Why choose a professional floor mat for your laboratory?

In a laboratory, the choice of a professional floor mat is not insignificant. Between the risk of slipping and the handling of chemicals, it's essential to choose a resistant, durable product of premium quality. How do you choose the right mat or floor covering? Here's our advice.

Why install a professional floor mat in the laboratory?

Many chemicals are handled in the laboratory. It is therefore essential to minimize the risk of slips and falls, which are generally caused by slippery floors. To work in complete safety, a professional non-slip floor mat is the ideal solution.

The key? Your teams can work comfortably on a non-slip floor. What's more, a quality professional floor covering can resist chemicals and oily substances. You can rest assured that you're investing in a durable, hard-wearing product that's perfectly suited to heavy-duty sites where chemical risks are present, such as laboratories.

In addition to flooring, it's also essential to install a professional entrance mat. It traps dust, dirt and pollutants, ensuring a clean environment. What's more, it keeps bacteria and mold under control right from the entrance: a factor not to be overlooked in laboratories where hygiene standards are very strict.

Seealso: Chemical and electrical hazards in industry

Which floor mats to choose for a laboratory?

Several professional floor mats and coverings can meet laboratory safety standards:

- For interior spaces: vinyl flooring

This floor covering is highly durable and tear-resistant. It is easy to install in an interior environment and guarantees an aesthetic finish to blend in with your premises without distorting them. This product is often used to renovate laboratories.

- For oily and greasy premises: non-slip gratings

Made from silicon carbide, this floor covering is resistant to most oily, greasy and chemical products. This makes it ideal for use in laboratories, and reduces lower-limb fatigue caused by working on cold, hard floors. Finally, it reduces the risk of slips and falls thanks to its bevelled edges and drainage holes which ensure a dry surface.

- For the laboratory entrance: a disinfectant mat

This mat adapts to all laboratory entrances and helps prevent contamination. Durable and resistant, it cleans and disinfects shoes thanks to thousands of pimples on the surface. It also has raised edges to contain disinfectant liquid. The liquid then intercepts bacteria, dust and other contaminants as they enter.

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