Giving Coronavirus A Forearm Smash

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A smashing new device from Germany allows doors with standard pull handles to be converted quickly and easily for hands-free operation and help smash Covid-19 transmission.

Designed and manufactured by German hardware company FSB, the FSB forearm shield for door pulls is fitted quickly to existing standard push/pull handles with the aid of four stainless-steel screws and threaded metal bushes. This enables external doors to be conveniently and safely opened and closed again with the aid of the user’s forearm – thus avoiding hands coming into direct contact with the door handle surface.

The product is made of glass-fibre-reinforced polyamide, which is notable for being extremely rugged and is also easy to clean and disinfect.

Available to buy direct from FSB, the forearm shield is particularly suited to areas that are subject to high levels of footfall – in healthcare establishments, offices, professional premises or public buildings. Here, any object that users come into contact with regularly is particularly likely to be contaminated and thus act as a host for the transmission of viruses, bacteria and multi-resistant germs.

 “Our new forearm shield is a practical solution for building owners and managers which is designed for easy retrofitting to existing handles and a simple but effective addition to assist in the fight to minimise the transmission of coronavirus on shared surfaces.”

– Nazia Uddin 

Architectural Consultant, FSB

Any angle

The FSB forearm shield for door pulls is suitable for use with all standard tubular push/pull handles 19-35mm in diameter and it can be fitted to handles of angular and oval cross-section. It is securely fastened using four stainless-steel screws, with variable fixing options for vertical/horizontal, top-to-bottom, right-to-left, at any angle.

FSB’s forearm shield for door pulls can be ordered via online shops of participating retail partners, which are to be found at www.fsb.de/care.

Picture: FSB’s forearm shield for door pulls.

www.fsb.de

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
10th June 2020

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