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Grit Bins and Snow Ploughs – Keeping Safe During the Winter Months

Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Neil Harris

Grit Bins and Snow Ploughs – Keeping Safe During the Winter Months

If you’re responsible for health and safety in the workplace or high traffic public areas such as schools, venues and shopping centres then it’s especially wise to be prepared during the cold winter months when the hazardous icy weather is upon us. Avoid dangerous accidents outside the office, warehouse and other outdoor areas by ensuring you have the right equipment in place. Grit bins and snow ploughs will ensure you can keep the workplace snow and ice free and therefore keeping your staff and the public safe. It should be your responsibility to protect the elderly, children, colleagues, staff, visitors and customers in hazardous weather by having grit bins on hand.

Accidents caused by slipping are higher in the winter months with colder conditions, fallen leaves, icy roads and pavements. If ice and snow build up then it can become very dangerous to walk around, a potential fatality is not out of the question. Store your grit bin in an easily accessible area, ready to spread at the first signs of ice and frost. Identify which outdoor parts of your business/location are regularly used by pedestrians and staff members. Make sure you grit entrances, car parks and slopes which can potentially be dangerous to people and in turn help avoid damage to expensive property such as vehicles and nearby structures.

Buy Grit Bins and Salt Bins for Ice and Snow Removal

Choose from a large range of grit bins to buy from available in a variety of colours to suit your business or site. Having the correct tools to spread grit or salt and clear snow makes the task much easier. Here at Plastor we stock many different sizes of grit bin to suit your needs. The smaller mini grit bin is ideal for domestic usage, while the bigger grit bins are more suited to commercial users. Choose from a variety of different colours, safe in the knowledge that the UV stabilised material will not discolour outside. For added security some grit bins include a barrel lock and key or a hasp and staple for a padlock. Make sure you keep your grit bin topped up with salt. The de-icing salt (grit) we offer is white and clean to use as it will leave no dirty residue to be trodden into buildings and vehicles. After winter season there is no residue to sweep up and no drains to be cleared. Make sure you keep a shovel to hand to make grit and salt spreading easier. Our 2 part shovel easily unscrews to store inside the grit bins when not in use. Some of our larger grit bins have fork entry feet making them easy to move when full of salt/grit with the use of a fork lift or pallet truck.

Snow Ploughs - Ideal for the Manual Removal of Snow

You can also avoid that snow build-up with the use of a snow plough. The ploughs are easy to use and create pathways for safe access in the workplace. The angled blades make it easy to clear snow and ice by cutting through and pushing snow to the side to create a safe path. The ploughs minimise the effort needed to clear the snow and can clear large areas in little time.

Preparing for winter with grit bins and snow ploughs helps ensure workplace safety and minimises then risk of falls and slips. Make sure you take a look at our grit bin and snow plough selection and contact us if you have any questions.

Most people tend to order their grit bins and snow ploughs when the snow arrives – this is too late! Be prepared and order yours now.

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