Safety Assured Limited - Injury Protection

Whether it is a school, a daycare centre, or your home, the safety of children should always be the priority. As someone responsible for these little ones, you should do everything you can to protect them from any danger. The hinge guards for doors are one of the measures required for the child’s safety. The hinge side of a door is one of the most dangerous areas as it is more likely to harm children – as most finger-trapping injuries happen because of doors shutting faster than children can react. Every year, about 30,000 children crush their fingers between the door’s hinge edges in the UK.  And, in some extreme cases, finger trapping injuries may even lead to amputation of fingers. So, if you have a little one at home or you are responsible for looking after your students, you need to child-proof your environment. You can take various measures to keep children away from door-related finger accidents. Door hinge finger protector devices can safeguard these vulnerable areas...

Finger and hand trapping incidents are common among both children and adults alike. Most people think that these accidents happen around the door handles area. But, one of the more unpredictable causes of door-related finger injuries is the jamb hinge area of the doors, which consists of the wide door jamb gap and the hinge gap. The wide gap of the door frame is the most common area where fingers and hands can get caught. Like a wide gap, the hinge side also presents its danger points. But when it comes to making the door safer, the hinge side can often be neglected. But, if a toddler or young children caught their fingers between them, the injuries caused can be just as traumatic as the ones on the wide gap on the other side. These risk areas of the doors should never be underestimated. To prevent severe injuries and potential loss of fingers, you can install safety hinge guard strips into your doors to cover these exposed and dangerous gaps. Like these strips, it is essential t...