Why Are Flame Retardant Curtains Important In Care Homes?

In a care home, one of the most important things to consider, alongside the health and safety of your residents, is how to reduce any and all risks within the building itself. One of the ways you can help to do this is by ensuring that all of your curtains are Flame Retardant Curtains.

Flame Retardant Curtains

Typically, when it comes to investing in flame retardant furnishings for your care home, one of the most forgotten features are the curtains. Chairs, floors and other goods are commonly covered in non-flammable materials, particularly in places of multiple occupancies, such as care homes.
Care home curtains are often clinically sourced. Primarily this is to ensure that they are safe to clean or dispose of should they receive any bodily fluids to them. However, many clinical curtains are not flame retardant. Here at Hill & Hill, we have sourced the most appropriate materials to make our curtains both flame retardant and also clinically safe.

Why Do We Use Flame Retardant Curtains?

In 2006, new legislation was introduced to ensure that all non-domestic premises adhered to new fire safety regulations. This means that all care homes, both nursing and residential need to ensure that all fabrics within the home are flame retardant. Including curtains.
Aside from regulations, you want to ensure that your residents are as protected as they possibly can be. This includes reducing the risk of a fire spreading, should one occur. Flames can jump with slight breezes, and the likes of standard fabrics are the perfect combustible material to easily take light. By investing in flame retardant curtains, and chairs, you can help to reduce this risk. At a minimum this allows you to evacuate residents.

Flame Retardant Curtains

Here at Hill & Hill, we believe in only selling the very best products to our customers. This means that we will only work with the finest materials, specifically our fabrics. We have spent many years building strong relationships with the best fabric manufacturers and ensure that all fabrics we use are ideal for the healthcare setting, while also being flame retardant.

For more information on your flame retardant curtains from Hill & Hill, please get in contact with a member of the friendly team today who will be happy to discuss this with you.