Keeping a warehouse clean is a real challenge. Almost all of the dirt you find inside will have originated from the outside, so how does it find its way through your doors in the first place? Well, if you have forklifts working throughout the day, then this is frequently a major cause of the problem.
Forklifts are excellent at bringing heavy goods into the warehouse from the outside, but unfortunately the wheels of a forklift are also pretty good at bringing in dirt and water as well. After the dirt has found its way in, it is then tracked further around the building on peoples footwear as they go about their daily business. This can quickly lead to the following issues:
- An increase in cleaning costs
- Lower hygiene levels
- An increased risk of slip and falls
There are simple measures that can be put in place to help with this problem. In this instance, the best form of attack is defence; you should stop the dirt at the source. We are all very familiar with placing entrance matting at the pedestrian entrances of our buildings in order to stop dirt from entering. However, we are less familiar about using mats in the same way for where your forklifts enter the building.
Waterhog Forklift Mats
Waterhog Forklift Mats are entrance mats for forklifts. Placed in areas where your forklifts will run over them, such as the warehouse entrance, they will remove dirt and water from the forklift wheels and hold onto it to stop it from being tracked further into your building. At the end of the day, the collected dirt is simply cleaned away with a vacuum cleaner, hose or pressure
washer ready to continue the fight against dirt the following day.
The mats are specially designed with two levels. The upper level is crush proof and wipes and scrapes the forklift wheels. The lower level acts as a dam and collects the dirt and water until it is cleaned away.
Forklift mats are a simple solution that any business faced with the problem of forklifts bring dirt into the warehouse can utilise straight away with very little down time.
What to do next?
If you would like further advice on Forklift Mats or other ways to stop dirt from entering your building, simply call 0121 313 6748 or you can view Forklift Mats on our website here.
