The Door and Hardware Federation is urging all door companies to adhere to its strict safety guidelines when supplying automatic rolling grilles for use at locations where children may be present.

The advice from the DHF was re-issued after the conclusion of a court case following the tragic death of a young child. The boy, who was "riding" on a remote controlled metal rolling grille in a car park, was killed when the powered grille opened up to let a car out of the car park.

The DHF says that if any rolling grille is remote controlled, and it is in use in a place where children could be present, then a presence detection device should be fitted to the top and bottom of the grille. This would automatically prevent the grille operating it detected anyone in its immediate vicinity.

DHF technical officer Ray Nowell said: "It's vital that all companies supply products that have gone through the appropriate conformity assessment procedure, have in place a Technical Construction file, are supplied with a Declaration of Conformity, operating and maintenance instructions, and carry the CE mark."

A survey on how Europeans perceive security in public places such as car parks, warehouses, schools and underground stations claims that Swedes feel the safest, with only two out of ten Swedes expressing any concern at all.

The French were the most insecure, with eight out of 10 concerned about security. Overall, hospitals, health centres and schools were considered the safest places, while underground and multi-storey car parks scored the worst, followed by department stores and underground and train stations.

The survey, which included 7,000 interviews in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Poland, and the Netherlands, was carried out for SecurityPoint, an initiative of Assa Abloy.

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