1
Commercial Kitchen Safety Flooring
Polysafe commercial kitchen flooring delivers the slip resistance and durability needed for demanding food preparation environments. Ranging from canteens and serving areas in schools and hospitals to fine dining restaurant kitchens, hotels and industrial food production facilities.
Hygienic &
Impermeable
High Viscosity
Contaminants
Employee Safety & wellbeing
/search?f%5B0%5D=product_family_id%3A2984
1
Enhanced slip resistance
Commercial kitchen flooring needs to be slip resistant, easy to clean, hardwearing and resistant to heat. In commercial kitchens everyday spillages of liquids and solids such as cooking oil significantly increase the risk of slip.
The Polysafe Commercial Kitchen ranges Apex, Apex 55 & Ultima have been specifically engineered to offer underfoot protection against these high viscosity contaminants and are the perfect solution for kitchen projects in restaurants, hotels, hospitals and schools.
High viscosity contaminants
As well as everyday spillages of high viscosity liquids and solids, airborne particles of evaporated cooking oil cool down and coat the floor with a dangerous slippery film. This means that from quiet cafes to huge commercial kitchens, having a hygienic, slip resistant and easily cleaned floor is an absolute essential.
Designed for employee safety
Commercial kitchens are generally busy and fast paced environments, with catering teams and head chefs working against the clock to deliver excellent customer service. This accompanied by food, grease and water spillages can lead to potentially serious slip and trip hazards. Specifying a specialist commercial kitchen flooring like Polysafe minimises the risk of staff slipping and injuring themselves as well as providing the added security of reliable, long lasting slip resistance.
Designed to be hygienic and impermeable
Hygiene is paramount within a commercial kitchen, welded joints and coving up the wall will prevent the ingress of dirt and provide a seamless finish.
For a full hygienic finish you can pair Polysafe commercial kitchen flooring with all good UPVC cladding system which will create an impervious floor -to-wall surface that provides an excellent barrier to dirt and infection. The most cost effective and easy to install solution.
Polysafe commercial sheet vinyl vs ceramic tiles
There are a number of reasons why specifiers and head chefs prefer to specify Vinyl sheet flooring compared to ceramic tiles. Look at our guide to why the Polysafe Commercial kitchen vinyl flooring should be you first choice.
Designed for high-risk areas and contaminants
Some areas require floors to obtain greater slip resistance properties in certain areas within a commercial kitchen due to all the different contaminants a commercial kitchen has.
FAQs
- Why is safety vinyl flooring important in a commercial kitchen?
Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring is important because it’s enhanced slip resistance help to prevent slips, trips and falls in high risk food service environments. As well as everyday spillages of high viscosity liquids, airborne particles of evaporated cooking oil cool down and coat the floor with a slippery film. The enhanced slip resistance of Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring ranges mitigates the risks of these slippery contaminants, offering the high levels of underfoot safety.
- How does safety flooring help reduce slip accidents in kitchens?
Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring is designed with active slip resistant particles throughout the performance layer of the product, to increase underfoot grip, even when the floor is wet or greasy, which helps to significantly reduce the chances of slipping.
- Is Polysafe slip resistant even when wet or greasy?
Yes, the Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring ranges are specifically designed to be slip-resistant even when wet or greasy which is essential in commercial kitchen environments. Polysafe safety flooring has embedded aggregates that provide grip underfoot, these textures help maintain traction when the surface is covered with water, oil or grease.
- What slip resistance ratings does the flooring meet?
Safety flooring is rated for slip resistance using appropriate test methods, such as –
Pendulum Test Value (PTV), the preferred method, and a score of 36+ or more is considered safe for wet conditions. Our Polysafe Commercial kitchen ranges achieve 40+, 45+ and 55+ making them all extremely durable for commercial kitchens.
R-Ratings are also commonly used and the Polysafe commercial kitchen ranges achieve R11/R12.
- Would you recommend safety flooring over ceramic tiles?
Yes, in most commercial kitchen and food-prep environments, safety flooring is recommended over ceramic tiles, especially when hygiene, slip resistance and ease of maintenance are priorities.
- Can the flooring withstand heat? and impact from dropped kitchen equipment?
Yes, commercial safety flooring is designed to withstand both heat and impact which are common in a busy kitchen. Vinyl safety flooring can withstand moderate to high temperatures. (+60 to -30 degrees)
Safety vinyl flooring is also flexible which can help absorb minor impacts without cracking or chipping.
- Does it resist damage from foot traffic, trolleys, and heavy kitchen equipment?
Yes, our commercial kitchen safety flooring is specifically engineered to resist damage from heavy foot traffic, trolleys and kitchen equipment. Safety vinyl flooring is designed to endure continuous movement from kitchen staff and is extremely durable and won’t wear down easily in high traffic areas. Safety vinyl flooring is impact and abrasion resistant meaning it won’t indent or lift when trolleys, carts or wheeled kitchen racks are rolled over it.
- Is Polysafe safety flooring compatible with UPVC Cladding?
Yes, Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring is designed to be compatible with all good uPVC cladding systems to create a fully hygienic, sealed and easy to clean environment.
- Does the flooring support drainage systems?
Yes, Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring is compatible with drainage systems and is often installed specifically to work with floor drains in environments like commercial kitchens, food production areas and washdown zones.
- How easy is it to clean Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring?
Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring is designed to be 100% waterproof, hygienic and easy to clean, please refer to the relevant cleaning and maintenance instructions available via the technical section of our website for further information.
- How long does Polysafe safety flooring typically last in a commercial kitchen?
Polysafe commercial kitchen safety flooring ranges are guaranteed for 10 years however with correct cleaning and maintenance they will continue to for a significantly longer period of time, typically in excess of 15 years. The exact lifespan depends on factors such as foot traffic, cleaning routines, and the quality of the flooring product.