What Are Vision Panels and How Are They Beneficial For Cold Room Doors?

Vision panels, also called cold room viewing windows, can have many uses in industries where refrigerated or freezer spaces are essential to business processes.

So, what are vision panels and how exactly can they benefit cold room doors?

What Is a Vision Panel?

A vision panel is a form of window commonly found on cold room doors.

They are designed primarily to improve safety features within the workplace, helping to stop employees from being locked in and preventing potential injury or accidents when the door swings open and closed.

However, they can also help with informal stocktaking and deliveries, as staff can quickly look inside the room to check for produce without having to physically go inside and count.

This makes vision panels especially useful within industries that require high levels of control, as you do not have to enter the room to see the progress of your products – for example, within the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits of a Vision Panel on Cold Room Doors

Vision panels or viewing windows have many benefits that make them a real necessity for cold room fridge or cold room freezer users, including:

1 – Increasing Staff Safety

Being locked in a cold room fridge or freezer can be incredibly hazardous to health, thanks to the reduced temperatures and oxygen levels, which can cause hypothermia or suffocation – sometimes called refrigerator death.

If you have a vision panel on your cold room door, staff can look inside and ensure others are not locked in – which can work excellently with a buddy system and almost entirely removes the chance of lock-ins.

Vision panels and other safety methods, including cold room internal release handles and entrapment alarm systems and buttons, can make sure that managers are keeping staff and visitors as safe as possible.

2 – Reducing Accidents

Vision panels are also used by restaurant and pub industries, on the swinging doors that separate the kitchen from the public, front-of-house areas.

These vision panels allow users to check for traffic behind the door before it is opened, limiting the chance of collisions and any associated damage or injuries for staff and guests.

3 – Allowing The Spread of Natural Light

Encouraging the spread of natural light can benefit your business in multiple ways, for example, by making your energy bills cheaper, as you won’t need to rely on overhead lights.

This also ensures normal operations are not interrupted, allowing staff to access stock and keep goods in order without straining their eyes in the dark.

Can Any Cold Room Door Include a Vision Panel?

When ordering a new cold room door, it is well worth taking the time to consider how built-in vision panels can benefit your business and improve safety for your staff.

Generally speaking, most cold room door manufacturers, such as MTH, can include vision panel specifications at the point of order, for both chilled and freezer doors.

Allowing managers to increase the safety of their workplace without any extra stress. If you’d like to discuss bespoke vision panels on your cold room doors, please contact our team today.

Contact UKColdRoomSpares For Vision Panels

Need vision panels for your chiller or freezer cold room doors? For help with ordering cold room doors with vision panels, why not contact our team?

You can call us on  01886 833 381 or email us at spares@mtcss.co.uk and someone from our team will get back to you as soon as we can to help with your requirements.