Protect Your Investment

Flash back several years to when your company's brand new warehouse sweeper or scrubber was just being delivered.  Remember how nice it looked and how it even gave off a reflection under the warehouse lights?  And did it clean the floor or what?  


Today, a stroll through the warehouse might find that machine parked in a corner collecting on it the very dust it's supposed to be collecting in it.  Or worse, it's outside catching rays and water and becoming home-sweet-home to a half dozen huge Texas critters.  If this sounds familiar rest assured, you're not alone. So, what happened?


Perhaps the single biggest factor I've come across in this scenario relates to the operator.  Or lack of one, and I'm referring to "one" in a numerical sense.  And if there is a dedicated operator, this individual is often one of the lowest paid workers and in a "revolving door" position, meaning a new, typically untrained operator every few months.  It's the nature of this type of equipment.   Problem is, this stuff wasn't cheap to purchase, and it isn't cheap to maintain if used improperly.  Good for our business, bad for yours.


The solution is for you to commit to assigning a single, conscientious, reliable operator.  For my sweeper?  Yes, for your sweeper.  Make certain your operator understands the purpose and function of your type of machine.  Can your operator explain in detail how your machine operates?  Why not?  Require pre and post operation inspection and cleaning.  I'll cover those topics in more detail in the future.  You know, OSHA requires your forklift operators to be certified, http://bit.ly/cJKb23  but not your sweeper scrubber, which means it's up to you to set up your own requirements.  And you need to for the sake of your investment.  Plus, a dirty warehouse floor is unsafe and unsightly and not so good for those forklifts.


If you're needing help with this training, there are companies, like ours, willing to provide an equipment safety inspection and operator training for your sweeper or scrubber at no charge.  We enjoy our industry and our goal is and always has been to help you enjoy it too.  That's like free insurance which can help to protect your investment.





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