1. Facilities: Building Maintenance
  2. Resources
  3. Health & Safety Manuals
  4. Safe Work Procedures
  5. Appendix A
  6. Overhead Doors

Overhead Doors

The following precautions should be reviewed periodically to reduce the number of incidents involving overhead doors.

  • Always make sure the overhead door has come to a complete stop before driving through the doorway.
  • If the door fails to work properly, get out of the vehicle and push the stop button.
  • Don't walk under an overhead door that is not working properly. They are extremely heavy and could cause serious injury or death should they come down.
  • Caution: If the overhead door is not working, do not push any other button or try to bring the door down by any other means. Notify Work Control Centre (2602) for issue of a work order