The Locksmith Journal Mar/Apr 2019 - Issue 61 | Page 56

56 • FIRESAFETY Compliance Made Easy Safety and FREEDOM freedom SAFETY AND of movement AT at EACH Each OF MOVEMENT Peach Childcare PEACH CHILDCARE Each Peach Childcare in in Hove, East Sussex, Each Peach Childcare Hove, East Sussex, provides quality childcare provides quality childcare and education for and education for children from children from new babies to five years old. new babies to five years old. “We have 70-80 children on an average day here at Each Peach so door, which automatically close the door when the alarm is activated. A separate transmitter is wired directly into the fire alarm system which means you can instantly check that all units are working, and everything is running smoothly. Quick installation Suzanne said: “We had units fitted to 10 doors and the whole » » “WE HAVE 70-80 FIRE DOORS CAUSING doors closing too quickly on QUICK INSTALLATION it is a very lively environment,” said Suzanne Charlesworth, Nursery installation, including the transmitter and repeater, took less than an children on an average day DIFFICULTIES people, so we were worried Suzanne said: “We had Manager. “There’s of activity, so it can times become It’s made such a difference units — we fitted can safely the doors open, here at Each Peach so it is always plenty “During collection it very noisy about hour. safety.” to 10 keep doors a very lively environment,” can get very busy, with large Each Peach had tried to and the whole installation, with children playing and chatting to each other. Staff and children and every time the alarm is tested, they close, which is reassuring.” said Suzanne Charlesworth, numbers of parents picking solve the problem of door including the transmitter regularly move around between rooms, and out into the garden, wedges so Nursery Manager. “There’s up their children, finding their by installing devices and repeater, took less than always plenty of activity, so things and talking to other to legally hold open fire an hour. It’s made such a it’s important that the building is accessible.” “It’s easier for people to move through the building at peak times it can become very noisy parents. We need to make doors. Suzanne continued: difference — we can safely the kids can run about keep without that doors with children playing and sure everyone can move “Other now, door and hold-open the worrying doors open, and will close Fire doors causing difficulties chatting to each other. Staff around easily so there’s no devices had been set off every time the alarm is on them. Keeping the doors open has been great for ventilation as and children regularly move by of the noise of children tested, they close, which is “During collection times it traffic can get jams! very Our busy, fire with doors large numbers well, particularly the kitchen. Dorgard Pro’s transmitter is radio- around between rooms, and kept getting in the way so shouting and laughing. in They reassuring.” parents picking up their children, finding their things and talking to out into the garden, so it’s we had to wedge them open just weren’t right for us.” “It’s easier for people to activated, so it isn’t affected by background noise. Everything works important other that the building is make sure life everyone easier. We’d move through the building parents. We need to to make can move around really well.” Pro accessible.” also had problems with the at peak times now, and the ‘Dorguard easily so there’s no traffic jams! Our fire doors kept getting in the way kids can run about without has given us worrying that doors will close so we had to wedge them open to make life easier. We’d also had peace “With of the mind’ transmitter installed, on the them. units have a five-year battery life, Keeping the doors problems with the doors closing too quickly on people, so we were open has been great for which is cost-effective. Dorgard Pro has given us peace of mind, Each Peach asked Fireco ventilation as well, particularly worried about safety.” that to we can safely keep doors open, but we’ll be Pro’s protected to find knowing a solution this in the kitchen. Dorgard problem and Dorgard Pro transmitter is radioactivated, if there’s a fire.” so it isn’t affected by Each Peach had tried to solve the problem of door wedges was by installed. With Dorgard Pro, retainers are fitted background noise. Everything installing devices to legally hold open fire doors. Suzanne continued: to each fire door, which works really well.” automatically close the door “With the transmitter “Other door hold-open devices had been set off by the noise of when the alarm is activated. installed, the units have a children shouting and laughing. They just weren’t right for us.” A separate transmitter is five-year battery life, which wired directly into the fire is cost-effective. Dorgard alarm system which means Pro has given us peace of Each Peach asked Fireco to find a solution to this problem and Dorgard you can instantly check mind, knowing that we can that all units are working, safely keep doors open, but Pro was installed. 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