Anvil shutters and doors offer a complete service package for roller shutters, doors,grills, burglar bars and one off security products. In most cases it is a legal requirment to have your equipment serviced at least once a year to ensure that it meets safty standards and is fit for use for you your employees and your customers.

one of the benifits of servicing your roller shutters, doors or grills

is in most cases problems can be delt with before they become costly breakdowns, or causing injury to yourself or one of your staff or even one of your customers.

 We will follow a complete checklist to ensure that your equiptment is in good condition and is not at risk from theives, or vandals gaining entry to your property aswell as ensuring you are getting the best from your security

 Please contact us for any security items you require to be maintaned,repaired or installed and dont forget we offer a 24hr service to get you secure again following equiptment failure or atempted break-ins

Anvil shutters and doors maintenance check list for manual and automatic shutters.

visual inspection to general condition of  door and check over for any signs of physical damage

check fixings and lubricate runners, gearing, hinges and moving components as required

test operation of door including limit stops top and bottom if fitted and physical stops if fitted

check curtain end locks for signs of wear or insufficient fixings  also check guide top bells for damage

check electric components and switches including any photo cells or safety edges and manual chain override isolators and clean where necessary

check drive gearing, drive chains, barrel assembly, motor / spring counterbalance where required

check top connecters and lathes for damage and tightness

check canopies and fascias for security

check manual override system if fitted

check all locking systems where fitted

Check with operation manager on previous history and any ongoing intermittent faults the doors

leave all doors in working order once they are checked as above if applicable

leave a certificate to certify that the doors have been checked and serviced in accordance with our guidelines for your health and safety officer, and report on defects found for those that are not working or unsafe.

Please note that canopies will be subject to a height and width assessment as to whether they are removed during servicing or not.

The above needs to be carried out on every commercial premises as per the health and safety guidelines as follows

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

With in depth legal requirements and documents in relation to the maintenance and service of industrial doors. Anvil Shutters have taken the main ones and identified the key sections that are applicable for the maintenance of industrial doors.

The following information is guidance and an overview of the regulations.

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation (PUWER)

In general terms the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation (PUWER) requires that equipment provided for use at work is safe for use, maintained in a safe condition and in certain circumstances, inspected to ensure this remains the case.

The regulation ensures that the work equipment provided meets the requirements of PUWER. it ensure that it is;

• suitable for use, and the for the purpose and conditions in which it is used

• maintained in a safe condition for use so that people’s health and safety is not at risk;

• inspected in certain circumstances to ensure that is, and continues to be, safe for use. Any inspection should be carried out by a competent person (this could be an employee if they have the necessary competence to perform the task) and a record kept until the next inspection.

Workplace (Health and Safety and Welfare) Regulation 1992

Regulation 5 – Maintenance of the workplace and of equipment, devices and systems

(1) The workplace and equipment, devices and systems to which this regulation applies shall be maintained (including cleaned as appropriate) in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.

(2) Where appropriate, the equipment, devices and systems to which this regulation applies shall be subject to a suitable system of maintenance

(3) The equipment, devices and systems to which this regulation applies are –

(a) equipment and devices a fault in which is liable to result in a failure to comply with any of these Regulations; and

(b) mechanical ventilation systems provided pursuant to regulation 6 ( whether or not they include equipment or devices within sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph )

20 The workplace, and the equipment and devices mentioned in these Regulations, should be maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair. ‘Efficient’ in this context means efficient from the view of health, and safety and welfare (not productivity or economy). If a potentially dangerous defect is discovered, the defect should be rectified immediately or steps should be taken to protect anyone who might be put at risk, for example by preventing access until the work can be carried out or the equipment replaced. Where the defect does not pose a danger but makes the equipment unsuitable for use, for example a sanitary convenience with a defective flushing mechanism, it may be taken out of service until it is repaired or replaced, but if this would result in the number of facilities being less than that required by the Regulations, the defect should be rectified without delay.

21 Steps should be taken to ensure that repair and maintenance work is carried out properly.

22 Regulation 5(2) requires a system of maintenance where appropriate, for certain equipment and devices and for ventilation systems. A suitable system of maintenance involves ensuring that:

(a)        regular maintenance ( including as necessary inspection, testing, adjustment, lubrication, and cleaning at suitable intervals;

(b)        any potentially dangerous defects are remedied, and that access to defective equipment is prevented in the meantime;

(c)         regular maintenance and remedial work is carried our properly ; and

(d)        a suitable record is kept to ensure that the system is properly implemented and to assist in validating maintenance programmes.

23 Examples of equipment and devices which require a system of maintenance include emergency lighting, fencing, fixed equipment used for window cleaning, anchorage points for safety harnesses, devices to limit the opening of windows, powered doors, escalators and moving walkways.

24 The frequency of regular maintenance, and precisely what it involves, will depend on the equipment or device concerned. The likelihood of defects developing, and the foreseeable consequences, are highly relevant. The age and condition of equipment, how it is used and how often it is used should also be taken into account. Sources of advice include published HSE guidance, British and EC standards and other authoritative guidance, manufacturers’ information and instructions, and trade literature.

25 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 include requirements on the competence of people whom employers appoint to assist them in matters affecting health and safety and on employees’ duties to report serious dangers and shortcomings in health and safety precautions.

26 There are separate HSE publications covering maintenance of escalators and window access equipment.

27 Advice on systems of maintenance for buildings can be found in a British Standard and in publications by the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE). The maintenance of work equipment; personal protective equipment; and electrical systems, equipment and conductors is addressed in other Regulations.

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