Automatic Door Maintenance Regulations

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.

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. Maintenance of the door is required on regular basis at least once a year by an approved technician. Automatic sliding doors must be formally inspected for maintenance in line with manufacturer s recommendations and have an annual safety inspection. At all times a powered gate must respond in a safe way when any person.

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

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. This is accomplished by sending a test signal from the door to the sensor to which the sensor responds.