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Door Safety Standards
fingersafe®
is made of UPVC plastic and nitrile
rubber and is Underwriter's
Laboratory (UL) approved with a
fire
rating of four hours. It can be
installed on any fire door and has
been tested and complies with the
following standards:
NFPA 252, UL
10B, UL 10C, ASTM E-152, CAN4 S-104,
and UBC7-2 (1997)
fingersafe®
door hinge guards satisfy these
criteria 100% and leave the
operation of the door unimpeded! The
door will continue to open to 180°:
"Caring
for our Children-National Health and
Safety Performance Standards:
Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child
Care Programs," produced by
National Resource Center for Health
and Safety in Child Care, (2nd.
Edition - published in January
2002). STANDARD 5.017
Finger-pinch Protection Devices.
Applicable to Centers, Large Family
Child Care Home, Small Family Child
Care Home:
"Finger-pinch protection devices
shall be installed wherever doors
are accessible to children ….”
U.S. General Services Administration
"Child Care Center Design Guide"
(June 1998) Chapter 10, Technical
Criteria ( 0.7.3 Doors):
“It is essential that children's
fingers be protected from being
crushed or otherwise injured in the
hinge space of a swinging door or
gate. There are simple devices
available to attach to the hinge
side, ensuring that this type of
injury does not occur. As the door
closes, the hand is pushed out of
the opening, away from harm. In
addition, young children are
vulnerable to injury when they fall
against the other (hinged) side of
doors and gates, striking projected
hinges. Piano hinges are not
recommended to alleviate this
problem as they tend to sag over
time with heavy use. Instead, an
inexpensive device fitting over
hinges is available on the market
and should be used to ensure
safety.”
Department of Defense "Handbook
on Child Development Centers",
modified 8/29/97
(MIL-HDBK-1037/2A). Section 5.3(e):
"... Provide
protection hardware for the hinge
open area up to 1524mm (60 inches)
minimum above finished floor at
doors in children's activity rooms"
U.S. Air Force "AFI34-248 1
October 1999" Chapter 10.7
Other Dangers [10.7.6):
"Have
finger guards on activity room
doors"
U.K. Government Regulation 18-1
of the "Workplace (Health, Safety
and Welfare) Relations 1992":
"Doors and
gates shall be suitably constructed
(including being fitted with any
necessary safety devices)."
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