Risk Assessment Solutions Ltd is a Health and Safety Consultancy and Fire Risk Assessor. It is headed by Ken Birch, Health and Safety Consultant at the company. Risk Assessment Solutions Ltd help their customers identify any health and safety issues and advise on the most suitable safety solutions.
Fire doors proved to be a hindrance
Ken found that his customers were having problems with heavy fire doors, such as damage from the struggle of opening them which resulted in them being wedged open. Ken said “Fire doors were being wedged open, and we’ve found this to be a common occurrence. Other fire doors which are used as main entrances that were opened and closed hundreds of times a day were getting damaged.”
Dorgard is the recommended choice
After meeting Fireco, Ken discovered Dorgard as the ideal solution, as it easily keeps fire doors open safely. “We met Fireco at a Health and Safety show at the NEC. We formed a Service Level Agreement and we started to install Dorgard ourselves.”
Dorgard allows the user to hold fire doors open safely at any angle. The wireless device continually listens for the sound of the fire alarm and closes the doors automatically in the event of a fire.
The outcome
- Established and ongoing demand of Dorgard
- Risk Assessment Solutions Ltd is providing a solution to help their customers with their fire doors
- Reliable partnership with Fireco.
Dorgard has shown to be a profitable product for Risk Assessment Solutions. Ken commented “We have installed Dorgard in a number of Nursing and Residential Care Homes. The benefits to the residents are they hold fire doors open safely and have added benefits of keeping airflow circulating in the properties and making access easier. The product has brought in more work and sales, and if I see a wedged fire door I recommend Dorgard. The install is quick and easy, I didn’t need any training as the install is just common sense.”
“There is always support from Fireco, the team are very helpful and I recommend them.”