Summary of the British Standard BS 7036-1996

BS 7036:1996 is the Code of Practice for Safety at Powered Doors for Pedestrian Use.

Part 1: General Safety Requirements

This part of the standard sets provides guidance on general safety recommendations and definitions of terminology used throughout parts 1 to 5.

Environment and Management:

• Under this section the responsibilities of the specifier (person or organisation responsible for specifying the type of Door to be used) are set out for the design/specification stage:
• It is the specifier’s responsibility to ensure an installation conforms to the standard.
• The specifier should carry out a full Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment for the proposed installation taking into account the type and volume of traffic.
• The specifier should seek advice from Automatic Door specialists and other authorities when planning an installation.

Congestion:

• Congestion in the vicinity of Automatic Door should be avoided through careful planning of the area.
• Obstructions, distractions, traffic flow and user characteristics should all be taken into account by the specifier.

Installation and site acceptance:

• Installation should be by trained engineers.
• On completion an authorised technician checklist completed.
• A copy should be held by the building owner/specifier for his records.

Occupier safety checks:

• Operation of Automatic Doors should be regularly checked and records kept by the building owner/occupier.

Maintenance:

• All Automatic Door installations should be Regularly Maintained and it is recommended that there is a service inspection every six months.

Electrical Design:

• Electrical Installation to the point of supply should conform to current electrical installation legislation and standards.
• The electrical supply should be protected with a 30mA RCD.
• An isolator should be provided adjacent to the Door.

Activation Systems:

• Activation systems should open the Door in time for persons to pass through the Door without hesitation.
• Manual activation systems such as push switches should be positioned where the user can see the Door and will not be hit by it

Safety Devices:

• Where practicable safety devices should be monitored by the control system so that if a fault occurs the Door stops operating in a safe position.
• When a safety sensor is activated the Door motion should stop or reverse direction.
• Emergency stop devices should stop movement of the Door until reset.
• Presence sensors are used to detect slow moving and stationary traffic and should do so for a minimum of 30 seconds.

Drive Controls:

• The drive control system should be adjustable to limit the speed and maximum static force that the Door can exert and thereby limit the maximum Kinetic energy dissipated by the Door movement.

Construction and Placing of Barriers:

Barrier should:

• Conform to current legislation and standards.§ Be a minimum of 900 mm high.
• Be capable of resisting a horizontal force of at least 740 N/m applied to the top edge.

Signage:

• The building owner/occupier is responsible for the display and maintenance of signage.
• Signage should be affixed to the powered Door system at a height of between 1300 mm and 1600 mm.
• Appropriate signage includes:
• No entry sign
• Keep clear sign
• Emergency break-out sign
• Automatic Door sign
• Handicapped sign
• Direction of travel sig

Part 2: Straight and Curved Sliding Doors and Prismatic and Folding Doors

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