Should I go heavy-duty with Fingersafe Industrial?

27 Nov Should I go heavy-duty with Fingersafe Industrial?

The law on workplace safety is pretty clear, with several pieces of legislation – including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 – making for essential reading.

As an employer, proprietor, building owner or competent person, you must ensure that the work environment you are responsible for is healthy and safe for everyone, from your workers to visitors and general members of the public. Health and safety regulations cover everything from lighting, building conditions and movement around the premises to cleanliness and hygiene, employee welfare and comfort, and working outdoors, so it’s safe to say there’s a lot to think about!

With working conditions usually harsher in industrial environments, like warehouses, plants, factories and fabrication facilities, the list of risks is longer for some employers than it is for others…

Minimising risk in industrial settings

Whatever the nature of your industrial organisation, ensuring the safety of workers should be a top priority, and it all starts with identifying risks.

The introduction of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 went beyond the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The legislation saw risk assessment officially become a legal requirement for employers as the British Safety Council describes:

“Although the 1974 act provided the outline principle of risk assessment, the largest change was placing a legal duty of care on employers to conduct risk assessments to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees, the public and visitors. Any company with five or more employees must record any significant findings from their assessments. Separate risk assessments are required for people under 18 and new or expectant mothers.”

Only by identifying risks can you reduce them, with more appropriate and effective health and safety measures able to be implemented following risk assessment.

Managing finger trapping incidents

Finger trapping accidents are common occurrences in both commercial and industrial settings. There are thousands of trapping accidents every year, each of which causes significant pain and distress. Ensuring your industrial setting makes changes to reduce or even eliminate the risk of finger or hand injuries is therefore important.

That’s where Fingersafe Industrial comes in!

You don’t have to search very far to find the solution to all your door safety problems. Fingersafe Industrial has been specially designed and specifically developed for industrial settings, with the harshest environments and most extreme conditions welcoming our heavy-duty, anti finger trapping devices.

Our industrial finger protectors are tough, and are able to withstand all external weather conditions as well as provide suitable solutions for indoor use.

Each industrial door guard is crafted using heavy grade material and finished with solid aluminium trims. They’re fitted across the full length of the door and can be adapted for application to any door type, including timber, metal, butt hinged or centre pivoted designs. Fingersafe Industrial is so versatile it can also be fitted on the push or pull side of the door.

As the name suggests, Fingersafe Industrial is built to last, made to withstand harsh conditions, easy to maintain, and UV and high impact resistant.

Ready to join the commercial premises, factories, warehouses, retail stores, oil rigs and industrial environments that already have our door guards fitted? Find out more about Fingersafe Industrial here or get in touch with our team to discuss your requirements.