AGENCIES
Agency that certifies slip resistance of our floor finishes
UL
The Gateway program is built on 3 ideas: Sustainability, Savings, and this
Performance
Water's ability to adhere to itself
Surface Tension
The recommended square footage usage per side of a sanding screen
200 square feet
The company name when founded in Dayton, Ohio in 1844
J.P. Davies Company
Agency that registers disinfectants
EPA
R Spec provides this percentage more puncture resistance than conventional liners
33%
Thickness of floor coating film after water evaporates
Solids
This industry group recommends that most gymnasium floors should be annually recoated
MFMA
Year that the Symmetry Hand Hygiene program launched
2007
Agency that registers hand sanitizers
FDA
The system Gateway uses to maximize (and score) liner performance
LPI- Liner Performance Index
Water based technology that strengthens the cleaning power of Buckeye products and replaces hazardous chemical ingredients
Liquescent
This prep method is recommended for new wood floors and the first few recoats
Dry Screening
Packaging that was the first recyclable and biodegradable "bag-in-a-box" in the industry
Action Pac
Agency that monitors workplace safety practices
OSHA
Gateway sustainability is built on this idea
Source reduction
Ability of residue left behind to dry to a brittle film for ease of removability
Friability
The recoat window after coating is tack free for Arena products
4-18 hours
The "Silent Supervisor" of washroom products
Dy Phase
Agency that registers products that can be used around food processing areas
NSF- National Sanitation Foundation
R Fit provides this average percentage less plastic than standard liner sizes
19%
Items you would wear for safety like gloves, eye wear, and water resistant footwear
PPE- Personal Protective Equipment
A unique health safety feature of Reflections coatings is that they do not require this for durability, which contain polyfunctional aziridene
Cross linkers
Lucent is this type of fortified floor finish
Urethane