3 Ways to Ensure Your Automatic Door is Safe

An automatic door, such as an electric sliding door or an automatic swing door, is a highly beneficial addition to most commercial properties. But, as the property owner or manager, you have moral and legal responsibilities to ensure any door, whether automatic or traditional, continues to operate safely for its lifespan.

To help you continue to ensure the high level of safety required, in this short article, we’ve listed 3 of the most important things you should be doing as an automatic door owner, both at the point of choosing an automatic door provider, and once the automatic door has been installed and is up and working.

Automatic Door Safety Features

Thankfully, most modern automatic door systems are fitted with several advanced safety features that help keep users safe and help prevent accidents and injuries.Some of the safety features your new automatic door system or systems may have, include –

• Pressure Sensors: These are devices that detect when a person or object is blocking the path of the door, and act to prevent the door from opening or closing.
• Motion Sensors: Similar to pressure sensors, motion sensors are designed to prevent the door from moving when a person or object is detected, but unlike pressure sensors, motion sensors detect motion using ultrasonic technology.
• Emergency Release: The emergency release function of your automatic door is designed to allow users to manually operate the door during a power outage.
• Delayed Closing: Various automatic door systems utilise ‘delayed closing’ which basically means they have a short delay before closing, allowing people passing through more time to move out of the way.
• Audible Alarms: Certain automatic door models are equipped with audible alarms, which are simply alarms that sound when the door is closing, to give people time to stand clear.

3 Ways to ensure your automatic doors are safe

To help keep your automatic door system as safe as possible for people to use, and for you to stay within the law as set out by The Health & Safety Executive, make sure to –

• Get it installed by a reputable automatic door company that uses engineers certified by a group such as ADSA (Automatic Door Suppliers Association), an association dedicated to ‘promoting the highest standards in automatic doors, and to help customers obtain the best solution for their requirements’.
• Make sure the automatic door company you choose provides a comprehensive preventative maintenance contract, one that ensures an inspection once or twice a year by a certified engineer, to help make sure your automatic doors are functioning perfectly.
• Carry out your own regular basic inspections of your automatic doors, checking for things such as dirt and debris trapped in tracks, loose panels or frames, as well as listening out for any unusual noises, and being aware of any changes in the opening and closing motion.

Automatic Door Specialist, Milton Keynes

If you’re looking for an automatic door specialist to design and install your automatic door system or maintain your existing setup, contact Reactive Doors, one of the UKs leading specialists in the installation, maintenance, and repair of all types of automatic and pedestrian door systems.