Osha Garage Door Regulations

09 10 2002 1910 36 b minimum width of exit routes.

Osha garage door regulations.

The commission first issued the gdo standard in 1991 at the direction of the consumer product safety improvement act of 1990 improvement act public law 101 608. Please accept our apology for the delay in responding to your letter. Section 1910 155 c 3 iv a of this part defines listed and 1910 7 of this part defines a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Each exit route door must be free of decorations or signs that obscure the visibility of the exit route door.

You had specific questions regarding osha requirements for overhead doors. Commercial overhead door safety compliance a reference guide for safety professionals alberta edition phone. 16 cfr part 1211. The commission has regulations for residential garage door operators gdos to protect consumers from the risk of entrapment.

The best way to ensure that your garage door will pass osha regulations is to put a preventative maintenance plan in place. 1910 37 b 4 if the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Ul is a safety standards company that specializes in product testing and certification ensuring that commercial products are safe enough to be sold to the public. Ul325 is a safety protocol enforced by ul underwriters laboratories that relates to garage doors and other similar products.

In the early days of residential garage door openers. Each fire door including its frame and hardware must be listed or approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. In addition federal osha retains enforcement of the anti retaliation provision of the occupational safety and health act of 1970 section 11 c 29 usc 660 c with respect to the private sector. 1910 36 there are no specific osha standards or requirements applicable to overhead doors.

Sc osha also investigates private and state and local government workplace retaliation cases under a provision analogous to section 11 c. Door automation should be a positive feature for any facility but remember to consider safety in your application.