Why Do I Need Anti-Slip Flooring?

Slip-resistant flooring or anti-slip flooring is designed to prevent people from falling or slipping inside business properties or homes.

According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), slipping and tripping is the most common cause of major injuries in workplaces in the UK. As a result of this, there are specific guidelines that state that a floor in a workplace environment must meet the guidelines and be suitable for the type of activity taking place on the floor.

In order to make your home or commercial property safe for you and your employees, it is highly recommended to consider safety flooring with anti-slip properties. Whether you have an educational setting that has a gym or classroom that is susceptible to getting wet and slippery or a commercial kitchen, you can most certainly benefit from installing anti-slip flooring.

Benefits of installing slip-resistant flooring

• Prevents people from falling

Although this is the most obvious benefit, it is really important to consider the safety of the user to ensure they can move freely on the floor without having to worry about a slippery surface. Regardless of the setting, any flooring space would still need to be maintained and kept clear of any slip or trip hazards. 

• Stops business owners from facing expensive lawsuits

As a business owner, in any commercial premises, you could be held responsible if someone accidentally trips or slips and injures themselves inside the property. It could end up costing a lot of money in lawsuits, hence why it’s best to avoid this problem and invest early into safety flooring to reduce the risk of workplace injuries. 

• Easy and simple to install

With the right professional safety flooring contractor company, slip-resistant flooring is easy to install. It can be installed in any space, such as swimming pool areas, foyers, lobbies, bathrooms, gyms, sports halls, kitchens, offices and more! You can also install anti-slip flooring outside on walking paths or even at the top and bottom of the stairs. Any floor surface that could potentially be a risk hazard could highly benefit from adding antislip floor coverings. 

• Peace of mind

If you are a homeowner or a business owner with floors that are regularly exposed to water, oil or any other liquid on a regular basis, then you need to ensure you have considered and installed safety flooring throughout the building. This will give you complete peace of mind knowing that have taken the correct steps to provide your staff and employees with a safe floor to walk on.

With JDF flooring you can rest assured we will only install the best quality slip-resistant flooring for your property. Visit our Anti-slip flooring page to learn more about what we offer and the types of flooring that are suitable for your property type.