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Door Ops gives gate engineers powered gate and barrier service sheets aligned to DHF TS 013:2021 and BS EN 12453:2017, with force readings in newtons, safety device tests and photos. The office reviews each sheet, then sends a branded PDF and an asset certificate. Failures become an action list to quote.
Key facts
Figures checked 23 September 2026 from the sources listed below.
The work
Powered sliding gates, swing gates, telescopic gates and rising arm barriers guard car parks, estates, depots and private drives. Each one is a machine in a public-facing place, used by drivers, pedestrians, delivery riders and children. HSE is clear that almost every powered gate is a one-off and needs its own risk assessment.
A service covers the visual and mechanical state of leaves, hinges or rollers and tracks, the drive system, safety edges, photocells and loops, emergency release, signage and the control panel. Where force limitation is the main safety measure, the engineer measures static and dynamic closing forces at the leading edge and at pinch points, and records opening and closing speeds.
The hazards are well known: crushing at hinges, shear gaps between a sliding leaf and fixed parts, gates falling or running away on a slope, and safety devices that fail without anyone noticing. HSE revisited the standards after two child deaths involving powered gates in 2010. Anyone who works on a gate is responsible for leaving it safe, which may mean isolating it.
Standards and regulations
Powered gates and barriers are machinery. Standards help define the state of the art, but HSE says meeting them alone is not enough.
How Door Ops handles it
Lite covers the paperwork: preset sheets, photos, signatures, office review and branded PDFs. Core adds jobs, the asset register, PPM and quotes.
A Door Ops preset for swing and sliding gates aligned to DHF TS 013:2021 and BS EN 12453:2017: configuration, visual and mechanical checks, drive, sensors and safety devices, emergency functions, signage.
Door Ops presets, every tier
Log static and dynamic closing forces at the leading edge, forces at mid-height and at hinge-side pinch points, opening force, speeds and dwell times, all in newtons, millimetres and seconds.
Every tier
A separate preset for rising arm barriers: boom, operator, safety devices and detection, induction loop readings, control panel and access control.
Door Ops presets, every tier
After office review, each gate or barrier gets a certificate: Pass, Pass with recommendations, or Fail. The managing agent gets the full branded PDF too.
Issued only after office review
Send a gate job to a subcontractor by secure link. They complete the same sheet without a seat, and it comes back to your office for review.
Secure link, no seat
Log each gate and barrier as an asset with a QR label and plan the visits on a PPM contract, so the next engineer sees the last force readings before starting.
Core
Door Ops holds the evidence of each visit. It does not compile technical files, issue Declarations of Conformity or decide whether a gate is safe. The engineer on site makes that call and your office signs it off.
BS EN 12453:2017 for safety in use and BS EN 12604:2017 for mechanical safety, with BS EN 12978 for safety devices. The legal basis for new gates is the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. DHF TS 013 is the industry code of practice.
HSE states the standards keep the existing maximums: 400 N for crushing and 1400 N for impact. HSE advises forces should be as low as possible below those maximums and verified by testing after installation.
Yes. HSE treats motorising an existing gate as putting new machinery into service. The installer needs a risk assessment, a technical file, instructions and a Declaration of Conformity before marking.
Yes. DHF TS 013 parts 1 and 2 replaced the separate gate guidance (TS 011) and industrial and garage door guidance (TS 012). Part 3 is guidance for owners and managers. The Door Ops gate and barrier sheets are aligned to DHF TS 013:2021.
Yes. The industrial gate service sheet records static and dynamic closing forces, mid-height and hinge-side forces, and opening force in newtons, alongside photos and signatures. It stores the readings your engineer measured; it does not take the measurement.
Other door types
The same sheets, review and PDFs work across every door type your engineers attend.
BS 8214:2026 inspection sheets, quarterly checks and a certificate per door.
BS EN 16005 risk assessments with forces, detection and break-out recorded.
Curtain, guides, drive and safety edges, with fire shutters covered too.
How engineers fill in sheets on the phone, with photos and signatures.
How the office checks, corrects and approves a sheet before it goes out.
What the customer receives, with your logo and company details.
How failed points turn into an action list for the office.
See all door types, every feature or pricing by engineer and office user.
This page is a summary, not legal advice. Standards are sold by BSI and change over time. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Pick the preset sheet, fill it in on site, review it in the office and send the PDF. Decide with your own jobs, not a demo.
