How often do you conduct regular floor inspections of your commercial property? If you’re like a lot of commercial property owners or managers, you may not do these inspections on a regular basis and therefore don’t really know how often they’re done.
In truth, regular floor inspections are a good idea for any business, regardless of whether it has customers coming onto the property or just employees. The floor is a commonly overlooked aspect of most businesses, but is the most important when it comes to safety and security for everyone involved.
There are many good reasons why every company should conduct regular floor inspections. Here are just a few to consider.
1. It helps to spot potential problems before they become significant.
Most commercial floor cleaning issues begin quite subtly. It may be the small corner of the linoleum tile floor that begins to fold up. While the maintenance department is cleaning the floors regularly, they may not clearly see the significant problems involved in it.
2. It ensures safety.
When you conduct a regular floor inspection, something that is thorough, it will help to ensure safety for everyone who uses the facility, whether it’s just employees, partners, clients, customers, or someone else.
A regular floor inspection will allow the inspection personnel to begin spotting potential problems that may lead to safety issues in the future, thus getting ahead of them before they pose a serious risk.
4. It helps to determine the condition of the floor itself.
Cleaning the floors consistently, including stripping, buffing, and waxing, is great for keeping the floors looking their best. However, only a regular floor inspection is going to be able to determine the condition of the floor itself. When the floor is scheduled to be stripped down and re-waxed, that’s a good time to have the floor inspected. This will allow maintenance personnel to determine whether any portion of the floor needs to be replaced, whether the commercial floor cleaning equipment is not effective or is damaging the floor, and addressing other problems as they come up.