1-800-434-8248 Home Products About Us Information Library Careers Contact Us Blog - Latest News You are here: Home / Ice Melt Information Library / How Salt Can Keep You Safe How Salt Can Keep You Safe Sodium Chloride (salt) is a major player in walkway safety. The Ice and snow build-up can cause dangerous safety conditions to your foot traffic area when it goes unchecked. Tens of thousands of Canadians slip on ice each year. Many of these slips are relatively inconsequential. However, slipping on ice can be more than an inconvenience. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information; a study showed that over the past five years Canadians have been hospitalized between 5,312 and 9,121 times annually, due to slipping on ice. Safety Starts with Salt When uncomfortable cold winter weather conditions make for treacherous outside travel, salt can help. Using salt to maintain walkways and parking lots in response to winter snow and ice events will contribute to a dramatic reduction in slipping on ice. Kissner Milling Co. Ltd. is committed to providing winter safety across North America, and continues to pursue that goal by supporting sensible salting. Established over 130 years ago, Kissner Milling Co. Ltd. has evolved to become a trusted market leader known for providing reliable service to an impressive list of clientele throughout North America. We have the experience and resources to be your top supplier. How Does Salt Work? Studies show that implementing winter maintenance programs that consist of salt usage can help clear the way for safer winter foot travel. Salting your walkways and parking lots before a storm forms a layer of brine on the pavement, greatly decreasing the formation of ice on the surface. Pre-treating allows home and business owners to use less salt and it also makes it easier to shovel the snow off of the surfaces safely since the snow is not frozen to the pavement.Applying salt after a winter storm can be beneficial as well if all the slush is not cleared. If there is water on the walkways there could be a chance of that water re-freezing. This is how salt helps keep walkways clear and safer for travel so that you can keep moving despite the freeze. Contact Kissner Milling Company Ltd. today for all of your Ice Melter needs. 148 Manitou Drive, Suite 301, Kitchener, ON N2C 1L3 Phone: 1-800-434-8248 | Fax: 1-877-434-8250 Email: info@kissner.com Website: www.kissner.com Tags: Foot Traffic, How to Apply Ice Melters, Ice, ice and snow, Ice Melter, Ice Removal, Pre-treat, Safety, Sideways, snow removal, sodium chloride, Walkways, Winter Share this entry You might also like Request Pricing & Information I would like information/pricing on the following products:* Ice Melt Pool Salt Water Softener Salt Animal Salt Quantity Name* Company Phone Number Email* City* State/Province* Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon United States: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Other/International Country* Canada United States Other/International Additional information (Optional): 0 of 500 max characters BUSINESS HOURS Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed HEAD QUARTERS 148 Manitou Dr, Unit 301 Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2C 1L3 LATEST LIBRARY POSTS Preparing Your Landscape for Winter September 1, 2019 - 9:48 am HOMEOWNERS ARE LIABLE FOR ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL March 22, 2016 - 10:43 am Ice Melt 101: What you need to know about ice melt February 8, 2016 - 10:10 am How Salt Can Keep You Safe January 25, 2016 - 8:41 am HEAD QUARTERS 148 Manitou Dr, Unit 301 Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2C 1L3 Copyright © 2017-2019 Kissner Milling Company Ltd™ All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy |