Finger Safe Doors To Keep Your Loved Ones Protected
People have accidents either at home or in work, every day – and one of the most common – and painful accidents, is getting our fingers caught or trapped in a closing door! Children are especially prone to these painful events – indeed, official research figures state that approximately 40,000 children trap and injure their fingers in a door every year in the UK! Whilst most of these accidents are painful experiences, they don’t usually cause serious or lasting damage – however, having said that, around 1,500 children will require surgery of some kind to repair the damage and in some extreme cases, even amputations are required! The ‘knock-on’ effect of these accidents means that a child with a broken finger can miss up to six weeks of schooling, so the injuries can have quite a disruptive affect upon a child’s educational development. So, it is important that wherever possible, appropriate preventative measures to help protect children – and adults – both at home and in other environments, are taken to reduce these figures. Here is some information on potential safety measures available for doors:
Door Finger Guards
Most ‘finger-trapping’ injuries occur on internal doors, usually on the ‘hinged side’ – the most effective weapon against these injuries is to install door finger guards. They are available to be fitted on both sides of a door, not just the hinged side, and will prevent accidental trapping of fingers. They make it impossible for children – or adults – from getting caught in those gaps that are usually so seemingly easy – and painful – for hands to find! Fingerguards are easy to install – usually installed in just a few minutes with no tools required – and are available in a range of designs and colours, so can be fitted to doors in any environment without compromising the aesthetic appearance of the doors or looking too ‘industrial’ and clumsy. They can be fitted to any existing door in situation, automatically creating finger safe doors.
Where To Use Them
Finger guards can be fitted to any doors in any environment – if you have children, then installing them on the internal doors in your home will provide protection for your loved ones. Of course, the obvious environments you would want to see fingerguards installed on doors are in educational establishments – nurseries and schools especially! You would expect them to be installed in any public building where there is heavy footfall and especially where there may be vulnerable people – hospitals and such – indeed, any building that may have fire doors installed as fire doors are especially heavy, and those fitted with automatic closing mechanisms can easily catch people’s fingers, causing considerable pain and damage. In fact, it is now a legal requirement to include integral finger guards on all doors of any educational establishments being built.
Finger guards can be fitted to any style door including bi-folds and flush fitting – whilst we may be concerned about the aesthetics of our homes and the door appearance, the range of finger guards now available make them ideal for any home environment. Putting aside then aesthetic factor, the peace of mind afforded to you with regards to the safety and protection of your family and loved ones is the only reason you need to consider! For all aspects of door safety, it is always worth speaking with experienced door manufacturers or provider. Choose fingersafe fire doors.
Enfield Doors
If you would like more information about finger safe fire doors, please contact us. Alternatively, you can visit the safehinge fire door page.
