Cintas Tile and Carpet Deep Cleaning Service Receives Stamp of Approval from the National Floor Safety Institute
February 12 2013 - 9:08AM
Business Wire
A nationwide leader in safe floor solutions, Cintas Corporation
(NASDAQ: CTAS) today announced its tile and carpet deep cleaning
service received certification from the National Floor Safety
Institute (NFSI) as a “high traction” service. The first cleaning
service to receive the certification, Cintas’ deep cleaning service
restores floors to their original luster and traction by up to 35
percent, providing restaurant owners and operators with an easy way
to keep floors clean and safe.
“Dirty, unsafe floors are the leading cause for slip-and-fall
accidents,” said Fred Wehby, Senior Director of Deep Clean
Services, Cintas Corporation. “While independent testing has shown
our service improves floor safety, this certification validates the
fact that Cintas’ tile and carpet deep cleaning service enhances
slip resistance, improves traction and reduces the opportunity for
a slip and fall accident.”
To qualify for the certification, Cintas’ deep cleaning system
underwent extensive testing to assess compliance with slip-and-fall
standards set forth by the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) and NFSI. The first phase of the B101 testing requires a
prescreening using a NFSI-approved tribometer, which measures
standing coefficient of friction, or slip resistance of the floor
surface before treatment. The second phase requires independent
field testing over a 30-day period to measure the change in slip
resistance after cleaning.
Testing results showed that Cintas’ deep cleaning service
provided static coefficient of friction (SCOF) values of greater
than .6 or greater (the minimum standard for a safe floor) in all
areas tested, including the dining room, kitchen and food
preparation areas. Floor surfaces tested included glazed ceramic
and quarry tile—flooring types present in many foodservice
operations. Testing results qualify the system as “high traction”
based on the ANSI/NSFI B101.1 standard.
“The certification provides an easy way for businesses to
identify floor care practices and programs that improve floor
safety,” added Wehby. “Restaurants that use Cintas’ tile and carpet
deep cleaning service will not only experience a significant
improvement to the image of their floors, they will also reduce
their risk for a slip-and-fall accident.”
For more information on how restaurants can reduce slips and
falls with a safe floor program, please visit
http://www.cintas.com/FacilityServices/Solutions/Floor-Safety/.
About Cintas Corporation:
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas Corporation provides highly
specialized services to businesses of all types primarily
throughout North America. Cintas designs, manufactures and
implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides
entrance mats, restroom cleaning and supplies, tile and carpet
cleaning, promotional products, first aid, safety, fire protection
products and services and document management services for more
than 1 million businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded
over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a
component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.
Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024