When you own a restaurant, the last thing you want is to increase the chances of your employees being hurt on the job. One way that you may not think of to reduce the chances of injuries on the job is to change your doors. The doors that are stainless steel and seperate areas of the kitchen and walk ins can cause an issue due to their weight alone. Here are three safety benefits of using PVC swing doors in a restaurant to reduce the chances of employee injury.

Door Weight

One of the reasons that stainless steel doors can increase the chances of injury is due to their weight. For example, think about one of your staff carrying a tray of dishes from the dining area to the kitchen for washing. They have to exert a certain amount of pressure to open the stainless steel door. Most employees do this by pressing their free shoulder or back to the door. Sometimes this pressure will only move the door instead of opening it, causing the door to catch and push back against the employee. This can cause the employee to stumble and possibly fall, hurting themselves. A PVC swinging door does not need this much pressure and does not have the hinge system like the stainless steel door to catch on.

Clear Doors

Most of the PVC swinging door options are clear. A stainless steel door option only has a window portal to the other side. This means that if two employees are coming at the door at once, and they are not in the sight line of the window, they may not see each other and cause injury when they collide with the door. With a PVC swinging door you can see the figure on the other side and avoid a collision and possible injury.

Reduced Equipment Damage

There are times when equipment damage can also lead to personal damage of an employee or yourself. For example, with a stainless steel door the door is rigid and durable. If you run into this with a cart and it doesn't open or the door gets stuck, this can be like running into a solid wall. That can damage the equipment but also cause the person moving that equipment to push into the equipment and bruise themselves or even flip or slip over the equipment and damage themselves worse. This is reduced greatly with a PVC swinging door because of the flexibility of the material.

If you are ready to move forward with upgrading to PVC swinging doors in your restaurant, contact your local contractor. They can install the doors quickly and do so either before you open or after hours in the evening. They can also answer any questions you have about the installation, pricing or delivery.