Restaurant kitchens can be a notoriously dangerous place where a slip or trip could have devastating, life-changing effects. There are a number of different factors to your restaurant kitchen flooring that could have an impact on the risk of slips and trips, including cleaning regimes and choice of footwear; however one of the most important is the final floor finish.
Quite often the restaurant kitchen flooring is chosen for the wrong reasons, with ease of cleaning at the forefront. Obviously, an easy-to-maintain floor is the most desirable solution to provide a hygienic and clean environment within the kitchen, however, this should not be the deciding factor.
From our experience, many kitchens still like to use a mop and bucket when cleaning up at the end (or even during) the kitchen shift. Regardless of the floor finish this is not an effective cleaning regime. The mop simply smears grease across the floor, without actually removing it and therefore not only increases the risk of a slip or trip but does not effectively remove bacteria. Whatever restaurant kitchen flooring is chosen, an effective cleaning regime needs to be adopted.
Another point to note is that a slip-resistant floor in dry conditions isn’t always slip-resistant in wet or greasy conditions. We, therefore, urge customers to ask for slip results in a variety of conditions. Common restaurant kitchen flooring such as vinyl sheets and tiles is perfectly acceptable in dry conditions but often performs very badly in wet and greasy conditions.
Resin flooring solutions are becoming increasingly popular within commercial kitchens due to their durability and outstanding slip resistance. As specialists in quick curing (MMA) resin flooring systems, RESYN has completed kitchen installations for large hotel, retail and pub chains, including Burger King and IKEA.
The MMA resins chemically bond to the subfloor and are completely seamless, unlike vinyl sheets and tiles where grouted seams or joints can often break away resulting in regular maintenance or trip hazards.
With systems offering exceptional slip resistance in wet and even greasy conditions, they provide an ideal solution for companies trying to protect their employees from slips and trips.
A unique characteristic of MMA resins is their quick curing ability. Within just two hours the kitchen can be put back to full use. The systems can therefore be an ideal solution for any fast-track building or refurbishment projects. Alternatively, with a flexible working programme, installations can be completed out of hours to ensure that there is no disruption to trading.
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