Category: Industrial Flooring Safety

How to Select the Right Flooring for Pharmaceutical Facilities

The production of medical drugs, the manufacturing of medical supplies, and the delivery of healthcare require superior safety and cleanliness. You need durable, high-performance flooring, wall, and lining systems that meet or exceed FDA safety standards for industrial buildings and manufactured materials. Consider industrial epoxy flooring as your commercial flooring solution. Resin and epoxy flooring…

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How to Select the Right Flooring for Food & Beverage Operations

The food and beverage manufacturing and distribution industries in the U.S. are known for high quality and safety standards. USDA-regulated food manufacturers are required to follow Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), and many have food safety plans that include a hazards analysis and risk-based preventive controls. Industrial epoxy flooring can increase safety, reduce maintenance, protect sensitive…

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5S Floor Marking for Industrial Facility Safety

The 5S floor marking system is a methodology that helps teams optimize work efficiency by creating and maintaining a clean, safe, and organized workspace. A well-implemented 5S system can help to minimize accidents and maximize productivity. Let’s investigate the history of 5S floor markings, their role in warehouse and factory efficiency, what the floor marking…

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Benefits of Resin for Hangar and Aerospace Facility Flooring

If you are looking for flooring options for an aviation or aerospace facility, then consider professionally-installed industrial floor coatings. Resin flooring systems can be both high-performing and practical, making them a great choice for a hangar floor. The benefits of using industrial concrete epoxy or resinous flooring for aircraft facility flooring include: Reflectivity Durability Cleanability…

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Chemical Resistance: Selecting the Right Industrial Laboratory Flooring Solution

There are many factors to consider when looking for laboratory flooring. Creating a clean and safe environment for research, testing, and scientific development involves finding flooring solutions with chemical resistance. Overlooking this component of your lab flooring can cost your company in time, money, and resources. See how incorporating chemically resistant resin flooring can help…

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Secondary Containment Coatings for Spill Control Compliance

Businesses have an obligation to protect components of their working spaces from potential hazards by providing adequate spill containment systems. Local and federal regulations require these measures be taken to avoid risk factors associated with chemicals, substances, or other hazardous materials escaping their designated boundaries. Installing secondary containment coatings as a protective barrier is a…

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Ensuring a Clean Food & Beverage Processing Facility

By Michael Greenblatt President, Surface Technology, Inc. The food and beverage manufacturing and distribution industries in the U.S. are known for high quality and safety standards. Even though COVID-19 rarely is transported on surfaces or food products, the global pandemic has focused increased scrutiny on all segments of our food chain. Food processing facilities of…

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What to Consider When Choosing Industrial Flooring

Whether you are in the pharmaceutical industry, food and beverage processing, aviation, or looking for the best flooring solution for growing cannabis, your needs and requirements are unique. When it comes to industrial and commercial flooring systems in your place of business, don’t settle for a sub-standard flooring system. Choosing the right floors for your…

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The New Normal in Facility Maintenance: Antimicrobial Flooring

With the increased attention on sanitation in all facilities, due to the COVID-19 virus, now may be the time to consider seamless, antimicrobial epoxy flooring. Your floor is the largest single surface in your facility, and has the most significant exposure to microbial contamination of any part of your facility – tracked in by staff…

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Pharmaceutical and Biotech Facility cGMP Flooring Best Practices

By Michael Greenblatt Founder and President Surface Technology, Inc. “How Can I Ensure I Pick the Right Solution for My Pharmaceutical Facility’s Floor?” There are many firms that claim to offer a wide variety of commercial and industrial flooring solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. Some will perform better than others. When it comes to the…

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