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Is anyone aware of a requirement to fit finger guards to automatic doors?
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British Standards BS7036 (Part 4:7.1) recommends “Finger trap protection should be fitted"
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Not a legal requirement, no.
As an insurance surveyor, I've asked clients in the following areas to fit them.
- Nurseries.
- Community halls with multiple users including toddler groups.
- theatres. The last one was post loss advice. Backstage theatre doors can be heavy - to reduce backstage noise levels. This theatre also ran children's workshops.
Costs are pretty low unless you have a lot of doors to protect. Hinge side finger trapping injuries can easily result in loss of finger to 1st knuckle or bone fracture.
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Thanks for your comments.
I can see a need where there is young children, however in the context of my post I'm concerned with sheltered housing. A rather zealous member of staff has said it's a legal requirement since 2013 and asked whether it applied just to new doors or retrospectively. I took it with a pinch of salt.
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Bit of a pain although I undersatnd why they atare used little thought goes into fire resistancy when putting the on fire doors, also difficult to check the hinmges when completing a fire door inspection.
Regards
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My smelling is offal ment to say!
'Bit of a pain although I understand why they are used little thought goes into fire resistancy when putting the on fire doors, also difficult to check the hinges when completing a fire door inspection'.
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Chris42 link reminded me that there are many designs of 'automatic door' - at first I was just thinking this was an open & shut case :) for your ordinary swing door only.
Friday thread note: I have just fitted finger trap guard portions to doors in my house to protect cat - where she stands sometimes her upright tail goes into the hinge gap. I only needed short lengths (knee height) and did 3 doors. Incidents have occurred! Works a treat.
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