14 August 2024 | Jacksons Fencing

Oxygen tank security fencing for hospitals

Following the pandemic and the surge in respiratory-related conditions, the demand on supplies of oxygen significantly increased.

Oxygen became so crucial in the treatment of patients, that a few hospitals declared major incidents due to shortages. Without the essential resources, they couldn’t provide treatment and had to divert patients elsewhere. All healthcare organisations were required to carry out an urgent risk assessment of all acute clinical areas where gas cylinders are in use. Since this, the government has invested over £15 million in upgrading oxygen supplies, ensuring that demands are met and care is not disrupted.

Some hospitals now have their own liquid oxygen storage facilities on site; vast industrial tankers kept externally, with facilities to convert it back to gas when required and piped directly to bedsides. It is essential that any supplies are secured, monitored, and managed carefully. Not only are the immediate safety risks of storing oxygen high, but the knock-on effect of any incidents could cause a shortage and put patients’ lives in danger.

To provide security and controlled access for a new oxygen storage compound at a UK hospital, Jacksons Fencing supplied and installed its Securi-Mesh® mesh fencing system and gates. At an overall height of 2.4m, 38 metres of fencing were installed in addition to two cantilever sliding gates. A single leaf pedestrian gate with push pad exit and key entry was also included in the construction of the security compound.

Jacksons’ Securi-Mesh fencing and gates are guaranteed for 25 years against rust, providing a long-lasting solution that is needed particularly where underground pipes and services are present, to avoid disturbances. Choosing the option of a green polyester powder coating over a galvanised finish, the security fencing solution installed for this medical gas storage compound has extra corrosion resistance, minimal maintenance requirements, and delivers lower long-term costs for the hospital.

With varying heights being created by sections of fencing being installed on different levels, extra protection was needed against climbing. Jacksons installed a Barbican® vertical bar fan panel, which not only provides a barrier to intrusion, but also a visual deterrent.

Find out more about Jacksons’ hospital security fencing solutions.

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