When planning the construction or refurbishment of a bedroom or bathroom for patients it is essential in the design process to eliminate points where ligatures can be looped or tied to a fixture in order to create a point of ligature.
Here at Lig-Safe Ltd we can arrange the design, supply and installation of these specialist products through ourselves and our sister company Maintenance Solutions (GB) limited.
Ligature-resistant hardware has become a term that covers a multitude of products, many of which go beyond the strict definition of ligature-resistant. The applications involved, and general product features required need to be considered and additionally reviews to ensure that the products are suited to the environment they are being fitted in.
Most reputable suppliers spend a lot of time and effort exhorting specifiers about the need to consider complete doors sets, compatible hardware and whole life costs. This is particularly true in safe and secure installations where a simple generalisation of ‘anti-ligature hardware’ does us all a disservice and does not embrace all the hardware necessary including handles, hinges, door pulls, locks, latches, escutcheons and striking plates.
Specifically this means products suitable for use in situations where a combination of safety and security is required coupled with the rights for privacy and dignity. Such places include: prisons, detention centres, young offender’s institutions, psychiatric hospitals and care homes.
Lig-Safe have a sister company Maintenance Solutions who have been trained to install these particular products to ensure they are fitted and work correctly. Maintenance solutions will also train staff on site to correctly use, operate and maintain the products fitted.
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