Service station cleaning: Cleanliness from the shop floor to the car wash
Service stations require cleaning on many fronts. However, anyone who invests in the proper technology finishes the required activities quickly. All that is needed is a deep cleaning at regular intervals. And those who always keep their equipment and premises clean have significantly less to do.
Diverse cleaning tasks
Service stations are no longer only places to buy fuel. They have become meeting places, and a savior in many cases when people run out of butter or milk. When customers feel comfortable there, operators are called upon on many fronts when it comes to cleaning: outside, shop floor, catering area, sanitary facilities, car wash – it is important to ensure cleanliness everywhere and to observe the relevant safety regulations.
The cleaning tasks at a service station are therefore very diverse. Anyone who correctly equips their car wash machines with the proper cleaning equipment, accessories, and detergents can ensure efficient and thorough cleanliness – an investment that saves lots of working time and quickly pays off.
Play it safe: Observe rules and regulations
At service stations there are danger zones for people and the environment. For example, liquid or gaseous hazardous substances, or fuels. Occupational safety and health protection, as well as the protection of the environment, are extremely important during activities at service stations. Therefore, when using equipment and cleaning agents the rules and regulations of the professional associations and the respective oil companies must be observed.
All cleaning tasks at a glance
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Avoiding accidents: anti-slip tiles and coefficient of friction
Tiles, which are used in workspaces, commercial and public areas, must demonstrate the prescribed anti-slip resistance according to the assessment groups R9 to R13 i.a.w. DIN 51130 in the UK. That way, accidents are avoided. In order to test the value, an assessor with protective footwear stands and walks on a sloping surface with oil. The higher the R group, the greater the angle of inclination of the area to be tested. It ranges from >6°-10° for a low coefficient of friction (R9) up to >35° for a very high coefficient of friction (R13).
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