Overhead sectional doors play a vital function in many businesses. They protect people and goods from the elements, provide security, and help keep working conditions comfortable for people inside the building. But if your door doesn’t match the needs of your business, it can have serious consequences.

Ensuring that patients, staff and visitors are kept as safe as possible is essential to an effective healthcare environment. From accessing the hospital or clinic to the way staff interact and move through the facility, entrances play a crucial role in hygiene, security and accessibility. Even auxiliary departments like ambulance operations and logistics rely on functional entrance systems and loading areas.

When it comes to choosing an overhead sectional door, there are plenty of options. But with a few well-targeted questions and the right tools, you can make an easy and well-informed choice.

At loading bays, explicit risks and dangers are everywhere. In this often hectic environment, the potential for injuries – or even fatal accidents – is high. So high in fact, that it is estimated that 25% of industrial accidents occur at loading bays¹.