Non-Slip Floors and Pathways Ensure Floor Safety

The prevention of slip and fall injuries requires an adequate level of friction between shoe soles (or bare feet) and floors. Most flooring materials used in domestic homes has been rated by the Australia/New Zealand Standard Guidelines for Safe Housing Design as being very poor to fair in terms of slip resistance characteristics when wet.

Hard floor materials such as tiles, granite and terrazzo are popular in domestic kitchens, laundries, dining rooms, toilets and bathrooms. These floors are also widely used in public places such as restaurants, building lobbies and shopping malls as well because of their glossy appearance, resistance to wear and ease of maintenance. Unfortunately, these smooth surfaces offer little slip resistance, particularly when wet.

However, there is a way to have beautiful, natural stone, ceramic, porcelain or polished concrete floors without endangering family, friends and visitors to your home. Grip Guard non-slip treatment is a permanent floor modification process that dramatically increases the slip resistance of floor surfaces – without any change in appearance. And because the non-slip treatment is not a coating, it does not have to be re-done year after year.

Grip Guard operators provide obligation-free slip resistance testing to homeowners and businesses who are concerned with the safety of their floors. Floor surfaces are measured using an ASM slip meter and, if found to lack slip resistance, anti-slip treatments can be recommended to ensure the safety of those who access the premises.

Grip Guard non-slip treatment is suitable for both indoor and outdoor pedestrian surfaces including swimming pool surrounds, bathrooms, laundries, foyers, verandas, footpaths, driveways…anywhere that becomes slippery when wet!