Specifiers regularly cite two reasons for specifying Tigris Accessible Locking to improve a buildings disabled access:
Moral justification - because you can...
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Accessible locking makes getting through doors easier for very little extra cost. As one specifier mentioned, "Why ‘fumble’ with a small turn or keybow when an accessible version is so much easier to use."
Disabled access is a concern for us all, where your an executive whose hands are full with briefcase & papers, a mother struggling with baby & accessories or an office worker with hot drinks accessible locking just makes life easier on a daily basis.
And for those that need a little extra help…children, the elderly, the partially sighted, or those with a physical disability it can be a huge benefit.
Legal obligation - because you must...
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Disabled access is a rising issue, with the new legislation being the driving force. The law means that a business has to be proactive about improving the disabled access in its buildings, and to do this all of its entrances / exits must have DDA doors - doors which are DDA compliant.
The boundaries of the Disability Discrimination Acts (DDA) are often established through test cases in the courts as it is often only with specific sets of circumstances that 'reasonable design' & 'duty of care' can be determined.
Specifiers know that if they use Accessible Locking from Tigris they are using a design that exceeds the requirements of BS8300 and thereby demonstrating a duty of care on behalf of the client.
The UK's most specified masterkey system just got integrated... mechanical AND electric locking. in one cost-effective system.
Beautiful to behold. More accessible and DDA compliant than any other. At last, seamless Access2 All Areas.