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Bradford District Care NHS – Doorset Testing

14th August 2025

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TESTING FOR ROBUSTNESS AND SAFETY


Bradford NHS approached us with an interest in our full-door ligature alarm which can be built into our anti-barricade doorsets, but expressed concerns about the robustness of our pivot system.


We’re committed to working with our customers to ensure they have the right products for their projects – and we’re also the first ones to graciously take our hat out of the ring if we don’t feel we’re the right fit. But we knew this wasn’t the case.


Bradford NHS had previously implemented an estate-wide ban on pivots following a negative experience with an alternative pivot system. But, as the only provider of full-door ligature detection, we were keen to work together to alleviate their concerns and provide confidence in our lifesaving solution.


Following the open and transparent testing workshop seen below, we spoke to Bradford about their initial concerns and if these had been addressed. They told us that they were ‘very impressed’ that the pivots remained strongly in place after such high levels of impact and pressure were applied and are now implementing an estate-wide rollout.

MSU Type 3 – Full Body Weight Impact

Method: Apply a sustained attack using a 6.8kg rubber paving maul. Perform 15 consecutive blows, ensuring each blow starts with the implement withdrawn at least 1000 mm from the component or element of construction. The impact zone is determined by anthropometric data of shoulder height, ranging from 1120mm (1st percentile female) to 1584mm (99th percentile male) from floor level.

MSU Type 3 – pivots

Full body weight impact applied to the pivots alone.

MSU Type 3 – doorset

Full body weight impact applied to the full doorset.