Council Directive of 30 November 1989 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (first individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (89/654/EEC)

11. Doors and gates U.K.

11.1. The position, number and dimensions of doors and gates, and the materials used in their construction, are determined by the nature and use of the rooms or areas. U.K.

11.2. Transparent doors must be appropriately marked at a conspicuous level. U.K.

11.3. Swing doors and gates must be transparent or have see-through panels. U.K.

11.4. If transparent or translucent surfaces in doors and gates are not made of safety material and if there is a danger that workers may be injured if a door or gate should shatter, the surfaces must be protected against breakage. U.K.

11.5. Sliding doors must be fitted with a safety device to prevent them from being derailed and falling over. U.K.

11.6. Doors and gates opening upwards must be fitted with a mechanism to secure them against falling back. U.K.

11.7. Doors along escape routes must be appropriately marked. U.K.

It must be possible to open them from the inside at any time without special assistance.

It must be possible to open the doors when the workplaces are occupied.

11.8. Doors for pedestrians must be provided in the immediate vicinity of any gates intended essentially for vehicle traffic, unless it is safe for pedestrians to pass through; such doors must be clearly marked and left permanently unobstructed. U.K.

11.9. Mechanical doors and gates must function in such a way that there is no risk of accident to workers. U.K.

They must be fitted with easily identifiable and accessible emergency shut-down devices and, unless they open automatically in the event of a power failure, it must also be possible to open them manually.