Webinar: Design considerations of Electronic Locking for Mental Health Settings

Electronic locking systems tailored specifically for mental health facility environments

Discover crucial insights into electronic locking systems tailored specifically for mental health facility environments. This webinar delves into design considerations, focusing on enhancing safety while reducing restrictive practices in these sensitive settings. It covers practical implementation of electronic locksets and full-door ligature alarms, highlighting their testing credentials, such as the TS001 anti-ligature test certificate, and referencing key standards like the DIMHN/BRE Testing Guidance for Products in Mental Health Facilities.

Throughout the session, valuable additional resources are shared, including:

Product demonstrations (electronic locksets, full-door ligature alarms)

Reference reports (e.g. NHS Safety note: Ligatures at All Heights, EFA 2018 005)

Links to previous webinars on themes such as anti‑barricade strategies, self‑harm design, and collaborative design approaches.

Other useful resources
During the webinar, we mentioned a few associated resources. You can find links to these below.

Products discussed:
Electronic lockset
Full-door ligature alarm

TS001 anti-ligature test certificate for Electronic Lockset

View the DIMHN/BRE Testing Guidance for Products in Mental Health Facilities

Reports referenced:
NHS Safety note: ligatures at all heights – EFA 2018 005
Recordings of our previous webinars:
The Lifesaving Considerations of Anti-barricade
Ligature and Self-harm Design Strategies
Collaborating to save lives through good design with Ryder Architecture (DIMH Digital Week)

You may have also spotted that we used images from the BBC to illustrate the true story of David and Julie. These images were taken from the BBC documentary ‘Stacey Dooley: On the Psych Ward’ which you can watch here.