02 March 2022

Bathroom door approved by all three behavioral health design guides

Our ligature-resistant bathroom door recently became the first to be approved by the behavioral health design guide trifecta: NYS-OMH New York, Veteran Affairs and Behavioral Health Facilities Consulting.

The gold standard for behavioral health design standards, Office for Mental Health New York (NYS-OMH), recently gave our bathroom door its seal of approval by awarding us with their "Accepted by OMH" badge in the latest Patient Safety Standards, Materials and Systems Guidelines. This makes it the only bathroom door to be recommended in all three prestigious design guides in the US due to its superior ligature performance of <11lbs release.

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Design based on experts feedback

We couldn't do it without your help! Our bathroom door has been designed and improved throughout the years based on feedback from experts and clinicians across North America to make behavioral health environments safe, whilst preserving privacy and dignity. 

Recent improvements to our bathroom door pivot design mean it now releases at a weight of less than 11lbs in any direction and is the only one to meet a safe break-away limit set by the NYS-OMH.

In addition to that, we improved our door nibs design, decreasing their weight and further minimizing weaponization risk, as well as adding a self-locating magnet feature for ease of door reattachment.

Visit our ligature-resistant bathroom door page and explore all of its lifesaving features.

 

Behavioral health guides for design

Following the events, our bathroom door is now the only bathroom door for behavioral health to be listed in all three major US guides within the behavioral health industry, access the guides below:

Office of Mental Health New York (NYS-OMH):
Patient Safety Standards, Materials and Systems Guidelines

Veteran Affairs:
Inpatient Mental Health and Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program Design Guide

Behavioral Health Facility Consulting:
Behavioral Health Design Guide

 

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