The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) has solved a previously problematic security issue for Australia’s leading shopping centre group and potentially for all other shopping centres (and similar high-volume public entry points to buildings) across the nation.
A rise in the number of break and enters through the main entry doors into shopping centres in Australia has become a burning issue in recent times. This problem is further complicated by the fact that shopping centre entry doors normally fall within the restrictive deemed to satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and its emergency egress requirements. Hence the difficulty of providing effective security screening does not fall foul of this quite onerous legislation.
The Client: Westfield Doncaster
Westfield Doncaster in Melbourne have recently successfully trialled the installation of ATDC’s expandable safety barriers within the airlocks at the entrance to its main entrance in an effort to deter further break-ins to its shopping centre.
Compliance with BCA
The expandable safety barriers installed at Doncaster comply with the BCA’s deemed to satisfy provisions in all relevant respects namely:
i) the barrier has a height not less than 1980mm;
ii) the barrier does not diminish the existing unobstructed egress width of exits and paths of travel to exits within the shopping centre;
iii) the barrier can slide open as well as swing open;
iv) numerous provisions relating to doorways serving as a required exit or forming part of a required exit are not applicable since the barrier is instead a door in a path of travel to a required exit
v) it is readily openable without a key from the inside by a single downward action on a lever positioned approximately 1m from the floor; and
vi) the handle is of a type that the hand of a person who cannot grip won’t slip; and the handle has clearance from the back plate of between 35mm and 45mm
ATDC has received an independent certification of compliance-For further information on ATDC’s BCA compliance.
Our Products
ATDC manufactures a wide range of expandable safety barriers in both steel and aluminium depending on the particular application. These barriers are portable, trackless, lockable and free standing, and are available in either a white or black powder coated finish.
The barriers comply with existing OH+S legislation for workplace safety and in certain instances, they comply with the Australian Standards for Temporary Fencing and Hoarding including dynamic impact, foothold and simulated climbing tests.
Applications for Our Products
Suitable applications for ATDC’s expandable safety barriers include achieving temporary security for pop-up stores, kiosks and other temporary retail tenancies, access control for shopping centres and public buildings (such as railway stations and passenger terminals for instance at airports, ferry stations, bus terminals), Worksafe applications such as construction sites, sports stadiums, public events, entertainment venues, securing of warehouses and loading docks.
ATDC’s expandable safety barriers are also available for hire on a long, medium or short term basis.
Get in Touch
For further information on ATDC’s commercial and industrial portable barriers please contact us and talk to our experts.
ATDC’s expandable safety barriers are now sold in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra and in all regional towns across the country including Newcastle, Wollongong, Geelong, Townsville, Hobart and Cairns.
ATDC’s expandable safety barriers are also being successfully exported to Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and throughout Southeast Asia as well as the Pacific Islands.
Security Standards and Testing
