Access around the school
Installing a ceiling track hoist can allow students to benefit from classroom learning and to access other areas of the school such as sensory rooms, hygiene rooms and for those with residential areas within their bedroom and bathroom. For schools with a hydrotherapy pool, they can also allow for entry and exit as well as access to changing facilities or hygiene rooms, where we also have solutions for showering and bathing.
We have worked with schools such as Treloar's, a residential school and college providing education, care and therapy for young people with complex disabilities.
Hygiene Rooms
In both specialist and mainstream primary and secondary schools as well as further education it is important that they are equipped to support the additional needs students may have when it comes to toileting and hygiene.
The Department for Education details in their Building Bulletin 103 'Area guidelines for mainstream schools', that "a specialist hygiene room with fixed or mobile hoist and space for assistants to change a pupil. In a primary school this should contain a changing bed and accessible WC unless this is included in an adjacent accessible toilet (9m2). In a secondary school this should contain an accessible shower, sluice toilet and a changing trolley (12m2 ).1
Much like a Changing Places toilet, these facilities are provided in addition to both standard and accessible WC’s and allow enough space for both assistive equipment and hygiene routines to be undertaken.
Our solution
With over 60 years’ experience and driven by a mission to empower movement and improve the quality of life for people affected by reduced mobility, Arjo believe every person around the world deserves to be treated with dignity and equality.
Our project team will be there to support you from the conception to completion of your project. Our equipment provision for schools include:
- Solutions for hoisting
- Solutions for showering and bathing
- Wall mounted height adjustable shower / change table
- Height adjustable wash basin
- Wall mounted grab rails and drop-down support rails
- Mobile folding, mobile retractable or wall mounted retractable privacy screen
- General and hygiene waste bins
- Wash / dry toilet
- Examination couches and treatment tables
- Bed frame and mattresses (for schools with residential facilities)
Planning and design
Arjo supports facility projects with installation drawings and other technical specifications, as well as easy access to product drawings.
Supply, install and commission
We offer a wide portfolio of products which encompasses medical equipment and integrated solutions for safe patient handling.
Our own experienced engineers will ensure correct installation and commissioning of your new equipment.
Peace of mind for your facility
We can offer a wide range of flexible service contracts to suit your requirements and budget, all designed to optimise the performance of your equipment and meet UK and Ireland compliance standards.
With over 140 service engineers we can provide unrivalled UK and Ireland coverage meaning timely support is always close at hand.
