Posted By gary emerson hi lewes. your SSOW should primarily be based around an operator visual inspection of the door prior to operating it. observe any visual defects signs of damage to door or runner guides ensure the area surrounding the door is clear of obstructions consider vehicle movement have a system in place for reporting defects and for isolating the door if it is unsafe to use. you will also need to consider some form of inspection for the doors which should be carried out a competent door specialist. hope this helps, Gary

Posted By John Lewis I must agree with Merv, did he used to work in the same place as me? We installed quick action fabric roller doors to keep the heat in and the weather out. FLT drivers would travel as fast as they could toward them expecting them to lift immediately. We actually solved the problem by moving the induction loops CLOSER to the doors on subsequent installations thus forcing them to slow down. That and sacking a driver who hit a door. Stupidly he laughed and declared "There's one for the insurance company", right in front of the Logistics Manager. That driver was gone within the hour and the message got across to the others. The overall biggest problem was rain water being carried in on truck tyres and making the warehouse into a skating rink. Any procedure on doors should maybe look at that as a big issue. We were fortunate only to lose £5k worth of stock due to a impact. Driver was mortified and very repentant. Kept his job. Until the issue was sorted we employed a man to squeegee the water away, expensive but nobody crashed.

Posted By David Whaley Lewes, We overcame the problem of drivers hitting a rapid roll door by building in a three second delay. This forced the drivers to stop after crossing the induction loop, and with a rapid roll door there is no way they could set off and hit before the door opened, perhaps I shouldn't say that, tempting fate. David

Posted By Alan Nicholls Hi Ang Roller shutter doors come under LOLER because it is a lifting operation. It does not matter that it goes up and down in the same place. You have a lifting mechanism be it chain driven by hand or electric motor, and you have a load THE DOOR. So it should be checked and records kept. You must prevent injury from falling loads eg the door. No doubt someone will tell me I'm wrong but this is MY view on the subject! Regards Alan

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