CM/Spotlight: Hard Floor Care Spotlight Table Of Contents 14 18 20 24 28 A Revolution In Floor Finish Removal Once the only option, slurry stripping could soon become a thing of the past. Matting 101 Tips for implementing a comprehensive matting system. Slip And Fall Prevention And The JanSan Professional There are five facets to follow in preventing slip and fall incidents. Advance To A New Level Of Floor Care Know how to get the most out of the latest technology. Balancing Clean, Green And Lean New hard floor scrubbers solve conflicting needs with flexibility. By: Johnny Terrell A Revolution In Johnny Terrell is chief executive officer (CEO) and co-owner of Service Group 360 Inc. of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Terrell, who has 35 years of nationwide experience in the industry, is the owner of the It’s About Time Consulting Group, which provides various services to contractors and in-house operations. He is a member of ISSA, the Building Service Contractors Association (BSCAI) and the International Housekeepers Association International (IEHA). Terrell can be contacted at [email protected]. Removal Once the only option, slurry stripping could soon become a thing of the past. Floor Finish I for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Floor Care . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Stripping . I was introduced to hard surface floor care in 1975 by my good friend and mentor George Price, founder of Cleanology. His instructions were that we wanted to avoid stripping as long as possible. The program consisted of using a red can and a red pad to do regular buffing, a blue can with a blue pad to take off the top layer of floor finish and then reapply a coat of finish. When the floor was damaged by some activity, such as an individual urinating on it, we would take a black pad with a black can — which was referred to as dry stripping — and remove a little more than the top layer of finish. This system worked extremely well but had huge drawbacks: The time it took to maintain the floors was significant, the product was expensive and we could not use the black can for stripping large areas of flooring. I eventually was involved with stripping the floors and immediately understood why George instructed me to properly maintain the floors to minimize the stripping process. Over the course of the next 33 years, I never forgot that learning opportunity and have expe-rienced countless times the challenges of what I refer to as slurry stripping. In my entire career, the most serious injuries I’ve incurred have been from slurry stripping, the most expensive single activity within a facility. The procedure is very messy, the cleanup is a big job and the process leaves an opportunity for other cleaning issues such as stripping solution migrating to unintended areas. 14 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • March 2011
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