Concerned that people can get stuck in the movable book rack
Thank you for your concern there isn't anything to worry about. There are movable book racks at
Bedford Campus Library and Luton LRC. Both areas have benefited by this
installation as more shelves – therefore more books and journals - can be
packed into one space.
There are manual brakes on each set of movable book racks.
This stops the book racks from moving
and the person inside potentially being hurt or stuck.
Even if the person in the rolling stack forgets to put the
brake on there is a motion sensitive device which acts as an emergency brake.
This would stop the shelves closing and hurting someone in the movable book racks.
I would always advise you to follow the instructions on the movable
book racks. Ask staff for help and advice if you are not sure. To be extra
specially careful you could always task a kik stool in with you for your own
peace of mind, but this isn’t necessary
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