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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ryan Smyth on September 23, 2009, 03:41:42 pm

Title: Tiles in a fast food shop
Post by: Ryan Smyth on September 23, 2009, 03:41:42 pm
Just been asked is there anything anti slip treatment you could put on tiles (ceramic ) in a large chippy?
Apparently when people come in out of the rain and get the floor wet its like an ice rink, although the owner has said that the tiles which are down are ones which he was advised to put down to prevent this happening.

Ryan
Title: Re: Tiles in a fast food shop
Post by: gwrightson on September 23, 2009, 05:04:54 pm
Loads of products on the market for anti slip treatment,

i have used in the past , sorry cant remeber name, on floor tiles.

Just google ," anti slip finish for floor tiles"

geoff
Title: Re: Tiles in a fast food shop
Post by: fenman on September 23, 2009, 05:34:49 pm
The only permanent solution is to have the tiles treated by someone like No Skidding or Slip Stop which will cost a minimum of £15 a sq. metre.
Anything that just coats the tiles  will wear off.
Every business has a duty of care to ensure that their floors do not present a slip hazard both to their employees and the public.
The HSE have had several advertising campaigns about this recently.
Your customer in asking your advice has admitted he has a problem and therefore cannot claim ignorance as a defence if anyone has an accident.
A furniture retailer close to me was fined £20,000 by the HSE for having a slippery floor and not rectifying the problem.
David