Door Maintenance / Roller Shutter Repairs
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Industrial door maintenance visits are recommended at least annually, and is a legal requirement to ensure staff and visitors are not placed in unnecessary harms way. More frequent servicing is needed for doors with high usage, fully automatic or have critical functions like fire doors. A professional service from a qualified door engineer, includes inspection, lubrication, safety checks, and may involve replacement of worn parts if previously requested to do so. It ensures safe, reliable operation and may prevent pre-mature breakdowns.
Door service and maintenance visits are provided with a written report, possible quotation and maintenance log for the customers records.
Door Maintenance Frequency
Annual: The legal minimum for most industrial doors, as recommended by Health and Safety Regulations.
Every 6 months: Recommended for doors with high usage, such as those over 12 cycles per day, or for fire shutters which have a critical safety role.
Every 4 months:
Recommended for very high-usage doors, such as those over 30 cycles per day, or susceptible to extreme conditions or environment.
What happens during a door maintenance visit
Inspection:
A qualified door engineer checks the openings, structure, fixing elements and carries out a risk assessment for any residual hazards present. Door blades, barrels, panels, tracks, springs, safety edges, and control gear are checked against wear, damage or misalignment.
Lubrication:
Specialist greases are applied to moving parts like rollers, hinges, and bearings to minimize friction.
Safety checks:
This involves testing critical safety features, such as photo-cells, Safety edges, emergency release systems, and fall back, safety brake devices.
Automatic doors:
Automatic doors fitted with safety devices against crush at the leading edge are tested separately with a force test device, which is an annually calibrated instrument and conforms to EN12453 or EN 12445.
Repair/replacement:
If discussed prior to the door maintenance visit. Worn parts like cables, seals, batteries and perishable items can be replaced during the visit to prevent additional visits or minimise any future failures.
Documentation
A service report is provided, detailing the work performed and any necessary repairs or recommended works to be carried out. The door may be fitted with a log book at the door location, this too would be completed, dated and signed.
Legal and safety requirements for the maintenance of doors
Workplace Regulations: The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 require a suitable maintenance schedule for all industrial doors.
PUWER: The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 mandates that employers ensure work equipment is maintained in an efficient state and good repair.
Fire Safety: The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that fire doors are maintained in an efficient and working state to safeguard people
Additional guidance
For clarification of responsibilities, standards and any additional guidance, please see
Preventive maintenance assists in identifying potential problems, which can easily be rectified. Routine maintenance prolongs the operational life of the installation and ensures that the door is kept in a good, safe working order. It ensures that the door is working in a safe and efficient condition, helping to prevent accidents and damage which in turn can result in down time, effecting workflow, productivity and loss of revenue.
Your door will need to receive regular planned preventative maintenance in order to remain in safe and reliable service. The maintenance should only be conducted by a trained and qualified industrial door specialist who is familiar with the equipment and has the necessary test equipment.
You are reminded that, as the person in control of the door, you have a legal duty of care to users and to visitors to the premises (including trespassers). If the door is not kept safe, any party whose property is damaged or who is injured by the door is likely to be able to sue for damages.
Failure to meet duties imposed by health and safety legislation could result in legal proceedings. England, Scotland and Wales.
Regulation 5 and 18 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 require that doors at workplaces are safe and subject to a system of maintenance.
Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 requires that employers and the self-employed as part of their work ensure that systems in their care are safe.
For further clarification visit www.dhfonline.org.uk.
We value all our customers and customer service is important to us, we recommend doors are serviced on a 6 monthly basis.
Fixed cost servicing your door could prevent future costly repairs of unforeseen wear and tear.
With a wealth of experience in Manufacturing, maintaining and repairing all types of Industrial, Commercial and domestic, roller shutters, doors and entrance systems. Tridoor are able to offer maintenance packages to the doors on your premises whether it is a Garage roller shutter door protecting your pride and joy or an Industrial door protecting your livelihood and place of work.
From a one off service ensuring all is safe and in good working order or a periodic service of one, two, three or maybe more per year depending upon usage and application, Tridoor will be happy to discuss your requirements and are a able to offer a free site survey to Tailor make a package to suit you and your budget.
