or paint. The XTRA GRIP plates are firmly fixed to the floor without any difference in height so that moisture and microbes cannot penetrate them. For this reason, these XTRA GRIP plates are widely used in the food industry, as well as in other commercial and industrial environments.

Slip resistant safety stair treads

In addition to slip resistant plates, you can also make your stairs safe with the XTRA GRIP safety stair treads. This XTRA GRIP system is an effective slip resistant solution for slippery stairs, footbridges and the treads of aerial work platforms or bridges. Falls often happen on stairs. Not only because they are slippery or there is an object on them, but also because visibility is sometimes limited when someone is carrying something up or down them. The material of the slip resistant safety stair treads is specially designed to minimise the risk of slipping on stairs and boards and is moreover suitable for any kind of surface.

Slip resistant profiles

Custom-made profiles are also available within the XTRA GRIP range. These profiles are suitable for all industrial and public applications and can therefore be used on all kinds of surfaces.

Are you looking for other types of safety equipment? We have everything you need to improve the level of safety in your workplace. For example, you can provide your employees with optimum protection against sharp corners and edges with our corner protection. Or do you want to mark out your work environment for pedestrians and vehicles? You can instantly create a safe space with our safety fences and crash protection. Need advice? Let us know and we will be happy to help you further.