Door Finger Guards Explained: The Complete Guide to Safer Schools, Homes and Workplaces

03 Sep Door Finger Guards Explained: The Complete Guide to Safer Schools, Homes and Workplaces

Upholding the highest standards of safety within schools, homes and workplaces is critical. Whether protecting pupils, staff or loved ones, everyone deserves to go about their day knowing they are safe from harm. Unfortunately, there are many, many hazards in the modern day home and workplace. An area of concern that is often drastically underestimated are doorways.

Internal and external doors pose huge risks, with children, vulnerable adults and the elderly particularly vulnerable. Thankfully, our door finger guards are providing a worthy safety solution – here’s how…

What are door finger guards?

Door finger protection guards are important safety devices that can be fitted on the push side and hinge pin (or pull side) of a door to prevent painful hand and finger injuries. They provide coverage across the length of the door, concealing the gap and protruding hinges.

As well as blocking access to the danger zones of standard and other door types, our products go much further than many others on the market. Our finger guards actively eject wandering fingers and hands to prevent pinch injuries, and the long and short term complications they bring, which can be significant as British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (Bapras) spokesperson and plastic surgeon Anna De Leo details:

“It’s easy to underestimate how important your hands are to doing everyday tasks. Injuries to fingers and hands mean tying your shoelaces, typing, holding a mobile phone or eating become a lot more challenging. And this is nothing compared to the impact of a finger amputation… Fingertip injury alone can result in 20% loss of hand strength and can prevent people from pursuing their chosen career.”

How easy are they to fit?

Very easy – considering how effective and protective our finger guards are, fitting takes just a short time to achieve reliable results.

Here at Fingersafe, we provide fitting instructions for all applications across our entire product range. While our professional fitting service offers ultimate peace of mind. You can read our DIY installation guide for further information.

Is the use of hinge protectors mandatory?

Surprisingly, the use of hinge protectors – even in public spaces and commercial environments – is not mandatory. We have been very outspoken on the subject and how the mandatory use of door safety devices should be enforced. Prevention is after all better than cure, and little and big hands need protection!

Despite several pieces of health and safety legislation governing risk management across UK schools and workplaces – including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 – employers, building owners and managers have no legal responsibility to fit finger hinge protectors.

Who can benefit from finger protection?

Ensuring hand and finger safety matters across all settings, including domestic properties, workplaces, schools, and public spaces like community centres. Our door finger guards are already relied on by countless customers, with our products able to be fitted on 99% of today’s doors, excluding sliding doors.

We have a whole brochure of finger protection products to explore, meaning you are guaranteed to find the door finger guards that suit your requirements. Browse our product range today to get started.