The barrier fails
at the door.
Containment almost never fails across a panel. It fails at the entry, where crews are carrying material through twenty times a shift and a zipper has been left half open. Reusable dust barrier zippers and self-closing magnetic entry strips address the failure point directly. The magnetic systems reseal themselves when someone walks through with their hands full, which is precisely the moment a conventional zipper stays open.
The full Zippers & Entry catalog.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Ultra-Clear Magnetic Entry Strip™ Door Kit
Transparent, self-closing magnetic door kit for highly visible patient-adjacent containment work zones.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Self-Closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ | 6-Pack
Self-closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ — patented, reusable entry that re-seals automatically and holds under negative air pressure.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Self-Closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ | 3-Pack
Self-closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ — patented, reusable entry that re-seals automatically and holds under negative air pressure.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Self-Closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ (Only) | 6-Pack
Self-closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ — patented, reusable entry that re-seals automatically and holds under negative air pressure.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Self-Closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ (ONLY) | 20 Unit Case Pack
Self-closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ — patented, reusable entry that re-seals automatically and holds under negative air pressure.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Self-Closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ (ONLY) | Single
Self-closing Magnetic Entry Strip™ — patented, reusable entry that re-seals automatically and holds under negative air pressure.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Ultra-Clear Magnetic Flap Door Kit
Self-closing magnetic flap door kit with a clear panel — designed for frequent in-and-out access on healthcare projects.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Fail-Safe™ Reusable Dust Barrier Zipper | 6-Pack
Patented Fail-Safe™ Reusable Dust Barrier Zipper — heavy 7-gauge zipper with full-coverage adhesive, jam-resistant design, and lockable entry.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Fail-Safe™ Reusable Dust Barrier Zipper (ONLY) | 180 Unit Case Pack
Patented Fail-Safe™ Reusable Dust Barrier Zipper — heavy 7-gauge zipper with full-coverage adhesive, jam-resistant design, and lockable entry.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® FAIL-SAFE™ REUSABLE DUST BARRIER ZIPPER (ONLY) | 6-PACK
Patented Fail-Safe™ Reusable Dust Barrier Zipper — heavy 7-gauge zipper with full-coverage adhesive, jam-resistant design, and lockable entry.
Oncore VettedRE-U-ZIP® Fail-Safe™ Reusable Dust Barrier Zipper | 12-Pack
Patented Fail-Safe™ Reusable Dust Barrier Zipper — heavy 7-gauge zipper with full-coverage adhesive, jam-resistant design, and lockable entry.
What to check before you buy.
Guidance from the Oncore consultants who write these permits and inspect the barriers that come out of them.
Ask a Consultant- 01
Assume the entry will be used more than planned. Access points get used far more often than the schedule suggests, so the entry system has to tolerate constant cycling without degrading its seal.
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Prefer a self-closing entry on high-traffic containments. A person carrying a load through a barrier cannot close a zipper behind them, and a self-closing magnetic strip removes the dependence on someone remembering.
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Confirm the entry holds under negative pressure. Entry systems are the part of the barrier the pressure differential pulls on hardest, and a flap that unseats under load defeats the machine on the other side of the wall.
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Reusable pays back quickly on multi-phase work. Renovations that move room to room re-deploy the same entry hardware across every phase rather than cutting and discarding a new zipper at each one.
The classes this category serves.
Class II
Small-scale, short-duration work that creates minimal dust. Cutting access panels, accessing chase spaces, sanding or patching a small wall area.
Dust control measures, HEPA vacuuming as the work proceeds, sealing unused doors and air vents, and containing debris before it leaves the space. Soft containment and entry control are usually enough.
Class III
Work that generates moderate to high dust levels, or that requires removing a fixed building component such as a wall, ductwork, or casework.
Critical barriers that fully seal the work area, negative air pressure maintained with HEPA filtration, and every penetration sealed. Pressure has to be verified, not assumed.
Not sure which class your project falls under? Oncore performs the risk assessment and writes the ICRA permit, and our ICRA 2.0 training teaches your team to do it in house.
Need the containment
scoped properly?
Buying the right product is the last step. Oncore performs the risk assessment, writes the ICRA permit, and monitors the barrier through the life of the project.