DOORS, WINDOWS & GLAZING
CHECKS AND BALANCES
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When it comes to technical standards, the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) helps establish and maintain British and European regulations and through learning and development, assessment and accreditation, helps ensure that they are met. But it also offers a more ‘hands on’ service to provide end-user customers and member organisations with an independent advisory service to ensure that their automatics make the grade. ICAS – the independent compliance assessment service - offers independent assessment on the operation of powered pedestrian doors to verify satisfactory performance or provide recommendations for door system improvements. The process starts with clients asked to complete
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a questionnaire to establish correct terms of reference for the project, around this preparatory work is undertaken alongside a schedule of site visits and meetings. Assessments are carried out by ADSA’s Technical and Training Manager or by a member of ADSA Executive team. Says ADSA Managing Director Ken Price: “Our first task is to work with our client to establish clear terms of reference for the report. A client who feels that a door has been incorrectly specified for example will be looking for very different details to a client who is investigating reasons for an incident or injury. “We then work with the client to gather as much information as possible to allow us to build a picture of the use of the door. This involves us searching historical service or breakdown records or incident reports.”
