Winter is just beginning in the United States, and some areas will be receiving plenty of snow. Now is not a good time to be complacent about your office safety. Remember that slips, trips, and falls are a major hazard. Each slip, trip, or fall incident at the workplace costs the employer an average of […]
The predicted busiest shopping days for 2018 are in. And in this group, Black Friday is predicted to be the one busiest shopping day of the year. Here are the dates: Friday, November 23 – Black Friday Saturday, December 22 – Super Saturday Saturday, December 15 Sunday, December 23 Saturday, November 24 Saturday, December 8 […]
As we move into the holiday season, maybe you’re thinking about renovating your office in the new year or just sprucing up the office for the holidays. Here are some tips for renovating your office on a budget. Get some mats. Mats are inexpensive, they increase traction and safety, and they come in tons of […]
In recent months, the Eagle Mat Blog has covered numerous ways in which commercial floor mats are a vital component to the safety and cleanliness of most business operations. In last week’s article, we covered many of those operational benefits in an article titled Top 5 Matting Products for Your Business. Today, we would like to […]
The entrance to your place of business doesn’t have to be blah with off-the-rack mats. There are some excellent reasons to have custom mats at your entry. Let us go over with you why you should consider custom entry mats. Marketing. If you have a Logo Floor Mat at your entrance, you are immediately making […]
Rubber has been used for thousands of years, and there are reasons for that. It’s eco-friendly, coming from the liquid latex that flows from trees. It’s naturally durable and long-lasting, and it is very elastic giving it tons of everyday uses. Rubber can also be processed with Sulphur through vulcanization, which makes it even stronger. […]
If you’re eco-minded, we have plenty of flooring solutions for you that are green. You can improve the look and safety of your business and still be mindful of the environment. Let’s take a look at just a few of the mats and floor products for the eco-minded among us. Waterhog ECO Premier. This Waterhog […]
There are all kinds of laws that govern safety in the workplace. In the US, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration spells out a number of rules about stairways including 1926.1052(a)(7) “Slippery conditions on stairways shall be eliminated before the stairways are used to reach other levels.” This particular rule is easy […]
Because slips, trips, and falls, are such a major problem for businesses, costing around $1 billion dollars per year (which we remind you of regularly), the National Floor Safety Institute issued a Guide in 2012 on Standards for Commercial Entrance Matting. This guide is so good, that we decided to summarize it for you here. […]
If you’re trying to cut down on that $1 billion dollar per year spent by businesses on slips, trips, and falls, then you should have some mats outside your office or business as well as inside. Having mats on the outside—outside of front or side or back doors—prevents water, snow, ice, dirt, and debris from […]
