B&D Firmadoor Series Installation Instructions Manual - 1.0 Before You Start
PART NO: 51621. REVISION 6 - OCTOBER 2016
Your new B&D Firmadoor
®
has been designed to provide security, attractive appearance and smooth, low
effort operation. Your door will not provide optimum performance unless it is installed correctly. Please follow the
instructions carefully.
NOTE: No guarantee will be given or responsibility accepted by the manufacturers if the door is not installed as
instructed. For satisfactory door operation please follow the instructions carefully.
hazard
control
• Housekeeping -
risk of slip trip or fall
• Housekeeping -
risk of injury to other people or
animals in the installers work area
• Tidy up site prior to start work as a minimum area
should be at least the area of the installation back
into the garage and 2 metres in front
• If the Site housekeeping is deemed to be unsafe do
not install the door
• Keep all people well clear of installers work area with
appropriate signage and discussion with owner
• Manual handling when moving the door from
the Trailer or Ute to the installation area -
risk of
musculoskeletal injury
• Manual handling when installing Doors &
Openers particularly above head height -
risk of
musculoskeletal injury or twisting
• Manual handling when installing tracks and torsion
bars -
risk of musculoskeletal injury
• Manual Handling when installing the door opener -
risk of musculoskeletal injury or twisting
• Correct lifting technique for Roller Door
• Use of 2 person lifts
• Use of mechanical aids such as lifting stands,
forklift, cranes
• Avoid twisting (Practice correct lifting techniques)
• Correct use of ladders while installing tracks
• Use of correct technique of knotted rope installation
aids
• Working at heights and working with ladders, scissor
lifts, scaffold -
risk of fall from height
• Ladder check
• Ladder placement
• Do not work off the top rung
• Sharp edges on Door, tracks or related jewellery -
risk
of laceration
• Wear appropriate PPE (Dyneema cut off Gloves)
• Follow instruction explicitly particularly for the
installation of some parts of the doors as the unrolled
cut out edges presents a very sharp edge
• Pinch points -
risk of cut, puncture or crush injury
• Wear appropriate PPE and keep hands well clear of
pinch points
• Ensure hands well clear of the panels
• Use of hand tools -
risk of eye injury, laceration cut
stab or puncture injuries (Tools checklist)
• Use of Electric/ Battery or pneumatic tools -
noise
hazard
• Use of cutting tools creating sparks -
risk of fire
• Wear appropriate PPE and utilise operators manual
• Use appropriate noise/hearing protection in the form
of ear plugs or ear muffs
• Ensure appropriate fire protection available and
housekeeping to ensure that flammable liquids or
materials are removed from the area of work
• Tension spring -
risk of release of stored energy
(various door parts, tools, jewellery striking installer on
the head or body)
• Ensure door is correctly secured
• Ensure that pipe wrench is fitted correctly to the axle
and if it is gripped onto the axle do not underestimate
the tension in the spring when undoing the clamps
• Ensure the correct length pipe wrench is utilised
• Ensure correct bolts are tightened or loosened to
ensure there is no release or controlled release of
energy from the spring through the pipe wrench
• Keep hands clear of the pipe wrench at all times
• Keep head clear of the pipe wrench at all times
• Position the door on the brackets, there is a risk of the
door falling from the brackets striking a person
• Ensure the door is immediately fastened to the
bracket with the “U” Bolt
•Ensure no-one ever walks under a door sitting on a
bracket
1.0 before you start
The following hazards and hazard controls have been identified for installers during the installation of this door.
1.1 safety checklist
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Firmadoor
®
Series 1 Installation Instructions