OPTIMUM HPL for Doors in Healthcare, Hospitals and Aged Care
When considering fire safety in healthcare premises the number 1 priority is clearly patient safety. In the event of a fire, progressive evacuation in stages to safe places is necessary in keeping patients away from the effects of fire and smoke. It is necessary to restrict the spread of fire and smoke from one part of the building to another.
Lamicolor’s new OPTIMUM HPL for Doors are Group 1 Fire Rated laminates that will benefit doors in these premises to assist keeping the fire in the room or compartment where it started thus maintaining safety for people elsewhere and allowing them to quickly escape while the fire and rescue service teams reach the fire and deal with it.
The other difficulty with doors is that although, just like the walls, they can restrict fire and smoke spread they also have to function as doors in busy areas, opening and closing possibly thousands of times each day. Given the likelihood of damage from wheeled trollies etc and the sheer number of doors at these facilities, it is easy to see how HPL laminated doors can also assist in managing the maintenance to a minimum over a standard older or painted door that will try to meet their required fire and smoke ratings for these facilities.
