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#1 Posted : 08 April 2003 09:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ian Bruce Does anyone have any experience of door handles causing injury to employees? I'm trying to put some guidance together for senior managers on the importance of maintaining door closure mechanisms adequately and the consideration that should be given to ensuring sharp edges etc are removed from handles. Fairly recently, we had an employee "stabbed" by a door handle when the door was opened with some force, the handle causing a puncture wound to the individual standing behind the door. If anyone has a similar experience I'd be grateful if they could share it with me, perhaps even photographs of known "dangerous" handles that we could incorporate in our guidance.
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#2 Posted : 08 April 2003 12:51:00(UTC)
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Posted By John Webster Some are awfully designed. There is one Georgian style which has managed to slip inside my wedding ring several times, nearly breaking my finger. You might like to consider your door furniture in the light of the disability discrimination act. If you were to opt for appropriate door handles, they would be the tubular type which curve back in towards the door at the end. They provide the necessary slip resistant grip, and virtually eliminate the problems you cite. Door closers should also be adjusted so that people with mobility difficulties can safely get through. If you get it right for disabled people, then it should be safe for everyone else.
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