New safety and anti-fatigue matting
help protect staff
and ensure OHS compliance
 The General Mat Company has released its largest and
most comprehensive ergonomic, anti-fatigue and safety
matting catalogue ever produced specifically for the
Australian market.
Its 2004-2005 offerings include world-leading brands
of industrial and commercial interior and entrance matting
designed to increase worker and customer safety while
reducing slips, falls, absenteeism and compensation claims.
Included in the 30-page publication – which can
also be viewed online at www.matting.com.au – are
the latest products from leading international manufacturers
for which GMC is exclusive national distributor, including
The Andersen Company of Dalton Georgia, USA, and Tennessee
Mat Company of Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
GMC Managing Director Mr Mike Siegle says the new catalogue
contains a total of 40 families of ergonomic, anti-fatigue
and safety matting, all specifically selected for Australian
conditions, which include an ageing workforce and escalating
claims for slip and fall accidents across a wide range
of industries.
New products suitable for applications such as factories,
offices, kitchens, cafeterias, shops, warehouses, workshops
and worksheds including high visibility Safety Alert
Spongecote No 416, fashion-keyed Timbertop No 888, durable
multipurpose Diamond Plate No 414, and versatile, interlocking
modular 24/7 matting with or without holes for drainage
in wet or greasy areas. New also are Gritworks 574/576
(specifically designed to combat slips and falls in wet
or greasy areas), hygienic and chemical-resistant SupaGrippa
No 156, Comfort Flow 420 and Comfort Scrape No 420 (for
people exposed to extended periods of standing) and ErgoDeck
super-sized tile system.
The GMC’s ranges of Waterhog entrance matting – designed
to increase safety and cut maintenance by soaking up
dirt and moisture – is expanded in 2004/5 by the
addition of Waterhog Premier in roll form 1800mm wide
by 20.4 metres long.
Special products are available for areas where welding
is conducted, or where electrical insulation properties
are important.
“In addition to increasing worker safety, productivity
and job satisfaction, the GMC ranges are selected to
help companies comply with State and Federal health,
safety, building and insurance requirements,” says
Mr Siegle, who is frequently called as an expert witness
in compensation cases. “While many employers today
are very aware of the need to provide employees and visitors
with personal protective clothing and equipment, this
is no use whatsoever if they are left exposed to slips,
falls and chronic fatigue inquiries. Our aim is to promote
safety from the ground up,” he said.
GMC’s roll-form matting is available in 600mm,
900mm and 1200mm widths, and 22.8 metres lengths. In
addition to standard mats of various dimensions, the
GMC ranges include several modular types which can be
quickly assembled to cover large areas and awkward shapes.
All mats can be cut and edge-beveled to suit particular
applications and many are available with safety alert
coloured borders.
In addition to conforming with relevant Australian
HCAAP requirements for food and food manufacturing,
GMC has successfully subjected six of its biggest sellers
and most versatile mats to the CSIRO’s tests
for Slip Resistance Classification on New Pedestrian
Surfaces. The new GMC catalogue contains an application
guide offering advice on the best type of matting to
use in different locations, roles and types of industries.
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