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Spill System. (Product Spotlight).


The Over-The-Spill[TM] System from Rubbermaid Commercial Products is designed to prevent slip-and-fall injuries that can lead to lawsuits. The Over-The-Spill System consists of a Station Kit, Station Pads and Pad Tablet.

The pads are placed on liquid spills. Each bright yellow pad alerts people to a hazard. They are marked with the universal caution symbol and a "CAUTION--Wet Floor" advisory in English and Spanish. For added strength and absorbency ab·sor·bent  
adj.
Capable of absorbing: absorbent cotton.

n.
A substance that is capable of absorbing.



ab·sor
, the pads are engineered of melt-blown polypropylene polypropylene (pŏl'ēprō`pəlēn), plastic noted for its light weight, being less dense than water; it is a polymer of propylene. It resists moisture, oils, and solvents.  and resist mildew mildew, name for certain fungi and protists, for the diseases they cause in various crops, and for the discoloration (and sometimes the weakening and disintegration) they cause in such materials as leather, fabrics, and paper.  and chemical attack. Pads are available in medium and large sizes.

The Over-The-Spill Station is a dispensing unit that is easily mounted on any flat surface. The Over-The-Spill Pad Tablet mounts onto Rubbermaid Floor Signs (6112, 6114) or any flat surface and holds medium-size perforated per·fo·ra·ted
adj.
Pierced with one or more holes.
 tear-off pads.

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Title Annotation:Over-the-Spill System
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Date:Apr 1, 2002
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