Safety Assured Limited - Injury Protection

There are more than 40,000 children that require an emergency hospital visit after trapping their fingers in between doors. Studies also show that more than 1,500 of these kids end up suffering painful surgeries and even amputations in some cases. Government legislation organizations can now be fined if appropriate precautions are not taken to prevent such accidents in places like schools and daycare centres. By installing high-quality door hinge protectors , you can prevent any finger entrapment injuries effortlessly and will never have to deal with the trauma of crushed fingers or amputation at an early age. What is a finger protector? A finger protector is easy to install a yet robust device that can help parents and teachers prevent any fingers from entering the dangerous gap between the door and its frame. Whether you believe it or not, most finger protectors available are as simple to fit as a lightbulb. It will take you hardly a few seconds to install a door finger protecto...

As the owner or manager of a school, it is your responsibility to assess the risk of any finger entrapment accidents within the premises and take the required action if you find that the risk is significant. By installing door finger guards, you can quickly mitigate any door entrapment injuries! Door-related injuries are being targeted by health and safety inspectors and other local authorities who consider installing a door hinge finger protector a good practice, if not essential in a few places. High risk for young children All nursery managers/proprietors and headteachers must ensure that they get door finger guards installed to all high-risk doors such as classrooms, entrance and exits, toilet doors, and emergency exits. Secondary schools and post sixteen establishments should also assess all the risks that young children can access, such as the reception area. Nurseries and schools need to get the right kind of door hinge protectors installed the first time to avoid any acc...

Constantly watching over your kid’s every action might not be possible, even if you are at home. With that being said, let's look at a few practical rules that can help make sure your children stay out of harm's way even if you are not around. Stop opening the door for strangers You need to instruct your children to keep the doors locked at all times and only open for family members. They need to know if any stranger rings the doorbell, they should stay put and not open the door immediately. This is even more critical for children who are old enough to be at home alone. You can also ensure safety around doors by installing a door hinge finger protector that prevents your children from any finger entrapment accidents. Always have a family emergency contact list in handy all households need to have an emergency contact list written down or printed and kept someplace central. If a disaster strikes, family members should be able to reach it and contact others if required. Te...

There are various cases of children in child care centres and preschools who accidentally get their fingers caught in between the door and its frame every day. This incident often results in a nasty bruise on the hand or fingers or a broken fingernail: nevertheless, it may lead to amputation if the injury is severe. Hands and fingers pinched in doorways are one of the primary causes of accidents amongst children under five. The potential liability cost of medical attention associated with a finger pinch incident can cost you thousands of dollars. Door finger protection should be your top priority when it comes to childproofing your house. Door hinge protectors are the best way to prevent both adults and children from getting their hands or fingers stuck on the hinge side of the door. This is why you must take the required steps to prevent finger injuries before they even happen. The affordable investment of getting door finger guards installed will reduce the overall chances of pa...

In the United Kingdoms, it’s an established practice to install high-quality door guards, especially where kids, pets, or vulnerable adults may be using the premises. Be it at home, school, commercial buildings, retail stores, etc., finger guards prove useful. But what necessitates the need for having such  door finger protection  in your property? In fact, is it even compulsory to have these in the first place? How to Door Guards Prevent Accidents? Understand it in this manner – whenever a door closes right into its frame, there are areas such as the latch or hinge cavity where you may trap your fingers and hurt them severely. Entrapment can cause lifelong injuries if the door is slammed brutally, but it can also lead to minor bruising or swelling if the force isn’t much. In either case, you may require emergency medical assistance to gauge the level of your injuries, spending on medications or wound care, and follow-ups. The discomfort is excruciating, ...

As a school owner, you should put door safety guards high on your priority list. Why? Because the risk of finger entrapment injuries from doors that don’t have stoppers or safety guards is always there, but the schools with developing children are more susceptible to these accidents. The occurrence of these accidents can land your school into financial and reputational trouble. Fortunately, entrapment accidents can be effectively prevented with the use of door finger protectors . So, make sure these safety measures are in place at your establishment to protect the children in your care. Let’s take a look at the report of a finger trapping accident in middle school, which occurred back in October 2017. The family of a little girl student sued her school after her three middle fingertips were severed by a slamming door. The minor student got up to ask a question to her French teacher at MacArthur Middle School when she placed her hand on the class’s door jamb and was looking ou...