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DAILYSAFETYCHECK
ForYourCustomers’SafetyandYourOwnProtection
PerformThisSafetyCheckonEachAutomaticSlidingDoorEachDay
AndAfterAnyPowerOutageorGeneratorTest
SLIDEDOORSYSTEMSWITHELECTRONICCONTROLS
1. Check electronic sensor by walking toward the door opening fromseveralangles.
Thedoorshouldstartopeningwhenyouareaboutfivefeetfromthedoor.Thedoor
shouldslideopensmoothlyandstopwithoutimpact.Repeatontheothersideofthe
opening.
2. Step out of the sensor zone. After a brief time delay, the door should slide closed
smoothlyandfullywithoutimpact.
3. Remain motionless at the side of the door with the door closed and cover the
doorwayholdingbeamwithyourhand.Thedoorshouldopenfully.
SLIDEDOORSYSTEMSWITHOVERHEADTHRESHOLDSAFETYSYSTEM
If your sliding door is equipped with an Overhead Threshold Safety System, check the
followingcomponentsdaily:
InsideandOutsideApproachActivationSensors‐Bothsensorsshouldbein
placeandshouldoperateas describedinsteps1and2underElectronicControls. For
“one way” traffic applications, one of the sensors will shut off when the door is fully
closed.Thesensorshouldturnonwhentheoppositesidesensoractivatesthissystem.
OverheadThresholdSafetySensor–TheOverheadThresholdSafetySensoris
mountedonthealuminumenclosuredirectlyabovethedooropening.Itsensespresence
inthethresholdzone.Thiszonecoversthefullwidthofthedooropeningandextends
approximately10”oneithersideofthethreshold.
Totestthesystem:
1. Walktowardsthedooropeningfromseveralangles.Thedoorshouldstartopening
whenyouareabout five feet from the door. Thedoorshouldslideopen smoothly
andstopwithoutimpact.
2. Whenthedoorstartstoopen,theStan‐Guardsensorwillbeactivated.Walkintothe
thresholdareaandstop.AredindicatorlightontheStan‐Guardwillturnoffwhen
thecontrolsensesyou. Standinthethresholdzonefor severalseconds.Thedoor
should remain open. Continue on through the opening and walk at least five feet
fromthedoor.Afterabriefdelay,thedoorshouldclose.
3. Turn and repeat the above zone tests by approaching the door from the opposite
direction.
DOORSANDFRAMES
1. Checkthedoorareafortrippingandslippinghazards.
2. Check all door panels for broken or cracked glass. There should be no bulletin
boards,literatureracks,merchandisedisplays,orotherattractionsinthedoorarea
wherepeoplecouldbehitbythedoor.
3. Doorshouldhavesafetydecalsproperlydisplayed.
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Ifyouhaveaproblemyoucannotcorrect,turnoffthedooroperatingequipmentandcallyourservice
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