The Locksmith Journal Nov/Dec 2018 - Issue 59 | Page 65

PRECIOUS. PROTECT. FINGERS AT DOORS THIS NEEDN’T HAPPEN! FINPROTECT PLUS FINGER PROTECTION STRIPS Available in a wide range of colours: The professional solution to preventing painful finger injuries. Safety management is important in professional childcare. However, accidents are also just waiting to happen at schools, hospitals and homes for the elderly, and safety requires constant attention. Finprotect Plus finger protection strips are anti-trapping devices that protect children’s fingers at the most dangerous side of the door: the hanging side. This is the side of the door where accidents can have serious consequences for thousands of children every year. It is so easy for little fingers to be trapped, crushed or pinched as a door closes. Fitting Finprotect Plus at the hanging side stops children’s fingers getting trapped and prevents every parent’s worst nightmare. ZERO SEAL SYSTEMS LTD: 01785 282910 FIND OUT MORE AT: WWW.ZEROPLUS.CO.UK/FINPROTECT All the features at a glance: • Prevents finger trapping on both sides of the door • Suitable for use on internal or external doors • Easily fitted and can be temporarily removed if required • Suitable for all door constructions • Strong design with 5-year guarantee, tested to 1 million cycles • TÜV certified • Available in 1980mm & 2500mm lengths • New colour - Anthracite Grey (RAL7016) In this world of litigation, Schools particularly cannot afford to be left open to the charge of being negligent when it comes to ensuring a child’s safety whilst in their care. Indeed, the incidence of children being harmed by having fingers trapped in the hinge side of the door is increasing. In the worst cases there have even been horrific incidents of children losing the ends of their fingers. NEW