Safety Assured Limited - Injury Protection

It is now an established practice to install finger guards on doors in commercial facilities all around the U.K. These facilities may include day care centres, schools, cafes, libraries, shopping malls, workplaces, etc. But, are these   door finger guards  all that useful in providing protection against finger trap injuries?      In short, yes, they are! See, whenever a door closes, there are three primary trapping points – the latch, the hinge, and the hinge cavity. When it comes to the latch, it is pretty easy to lower the extent of risk around this area with the simple use of self-closing devices or foam bumpers. The hinge area, on the other hand, is high-risk. An opening door creates a glaring opening in the hinge cavity as well as on the hinge pin side. This gap is wide, wide enough for fingers to be poked through and get caught in between the door and its frame. Door finger guards, though, can easily fill in this gap, eliminating the risks of an i...

Have you ever thought of the doors in your home as a threat to you and your family’s health and safety? Door safety, to a large extent, focuses on preventing break-ins and allowing easy emergency escape. We are sure you have that area covered, but what about preventing door-related finger accidents? Door-related finger accidents are way too commonplace in the U.K. and yet do not get a proper address. Although most of these accidents only result in minor injuries, some may lead to fractured bones or perhaps even amputation. After all, when a door closes, the force exerted at its hinge side can reach as much as 40 tons psi! Fortunately, however, these accidents can be easily avoided with high-quality door finger guards in place. So what do door finger guards really do? Finger guards are just one of the many door finger protectors . They cover the openings created between the door and the frame when the door is opening or closing. In this way, they prevent the risks of a fing...

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), approximately 40,000 children encounter door-related accidents ending in finger trap injuries every year throughout the UK. In many instances, the injured children will live with impairment for the rest of their lives. Whether you have a baby in the home or you run a school or a day-care centre, door safety products are a pragmatic solution to prevent finger trap injuries. That being said, considering the wide range of door safety products in the market currently, how can you find the right one to childproof your premises? Whether you’re purchasing door finger guards , anti-door slam devices or hinge cavity products, you need to make sure they are durable and even a few years down the line, their mechanism and all the screws are still in place. It would be ideal if your door safety product is also supplied with a warranty. Of course, you would want them to be functional yet unobtrusive. There are many door ...

Door related finger injuries are a fairly common occurrence in both homes and commercial settings such as schools, day care centres, restaurants, workplaces, etc. Door related accidents are, as might be expected, very distressing, especially if the injured is a child. While most accidents only result in minor wounds and cuts, some catastrophic finger trap accidents can even require amputation of the injured finger.  What is a finger trap accident? A finger trap accident is when someone gets their finger(s) caught in the middle of the door and the door frame. This can happen because of a door closing on their fingers as we often do not realise whether or not our fingers are clear of the door. Children are especially at risk to finger trap accidents because they mostly play with and around the door.  door finger guards How can finger trap injuries be avoided? Door related finger trap injuries – no matter how severe – can be easily prevented with the fast and s...