As a governing body of a school with small children, not conducting a thorough safety check on your doors on a regular basis (in order to make sure that every entryway in the premise is completely safe for students) might put you on the wrong side of the law. For example, if any of your pupils sustain a door-related injury on the school premises, you can be taken to court for breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act, etc. 1974 and be liable for hefty fines.
Be that as it may, there is nothing to be worried about. You can effectively prevent door-related accidents on your school premises by putting in appropriate door safety products like hinge guards on every entryway unsupervised children may have access to. These guards are specially designed to prevent little fingers from getting caught between a closing door and its frame, thereby completely eliminating the potential risks of any door-related finger injury.
Even though there are no specific rules and regulations in the UK that state that door safety products are mandatory, installing them has now become a common practice in most schools and day care centres throughout the country. After all, even the best-quality door safety products are reasonably affordable and pretty easy to put in place too.
As an extra precautionary measure against finger trap injuries, you can also think about setting up anti-door slam devices as they slow down the pace at which the doors close, further abbreviating the risks of a door-related accident. Other alternative measures to defend against door-related finger injuries may consist of fitting a sliding door or supervising access to an area with high traffic.
You must also assess the potential risks to the children in order to accurately identify the health and safety measures that are necessary. You should then make sure that all the key staff members have been taught about their responsibilities regarding door safety matters so that they are able to carry out certain health and safety tasks such as risk assessment, first aid, etc.
If you run a school with small children, you are naturally responsible for their health and safety as well as making sure that all safety measures are in place and in working order. It should, therefore, be of utmost importance to that you that safety products like hinge guards, anti-door slamming devices, hinge pins, etc. Are installed on every door in your school.