Industrial and Commercial door service legislation
Due to HSE regulation 18, all industrial doors and shutters should be inspected & maintained regularly.
Regulation 5 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Extract: “The equipment devices and systems to which this regulation applies shall be subject to a suitable schedule of maintenance.”
This applies to all types of roller shutter doors whether manual or electrical operation.
Regulation 5 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
Extract A: “Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.”
Extract B: “Every employer shall ensure that where any machinery has a maintenance log, the log is kept up to date.”
This applies to all power operated doors.
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
Extract: “Where necessary in order to safeguard the safety of relevant persons the responsible person must ensure that the premises and any facilities, equipment and devices provided are subject to a suitable system of maintenance and are maintained in an efficient state and in efficient working order and in good repair.”
This applies to any door provided as a fire exit, along an escape route or which provides fire containment. In order to satisfy the above regulations it is important that you can demonstrate:
- € That regular maintenance is carried out at suitable intervals.
- € That potentially dangerous defects are remedied in a timely fashion.
- € That records are kept documenting the above
Harpers Door Specialists can service and certify the following
- Roller Shutters
- Fire roller shutters
- Sectional doors
- Fire rated doors
- Fire exit doors
- Automatic doors
- Pedestrian aluminium and steel doors