Automatic building doors, roller shutter doors, and electric gates breakdown for many reasons. These include accidental interference and component failure. When your equipment breaks down it can cost you money to have it fixed and significantly impact on the people flow throughout your property.
Here are a few hints that will assist to improve safety and reliability as well as reducing the chances of accidents and breakdowns.
- Watch for unusual conditions - Check regularly for unusual operation, sounds or vibration, contact KONE to promptly resolve them.
- Ensure safety devices are working - Have the safety devices such as sensors and PE beams checked each day to ensure the door reverses when activated.
- Keep floor areas clean and clear - Make sure the floor in the vicinity of the door is free of rubbish and slippery substances, make sure no obstructions block the smooth flow of traffic.
- Check the guides - Debris in the guides can interfere with proper door operation. (Caution: the door may move when an obstruction is removed, contact KONE for assistance if required).
- Maintain proper lighting - Users need adequate lighting to watch where they're going. Always have broken lights repaired promptly.
- Ensure ceiling panels and pelmets are secured - Loose ceiling panels or pelmets can pose a hazard. Keep an eye out for any that may have been moved by other service providers or during cleaning.
- Keep safety signs up to date - ensure that safety arrows in accordance with AS 5007 are on the leaves of all automatic pedestrian doors and that warning signs are in place for any areas of the control systems that contain high voltage connections. Contact KONE for replacement signs when ever required.
- Check the building structure - report damage or movement in fixings and areas around the door immediately so that they can be checked for structural integrity and safety.
- Always use qualified personnel - doors contain high voltage electrical connections and many components may be under spring pressure even when the power is removed, never allow unqualified people to inspect your building doors and ensure they have the correct insurance cover and and safe work method statements (SWMS) prior to starting on your site.
- Implement an adequate maintenance regime - A regular preventative maintenance program for all your automatic pedestrian doors, roller shutter doors and gates will minimise down time and ensure you meet OH&S requirements.