by Shane Henson — September 23, 2013—ASSA ABLOY Door Group’s CURRIES, a manufacturer of nonresidential hollow metal doors and frames, and Ceco Door, a manufacturer of steel doors and frames for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, have launched a new advancement for behavioral health facilities.
Its Behavioral Healthcare Patient Room Access Door is a workable solution that has aesthetic flexibility and meets required industry codes. This innovative solution has just passed a 45-minute fire test for the step through access inner door option. The fire test was conducted per NFPA 252, UL10B, UL10C and CAN4-S104, says Ceco Door.
Understanding that proper aesthetics can be just as important as attention to safety in behavioral health facilities, the Patient Room Access Door is modeled to provide security and dependability for healthcare facilities, with a design that is modest enough for healing environments. The main door has the functionality of a standard in-swing patient room door. The inner door can open to the corridor, giving authorized personnel quick access to the patient’s room. Patient safety is a key feature in the design of the door, stresses Ceco Door.
According to ASSA ABLOY, Ceco Door and CURRIES are the first in the business to achieve a UL10C (positive pressure) 45 minute fire rating for this type of application, once againleading the industry. This solution is also accepted by the New York State Office of Mental Health.
