7.1.1 Overview

Signage and warnings are specified in ANSI /BHMA A156.10, American National Standard for Power Operated Pedestrian Doors, paragraph 11.

7.1.2 Door, One Way Traffic

Refer to Fig. 7.1.1

• Arrow and Automatic Door, one side of decal.
• Shall be visible from approach side of a swinging door, mounted on door at a height of 50" ± 12" from floor to centerline of sign.
• Do Not Enter and Automatic Door, one side of decal (or separate decal for solid doors - DD0739-020).
• Shall be visible from non-approach side of door that swings towards pedestrians attempting to travel in wrong direction.

7.1.3 Door, Two Way Traffic

Refer to Fig. 7.1.2

• Arrow and Automatic Door, one side of decal.
• Shall be visible from approach side of a swinging door, mounted on door at a height of 50" ± 12" from floor to centerline of sign.
• Caution Automatic Door, one side of decal.
• Swinging doors serving both egress and ingress shall have a "Caution Automatic Door" sign visible from swing side of door.
• Sign shall be mounted on door at a height of 50" ± 12" from floor to centerline of sign.

7.1.4 Knowing Act Door

• Activate Switch to Operate decal.
• Knowing act doors shall have signage stating "Activate Switch to Operate" on side of door having knowing act switch or other knowing act device.

7.2.1 Overview

Signage and warnings are specified in ANSI /BHMA A156.19, American National Standard for Power Assist and Low Energy Power Operated Doors.

7.2.2 All Low Energy Doors

• Automatic Caution Door decal.
• All low energy doors shall be marked with signage visible from both side of door with the words "Automatic Caution Door".
• Signs shall be mounted 50" ± 12" from floor to centerline of sign.

7.2.3 Knowing Act Switch Used to Initiate Door Operation

• Activate Switch to Operate decal.
• When a knowing act device is used to initiate operation of door operator, door shall be provided with sign on each side of door where switch is operated with message "Activate Switch to Operate".

7.2.4 Push/Pull Used to Initiate Door Operation

• Push to Operate, Pull to Operate decals.
• When push/pull is used to initiate operation of door operator, doors shall be provided with the message "Push to Operate" on push side of door and "Pull to Operate" on pull side of door.

7.3 Door signage, full energy single swing door

• Fig. 7.3.1 One way traffic
• Fig. 7.3.2 Two way traffic

7.4 Door signage, low energy swing door

• Fig. 7.4.1 Knowing act device initiation of door operation
• Fig. 7.4.2 Push / Pull initiation of door operation

7.5 Door signage, full energy double door

• Fig. 7.5.1 One way traffic, approach side
• Fig. 7.5.2 Two way traffic, non-swing side
• Fig. 7.5.3 One way traffic, approach side, knowing act
• Fig. 7.5.4 One way traffic, non-approach side
• Fig. 7.5.5 Two way traffic, swing side
• Fig. 7.5.6 One way traffic, non-approach side

7.6 Door signage, full energy double egress door

• Fig. 7.6.1 One way traffic, interior
• Fig. 7.6.2 Two way traffic, interior
• Fig. 7.6.3 One way traffic, exterior
• Fig. 7.6.4 Two way traffic, exterior

7.7 Door signage, low energy double doors

• Fig. 7.7.1 Knowing act, non-hinge side
• Fig. 7.7.2 Push / Pull, push to operate
• Fig. 7.7.3 Double egress, knowing act
• Fig. 7.7.4 Knowing act, non-hinge side
• Fig. 7.7.5 Push / Pull, pull to operate
• Fig. 7.7.6 Double egress, knowing act