Automatic Door Maintenance Regulations

Powered door and gate safety is not just about the individual components making up the product but about the way they are combined together to fit a particular set of circumstances and what is done over time to maintain safety.

Automatic door maintenance regulations.

Automatic sliding doors must be formally inspected for maintenance in line with manufacturer s recommendations and have an annual safety inspection. The minimum activation distance for automatic swing or sliding doors on escape routes has been increased from 1 400mm to 1 500mm as people move faster in an emergency so doors must open sooner. Inspection and maintenance under the workplace health safety and welfare regulations 1992. Standards and regulations affecting automatic doors.

There will also be general requirements under the health and safety at work etc act 1974 in relation to risks to third parties non employees. Maintenance engineers must be qualified to work on automatic doors to bs 7036 doors fitted before april 2013 or bs en 16005 doors fitted after march 2013. In non escape situations the activation distance has been reduced from 1 400mm to 1 000mm to allow for cross traffic in other words to ensure doors don t open every time someone walks past. This is accomplished by sending a test signal from the door to the sensor to which the sensor responds.

Design manufacture supply and installation under the supply of machinery safety regulations 2008. Safety sensors en 16005 demands a constant connection between the safety sensors and the automatic door operator.