SS 3/1 Automatic doors
A. Scope
An automatic door is required to be listed on a compliance schedule where the door:
A.1 is designed to open without direct operation from any building occupant, and
A.2 could cause injury should they fail to operate as required, and
A.3 could trap occupants in a building should it fail to operate as required.
Examples:
Examples of automatic doors include, but are not limited to:
(i) automatic sliding doors
(ii) automatic revolving doors.
B. Inspection
General
Automatic doors require regular inspection and testing to ensure the system will operate as required by the performance standard, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency, and people with disabilities are able to gain access to the internal space of the building.
Content and frequency of inspections
Depending on the type of installation and its performance standard, one or more of the following referenced Standards or documents could be used:
B.1 NZS 4239
B.2 AS 4085
B.3 AS 4290
B.4 AS 5007
B.5 a specifically-designed solution prepared by a person who, on the basis of experience and qualifications, is competent to do so.
As a minimum, if not already stated by the nominated Standard(s) or document, inspections should be carried out:
Doors should be inspected to ensure they can be opened and that they are not:
B.5 locked
B.6 barred
B.7 blocked.
Annual inspections
Inspection of the following should be carried out when appropriate to the installation.
B.8 Auto door controller operation
B.9 Activation devices
B.10 Safety devices
B.11 Hanger brackets and bolt fixings
B.12 Wheels
B.13 Anti-rise rollers
B.14 General condition of door leaves and hardware
B.15 Alignment and clearance of doors
B.16 Glazing and vision panel to door leaves and over lights
B.17 Floor guides
B.18 Operation of any doorway illumination
B.19 Visibility of strongly contrasting visual strip to leading edge
In addition to being inspected, the following should be tested for effective operation when appropriate to the installation.
B.20 Electrical and mechanical lock
B.21 Battery back-up
B.22 Brake settings
B.23 Panic breakout or fail-safe devices
B.24 Interface between the automatic doors and the building’s emergency warning system
B.25 Motion pick up of sensors at shallow angles
B.26 Door timing (it should remain open for at least five seconds)
C. Maintenance
Planned preventative maintenance and responsive maintenance should be carried out in accordance with the nominated performance and inspection Standard or document. It is also carried out to ensure:
• safe, suitable operation
• occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency
• people with disabilities can gain access to the internal space of the building. In particular, the following should be carried out during the inspections as required.
C.1 Adjust belt or chain tension
C.2 Adjust brake settings
C.3 Replace sticky, noisy or non-round wheels
C.4 Clean track and wheels with moist cloth
C.5 Recharge back-up batteries when power is below specified levels depending on size and type, back-up rechargeable batteries should be replaced approximately every two years or when found to be inoperable.
A. Scope
An automatic door is required to be listed on a compliance schedule where the door:
A.1 is designed to open without direct operation from any building occupant, and
A.2 could cause injury should they fail to operate as required, and
A.3 could trap occupants in a building should it fail to operate as required.
Examples:
Examples of automatic doors include, but are not limited to:
(i) automatic sliding doors
(ii) automatic revolving doors.
B. Inspection
General
Automatic doors require regular inspection and testing to ensure the system will operate as required by the performance standard, occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency, and people with disabilities are able to gain access to the internal space of the building.
Content and frequency of inspections
Depending on the type of installation and its performance standard, one or more of the following referenced Standards or documents could be used:
B.1 NZS 4239
B.2 AS 4085
B.3 AS 4290
B.4 AS 5007
B.5 a specifically-designed solution prepared by a person who, on the basis of experience and qualifications, is competent to do so.
As a minimum, if not already stated by the nominated Standard(s) or document, inspections should be carried out:
- daily, when the building is in use, for crowd occupancies (CS, CL, CO, CM) and for all buildings where building work is occurring that may affect an automatic door on an escape route or an accessible route
- monthly, for all other occupancies
- annually, for all occupancies.
Doors should be inspected to ensure they can be opened and that they are not:
B.5 locked
B.6 barred
B.7 blocked.
Annual inspections
Inspection of the following should be carried out when appropriate to the installation.
B.8 Auto door controller operation
B.9 Activation devices
B.10 Safety devices
B.11 Hanger brackets and bolt fixings
B.12 Wheels
B.13 Anti-rise rollers
B.14 General condition of door leaves and hardware
B.15 Alignment and clearance of doors
B.16 Glazing and vision panel to door leaves and over lights
B.17 Floor guides
B.18 Operation of any doorway illumination
B.19 Visibility of strongly contrasting visual strip to leading edge
In addition to being inspected, the following should be tested for effective operation when appropriate to the installation.
B.20 Electrical and mechanical lock
B.21 Battery back-up
B.22 Brake settings
B.23 Panic breakout or fail-safe devices
B.24 Interface between the automatic doors and the building’s emergency warning system
B.25 Motion pick up of sensors at shallow angles
B.26 Door timing (it should remain open for at least five seconds)
C. Maintenance
Planned preventative maintenance and responsive maintenance should be carried out in accordance with the nominated performance and inspection Standard or document. It is also carried out to ensure:
• safe, suitable operation
• occupants are not prevented from leaving the building in the event of an emergency
• people with disabilities can gain access to the internal space of the building. In particular, the following should be carried out during the inspections as required.
C.1 Adjust belt or chain tension
C.2 Adjust brake settings
C.3 Replace sticky, noisy or non-round wheels
C.4 Clean track and wheels with moist cloth
C.5 Recharge back-up batteries when power is below specified levels depending on size and type, back-up rechargeable batteries should be replaced approximately every two years or when found to be inoperable.