It's been a long time considering that we went over security doors, so we believed it was about time for a refresher. Let's begin by advising ourselves what they are and why we need them.

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

Put simply, and as the name suggests, a security door supplies enhanced protection and shielding from different undesirable circumstances and circumstances; as a consequence they are most likely to be heavy duty and of really solid (frequently but not always metal) construction, and great care will have been handled their design. There are a number of reasons why we may require them, primary among which are:

preventing undesirable access (conscious as constantly of emergency situation 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.

Implications of not installing security doors ...

Well, there are several, and they ΘΩΡΑΚΙΣΜΕΝΕΣ ΠΟΡΤΕΣ all hinge (no pun meant) on being unable to prevent the unwanted things taking place: if your doors are not protect then it's much easier for people to break in and take or damage your goods and residential or commercial property; fire and smoke will spread out even more quickly; and individuals's fingers can get trapped in closing doors. So we're discussing different points on the scale ΠΟΡΤΑ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ which vary from real loss of life through breaking the law and contravening policies through badly damaged hands and fingers through loss/damage of/to important properties to raised insurance coverage premiums ... with all sorts of business implications.

Required we state more?

PAS 24.

This is your assurance that the door is being monitored by a UKAS recognized accreditation body to ensure compliance with PAS 24:201.

Enhanced security performance requirements for doorsets and windows in the UK. External doorsets and windows intended to provide a level of security appropriate for dwellings and other buildings exposed to equivalent danger and the specific and the appropriate product particular requirement for general efficiency referenced in BS 6375 Components 1, 2 and 3.

PAS 24, like a lot of British Standards, is a minimum requirement. To put it simply it doesn't include higher or lower grades for security, therefore doors that are tested to the specifications of the basic either pass or stop working. Although some of the doorsets that pass will be a little more powerful than the minimum needed, a minimum basic motivates engineers to develop the door to pass at the minimum requirements. This makes economic and environmental sense and the effectiveness of doors certificated to this requirement has shown http://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=ΠΟΡΤΕΣ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑΣ that the minimum levels set by the British Standards were practically spot on.

Classes of use.

Since there are all sorts of different environments where security doors are required, a number of which are utilized by the public, as you might expect there is a British Requirement to help guide you through what kind of door you need: DD171:1987.

The basic sets out 4 levels or classes of usage:.

Light duty-- radio frequency of use and most likely not that extreme, such as in a personal home.

Medium task-- medium frequency of usage, some possibility of a mishap, but the door is not normally used by the public-- for instance an internal office door.

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

Extreme task-- the only image you require to have in your mind here is a school when the bell opts for playtime and all the children run towards the door. Enough stated!

Safehinge?

Setting up a protected door to avoid unwanted gain access to and the spread of fire and smoke is one thing, but how do we prevent fingers getting caught? This is where Safehinge comes in-- a kind of door hinge which completely eliminates any possibility of fingers getting trapped by utilizing a specialist pivot set and a curved (aluminium) profile-- the gap at the hinge when opening and closing is for that reason removed.

Professional advice.

We have actually touched on a few of the essential things to think of when considering security doors, however obviously there are other factors to consider too; as typical it's crucial that you talk to the professionals.

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