Fire safety is a necessary requirement in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Gerda Security helps keep these places safe from fires.

Here we’ll talk about why fire safety in healthcare is a critical consideration, and how Gerda Security’s special tools can help protect patients, staff, and important medical equipment.

Key Points: Fire Safety in Healthcare

• Fire safety in healthcare facilities​ is crucial due to vulnerable patients and complex equipment
• Proper fire safety protocols protect lives, preserve property, and ensure continuity of care
• Healthcare facilities face unique fire risks from oxygen supplies, electrical equipment, and flammable materials
• Comprehensive fire safety plans, staff training, and specialised equipment are essential
• Compliance with regulations like HTM 05-01 is mandatory for UK healthcare providers

Why Fire Safety is Important in Healthcare

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities face unique fire safety challenges. They’re open all the time, have patients who might need help moving, and store materials like oxygen that can catch fire easily. Our experience in the healthcare sector shows that good fire safety isn’t just about compliance – it’s about keeping people safe. Healthcare buildings are complicated, fires can spread quickly, and it’s hard to move patients, so fire safety is crucial.

It’s essential for healthcare facilities to have clear and well-reasoned fire safety plans. Fires can also scare patients and staff for a long time, which can affect how well the hospital or clinic takes care of people.

Gerda Security’s Fire Safety Solutions

We design bespoke solutions for fire safety in healthcare facilities, considering all the unique challenges these properties face:

Emergency Access Systems

We design systems that help firefighters get into healthcare buildings quickly during an emergency. Our Premise Information Boxes (PIBs) give firefighters important information about the building, so they can work more efficiently. These systems work even in tough situations, helping to keep patients and staff safe during fires.

Fire-Rated Doorsets

Our fire doorsets help stop fire and smoke from spreading in healthcare buildings. Our guide to different fire doors helps people choose the right doorsets for different parts of their buildings. These doorsets can stand up to heat and keep smoke from getting through, giving people more time to get out safely and keeping the fire in one place.

Maintenance and Installation Services

To help keep your Gerda Security fire doorsets in the best of working order, we also offer comprehensive installation and maintenance services. With these services supporting them, you can be sure that any Gerda Security fire doorset that you install on your premises stands ready to protect building occupants (and the building itself) from fire and smoke at all times.

Why Gerda Security is Great for Healthcare Fire Safety

We’re a popular choice for healthcare fire safety services because:

1. Our emergency access systems allow quick but secure access to FRS responders via the GSP one-key system
2. Our doorsets offer a range of different performance criteria (e.g. offering fire and smoke resistance for 30 or 60 minutes, as well as other variables), and can be made bespoke if required to fit trickier deployment scenarios and requirements.
3. We test entire doorsets as a single combined unit rather than as individual components, and we own our own primary test evidence. This means that the complete doorsets installed at your facility have been thoroughly tested, and met (or in many cases surpassed) the requirements set out by regulations such as the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.

Conclusion: Working Together for Safer Healthcare Facilities

Fire safety in healthcare is about more than just following rules – it’s about saving lives and making sure hospitals and clinics can keep helping people. At Gerda Security, we work hard to give healthcare facilities the best fire safety tools. When you work with us, you’re choosing to make your patients, staff, and buildings safer.

When you work with Gerda Security and install our products in your building, you get top-quality, proven fire safety products to fill roles ranging from the compartmentalisation of a building and the prevention of fire and smoke spread, to the safeguarding of important fire safety documentation, to the provision of quick but secure access to FRS personnel. In addition though, you also put a team of experts on your side who are truly passionate about keeping your patients, staff, and buildings safe from fire.

If you want to learn more about how we can make your healthcare facility safer from fires, get in touch with us. Together, we can make your healthcare facility safer for everyone.