Accident cause no. 1 in the workplace is “stumbling and falling.” Top of this category is skidding on a slippery floor. Rubber workplace mats provide a remedy in this area, since they provide the necessary skid resistance and safe stance.

This is a relevant cost factor for companies with standing workplaces in trade and industry as a result of sickness days and subsequent accident costs. The elastic damping qualities of protect bearing mats are an ergonomically sensible alternative to walking and standing on a hard surface. The workplace mats function simultaneously as shock absorbers and consequently protect the skeleton and joints of the lower extremities from excessive strain.

In this way the workplace mats make a significant contribution as walking and standing surfaces to preventative health care as well as to staff motivation and improved subjective well-being. A safe standing and working position isn´t only easy on ankles and knees, but also prevents early exhaustion which also implicates a more efficient functioning. Thanks to its manufacturing process, made of recycled and high-quality rubber granulate, the protect bearing mat is able to offer this and further advantages for standing and walking on an elastically damping workplace mat feels like a forest floor.
The body unconsciously makes automatic compensatory movements so that the muscles are permanently active and this promotes the circulation in a healthy manner. The spine and intervertebral discs are spared at the same time. Compared to a hard base, the impact loading can be reduced with a workplace mat by up to 50 percent.

According to experts, even the best shoes with very good, soft soles cannot achieve the damping qualities of a high quality workplace mat.

Product recommendation: exim*Protect* Bearing Mat

or read eximProtect Bearing Mat Data Sheet as pdf.-file here