Why grit bins are an essential tool to protect your workforce.

With autumn coming to an end and winter about to start the UK needs to be braced for a typically gloomy British winter. Less daylight, freezing temperatures, rain and possibly snow all await and it’s important for the UK to prepare effectively for when inevitable bad weather arrives. Strong winds, heavy rain, snow and icy roads and paths can make walking and forms of mobile transport more problematic and its important to limit these risks.

The UK Highway Agency does it’s best to prevent accidents on public roads and paths by gritting roads regularly, but it is up to businesses to take precautionary measures on their own premises. It’s important to make sure car parks are gritted and all footpaths are gritted and clearly marked to adhere to health and safety regulations and to protect workers against injuries that could result in medical attention and time off work.

Products such as grit bins are ideal for the safe storage of salt and grit. Offering convenient storage and weatherproof protection along with being resistant to UV rays. Easily identifiable in bright colours such as yellow as well as more subtle options like recyclable black bins, these Bins are perfect for easy access to grit and salt to stop icy conditions forming on your premises. It is important to store your salt and grit in a specialized grit bin as if wet the pure salt will dissolve making it less effective at thawing ice. With grit bins available in sizes ranging from 170L – 400L there is a size to fit every business need.

Other appliances that partner well with a grit bins include shovels and scrapers that can be used to clear snow and ice effectively on paths and in car parks before and after the use of grit and salt. Shovels can also be used to transport and distribute the salt and grit to affected icy areas.

With temperatures already dropping below 0 there is no time to wait and its important you take precautionary measures now to protect your workforce.

Content by Thomas Garnett.