Surface Pros Blog by Wearwell

Who doesn’t want to live and work in a clean space?  With today’s hustle and bustle lifestyles, finding time to do any cleaning is a challenge - particularly floor cleaning. More dirt, dust, and potentially harmful microorganisms are carried in our shoes than we often realize. Tacky mats not only trap invisible microbes, but clearly visible dirt and debris. That’s why the use of these mats have become increasingly popular.

Why is knowing the difference between switchboard and ESD matting so important?

There’s an all-too-common misconception that all mats designed to reduce some kind of shock are the same. Both ESD (conductive matting) and switchboard matting (non-conductive matting) reduce shock, but they’re on completely opposite sides of the spectrum. It’s critical that purchasers and users know the difference. This is one matting decision that can literally be the difference between life and death.

Finding and onboarding an employee is expensive. Keeping an employee isn’t. There are low cost and even no-cost actions that can make huge differences in employee job satisfaction and employee engagement. For organizations that have a standing workforce, one of the most unrealized and underestimated tools for building morale is the use of comfortable anti-fatigue matting.

When leg muscles are active, they promote circulation through what is referred to as muscle pump. When muscles move, they compress the veins, pushing blood towards the heart and against the force of gravity. When muscles don’t move, the veins remain open, and gravity allows the blood to pool in the lowest parts of the body. This causes swelling, which is known as edema. Edema is not only uncomfortable, but it can also restrict blood flow and cause other health problems.

Anyone that knows a Welder, can appreciate the rigors of the job. Not only is the work hard, but Welders are working on hard, unforgiving concrete. Wearwell’s professional welding mats offer the highest in fatigue-fighting support that comes from the proprietary Nitricell sponge base. Find out more about fighting fatigue with WeldSafe® floor mats from Wearwell®.

Wearwell sells several products that meet and exceed the NFSI certification standards. Look for the NFSI logo on select ergonomic flooring and anti-fatigue matting solutions, all designed to keep workers safe and protected, healthier and more productive.

For modular rubber mats, there are 2 types of interlocking systems: passive and positive connections. Passive connection systems have been around for decades. And for decades users have come to expect, and live, with the failures. But the frustrated, don’t have to be frustrated anymore! With 24/Seven LockSafe, featuring a positive connection system, lost time, high costs and endless annoyance is a thing of the past!

Provide food processing workers with the support they need to do their job. Implementing Grade “A” anti-fatigue floor mats into the work environment is a fast and easy way to reduce injuries, improve employee health and safety, and increase productivity. Plus, shoe sanitizing mats can help prevent contamination and increase food safety.

As shoe sanitizing mats become more popular, more questions arise about proper use. It seems easy enough, you place your mat, pour in a sanitizing solution, walk through and you’re all sanitized! While this is ideal, there are many other factors that come into play with shoe sanitizing mats.

Anti-fatigue matting is probably the most overlooked and underestimated health and safety solution. Although matting and flooring isn’t mandated by OSHA like PPE, it doesn’t make the need for it any less critical. Find out how anti-fatigue and ergonomic floor surfaces are proven to increase safety, health, productivity, and performance for standing workers.