Hi
We currently have a situation were some staff are struggling to open some of our doors( some are fire doors) in a new building. We have adjusted the closers etc but is still a issue. we have also looked at magnetic plates for the doors but this is not practicable as we can't have the doors open for security reasons etc.
I was wondering if any one else had experienced this type of problem?
What do establishments do regarding special needs , with regards personelhaving to open doors regularly that also have to meet fire regulations but still require a lot of effort to open them.

I am aware of the DDA guidance on door opening , regarding newtons required to open doors etc.

Thanks in advance

We had similar issues in a sheltered housing scheme for the elderly. During one inspection a fire officer insisted that we should have FD60S doors that a 102 year old resident just could not open - effectively making them a prisoner in her own home, you can imagine the local papers had a field day. We compromised by beefing up the corridor fire doors and using maglocks in corridors, which only release on sounders being activated, and can be reset following a n alarm test - although on releasing, a door knocked over another resident, we do have signage and inductions for new residents.