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WALK-OFF MATS AND MATTING – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
There are few guarantees in life, but one guarantee we can make is:
One sure-fire way to reduce your cleaning workload is to install walk-off
mats!
Walk-off matting will collect debris at your entranceways and prevent
it from being distributed throughout the building where it is much more
costly to deal with.
Here are some interesting facts:
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Studies have shown that few people stop to rub moisture and soil
from their shoes.
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80% of all soils are brought into a facility through foot traffic.
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Removing the dirt once it is inside can cost $600.00+ per pound.
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24 pounds of dirt can be tracked into a facility by 1,000 people
coming through an entrance in a 20-day work month.
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It takes roughly 20 feet of matting to remove 86% of tracked in
soil from footwear.
A successful matting program addresses four key issues:
1) Proper length of matting is essential. Mats only 10 feet in length
will remove only 43% of tracked in dirt; 18-20 feet (six paces) of matting
will remove 86% of all dirt. Select matting that suits weather conditions
and type of debris being tracked in:
2) "Scraper" type matting will more effectively remove dirt at your
entrance ways.
3) "Moisture" type matting is designed to trap moisture. Utilize
where moisture is a problem.
4) Always vacuum, power wash, and rotate your mats depending on
conditions.
An effective matting program, your first line of defence, will stop
soil in its tracks!
The surest way to reduce your cleaning workload is to install walk-off
mats. In addition, mats enhance your buildings’ safety features by reducing
or eliminating the number of slips and falls.
When it comes to matting
"An ounce of prevention truly is worth a pound of cure!"
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