Which settings could benefit from door finger guard installation?

20 Nov Which settings could benefit from door finger guard installation?

Finger trapping accidents are a very real issue, with individuals of all ages and from all walks of life sustaining damage from door-related injuries. While car doors are the biggest offenders, door hinges at home, school, shops or in other private/public places were close seconds, with children most at risk of finger entrapment.

Approximately 30,000 children trap their fingers in doors every year according to the Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The damage caused often results in lifelong issues for those affected. With these figures not getting any lower and finger entrapment still a major risk across many environments, we’re calling for people to take matters into their own hands! Here are just some of the settings that can benefit from door finger guard installation…

Nurseries and schools

We’ve worked closely with the education sector for many years, with nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools just some of the establishments we’ve helped to improve door safety. Here at Fingersafe, we understand just how traumatic entrapment can be for the child affected, their peers and the staff members treating finger injuries.

As an education provider, it is your duty to supply safe spaces for your pupils, with the nation’s schools and their management teams having several responsibilities to uphold the highest standard of classroom safety. You can boost classroom safety rather easily however with the addition of door finger guards throughout your premises.

Our hinge protectors actively eject wandering fingers and hands from door danger zones to stop finger trapping incidents before they can happen.

Leisure centres

Leisure centres, gyms, sports centres and other recreational buildings should be equally as family friendly.

Attending children and adults should feel safe, and one way to guarantee just that is via the fitting of hinge protectors. Whether boosting the safety of hinge opening side doors, hinge pin side doors, uPVC doors, bi-fold doors or the security gates outside, our UK manufactured, high quality protection guards provide the solutions.

Shops

The retail sector is another industry that’s very familiar with our finger protection products. We have proudly supplied door finger guards and associated installation to shops, restaurants, cafes and coffee shops around the world, making these settings safer and more accessible for our clientele’s own customers. We minimise the risk of finger trapping accidents to offer ultimate peace of mind to you and your customers.

Prisons

With recent news that a prison officer faced finger amputation following crushing in a cell door, the use of door finger guards is becoming more of a priority within prisons. Protecting officers and inmates from awful incidents like these is possible with Fingersafe® protection.

Factories and warehouses

We provide heavy duty finger protection solutions for factories, warehouses and other industrial premises.

Fingersafe® Industrial was designed and developed with these specific settings in mind to ensure a tough, strong, robust and extreme door safety system that can withstand the demands of the most rugged environments. Our door finger guards can be found on commercial, factory, warehouse, retail, and internal and external oil rig doors as a result.

Homes

Last but certainly not least are our door finger pinch guards for the home. Designed for internal use across residential settings, these solutions span the full length of the push side of domestic use doors to provide complete protection.

Fingersafe® Home can prevent a lot of heartache for parents and their children, with treatment for door-related finger injuries particularly traumatic and drawn-out as the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS) details:

“Fingertip injuries are the most common hand injury seen by plastic and reconstructive surgeons with toddlers most at risk. Most parents present at A&E which can mean lengthy waits, at least one x-ray and consultation with specialist consultants. Many require multiple procedures with one in six injuries resulting in an amputation. Such injuries can leave children with lifelong disfigurement, pain and even depression.”

Please note, Fingersafe® Home is for domestic use only, and is not suitable for installation on commercial, uPVC or bi-fold doors.

Here at Fingersafe, we believe every setting – beyond those mentioned above – can benefit from door finger protection. Find out how your home, commercial space or industrial premises can enjoy improved door safety and a lower risk of finger entrapment by contacting our team today.