Health and Safety

For all Automatic Doors in use in Ireland it is in the interests of both the end user and the property owner or facilities manager that Health and Safety is given the highest priority and there are specific legal requirements to be adhered to regarding the servicing of all Automatic Doors, which are designed to both enhance the safety of end-users and protect building owners.

• The main standards that cover Automatic Doors are the British Standard BS 7036:1996 The Code of Practice for Safety at Powered Doors for Pedestrian Use, and the European Standard EN16005 Safety in use of powered pedestrian doors.
• The main standards that cover the design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people is the Republic of Ireland Building Regulations Part M Access and Facilities for Disabled People 2009 and the BS 8300

Summary of the BS 7036-1996 Standard

The definitive Health and Safety Operating Standard in Ireland for Powered Doors for Pedestrian Use is the British Standard - BS 7036 and all of our service engineer works meet this standard.

BS 7036:1996 is the Code of Practice for Safety at Powered Doors for Pedestrian Use. It is published in five parts:

Part 1: General Safety Requirements:
Part 2: Straight and Curved Sliding Doors and Prismatic and Folding Doors:
Part 3: Swing Doors and Balanced Doors:
Part 4: Low energy Swing Doors:
Part 5: Revolving Doors:

Should an action be brought as the result of an incident or accident with the Automatic Doors in your building or premises then the BS 7036 standard and its recommendations will certainly be referenced by any investigators!

BS 8300:2009 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people.

Code of practice BS 8300 explains how the built environment can be designed to anticipate, and overcome, restrictions that prevent disabled people making full use of premises and their surroundings.

BS 8300 applies to the following types of building:

a) Transport and industrial buildings, e.g. rail, road, sea and air travel buildings, car parking buildings and factories
b) Administrative and commercial buildings, e.g. courts, offices, banks, post offices, shops, department stores and shopping centres, and public service buildings, including police stations
c) Health and welfare buildings, e.g. hospitals, health centres, surgeries and residential homes
d) Refreshment, entertainment and recreation buildings, e.g. cafés, restaurants, public houses concert halls, theatres, cinemas, conference buildings, community buildings, swimming pools and sports buildings
e) Buildings for worship
f) Educational, cultural and scientific buildings, e.g. schools, universities, colleges, zoos, museums, art galleries, libraries and exhibition buildings
g) Dwellings and other residential buildings, e.g. hostels, hotels, residential clubs, university and college halls of residence, nursing homes and prisons.