Safe Living Gallery

The gallery has an exhibit of a reproduction of a toilet seat that was involved in a product accident in which the toilet seat caught on fire. This accident inspired development of a shower toilet made employing flame-resistant polypropylene resin. An added safety feature is the embedded sensor that notifies the user of the inspection period about 10 years after start of product use. Another product developed to prevent accidents is Frontec, a polycarbonate door with a guard flap that prevents fingers from being caught in the door. Frontec received the Kids Design Award.
Left: Toilet seat fire
Right: Guard flap protects fingers from being caught in the door
Frontec TS Series TS Hinge Door