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It's been quite a while considering that we went over security doors, so we believed it was high time for a refresher. Let's begin by reminding ourselves what they are and why we require them.

What is a security door, and why do we require them?

Simply put, and as the name suggests, a security door provides boosted protection and shielding from different unwanted scenarios and scenarios; as a repercussion they are likely to be heavy duty and of extremely strong PORTES (frequently but not constantly metal) construction, and great care will have been handled their design. There are numerous reasons why we might require them, primary among which are:

preventing unwanted access (mindful as always of emergency evacuations).

avoiding or slowing down the passage of fire and/or smoke.

safety-- a style that eliminates the possibility of fingers getting caught in the door.

Ramifications of not setting up security doors ...

Well, there are several, and they all hinge (no pun meant) on being not able to avoid the unwanted things happening: if your doors are not secure then it's easier for individuals to break in and steal or damage your products and property; fire and smoke will spread much more quickly; and people's fingers can get caught in closing doors. So we're discussing numerous points on the scale which vary from real loss of life through breaking the law and contravening guidelines through severely harmed hands and fingers through loss/damage of/to important possessions to raised insurance premiums ... with all sorts of industrial implications.

Need we say more?

PAS 24.

This is your warranty that the door is being monitored by a UKAS certified certification body to make sure compliance with PAS 24:201.

Enhanced security efficiency requirements for doorsets and windows in the UK. External doorsets and windows meant to use a level of security appropriate for residences and other buildings exposed to similar danger and the specific and the appropriate material specific requirement for general efficiency referenced in BS 6375 Parts 1, 2 and 3.

PAS 24, like a lot of British Standards, is a minimum standard. To put it simply it does not consist of higher or lower grades for security, therefore doors that are tested to the specs of the basic either pass or stop working. Although some of the doorsets that pass will be a little stronger than the minimum required, a minimum standard motivates engineers to develop the door to pass at the minimum requirements. This makes economic and ecological sense and the efficiency of doors certificated to this requirement has shown that the minimum levels set by the British Standards were practically spot on.

Classes of usage.

Since there are all sorts of different environments where security doors are needed, much of which are utilized by the public, as you may anticipate there is a British Standard to help direct you through what type of door you require: DD171:1987.

The standard sets out 4 levels or classes of use:.

Light task-- radio frequency of use and probably not that extreme, such as in a personal house.

Medium responsibility-- medium frequency of use, some chance of a mishap, but the door is not generally utilized by the public-- for example an internal office door.

Heavy duty-- lots of use, including by the public, and a reasonably high opportunity of an accident-- for instance in a retail outlet.

Serious responsibility-- the only ΠΟΡΤΕΣ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ image you require to have in your mind here is a school when the bell chooses playtime and all the children run towards the door. Enough said!

Safehinge?

Setting up a protected door to avoid undesirable access and the spread of fire and smoke is something, but how do we prevent fingers getting caught? This is where Safehinge is available in-- a kind of door hinge which completely removes any opportunity of fingers getting trapped by using a specialist pivot set and a curved (aluminium) profile-- the space at the hinge when opening and closing is therefore removed.

Expert advice.

We've discussed some of the key things to think of when thinking about security doors, however obviously there are other factors to consider too; as typical it's vital that you talk with the professionals.

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