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3 Low-Maintenance Ways to Upgrade Safety Between Classrooms

 Keeping kids safe at your school can be an everyday challenge, especially during busy transitions. Corridors can fill up quickly, doors can open and shut abruptly, and many small risks can go unnoticed in the rush between lessons. With a few simpler adjustments, this shared space can become much safer for kids and easier for staff to manage. Add Barriers One of the most effective yet uncommon ways to support a calmer movement in your school is by installing PVC curtains . It's practical in areas such as art rooms, eating areas, or science labs. These are lightweight curtains that allow your staff to see through different spaces. They create barriers preventing unnecessary rushing and avoidable accidents. They are easy to clean and maintain and ideal for fast-paced environments. Protect Hinges Doors are a common hazard leading to serious finger entrapment injuries. Kids can get dangerously close to the hinges and sustain excruciating injuries. Installing high-quality, durable ...

Why is Expert Door Risk Assessment Important?

Doors in a property are a useful everyday feature. But in high-traffic areas like schools, hospitals, and commercial buildings, these can also become a safety concern. Heavier or flimsier doors, in particular, can easily trap fingers and hands in closing hinges, and the injuries can be excruciating and life-altering.  This is why an expert door risk assessment matters. Professionals can identify hidden dangers, prevent avoidable accidents, and implement appropriate safety measures. Professional Door Risk Assessment Makes A Difference Every building can have different levels of risk, usage patterns, and occupant behaviours. A generic checklist, therefore, isn’t enough.  When you partner with experts, they can examine how each element of your building functions and whether existing safety measures are adequate. They help keep unnecessary trouble out of the lives of vulnerable users. Without this expertise, even the well-intentioned safety measures can lead to unpredictable conse...

How do you choose the right finger guard for your doors?

When it comes to keeping little fingers safe, not all doors need the same kind of protection. Every door moves in its own way and that means every door needs the right type of guard. The best finger guards for doors are the ones that fit properly and don’t stop the door from working smoothly. Why don’t all doors use the same kind of finger guard? It’s easy to think that any guard will do but that’s where schools and nurseries can go wrong. A guard that’s perfect for a wooden classroom door may not fit a glass door or a fire door. Door finger protection aims to prevent fingers from getting caught but the method of doing so depends on the type of door itself. Standard hinged doors These are the doors we use most. They swing open and shut all day, which means they need full-length guards that cover both the hinge side and the back edge. Soft, flexible materials like PVC work well because they bend with the door and can handle a lot of movement. Fire doors Fire doors need extra care. You...

Why should nurseries use door finger guards?

Walk into any nursery and you will find a happy and active space. But it only takes a split second for that happiness and activity to turn into an emergency. For example, when a small hand gets caught in the hinge side of a closing door. This is why nurseries need door hinge finger guards . In this blog, we will explain why young children are especially at risk and how door hinge guards can prevent painful finger trap injuries. Door hinges can be dangerous. Children under five are always curious and touch everything around them, including doors. The risk is that every nursery door has a hinge side that can trap little fingers in an instant. Some nurseries assume that slow-close or soft-close doors will solve the problem. But even those doors can leave a gap on the hinge side. That gap is just wide enough for a small finger to slip into. Unless that gap is covered, the risk of injury remains. Installing door hinge finger guards can prevent an avoidable medical emergency and all the con...