AAADM-Certified Commercial Door Inspections in Florida

Commercial automatic doors must be inspected at least once per year per AAADM and ANSI/BHMA A156.10 / A156.19, and after any incident, repair, or hardware modification. Fire-rated doors require an annual NFPA 80 inspection that includes drop testing for rolling fire doors. High-traffic facilities (healthcare, distribution, large retail) often inspect quarterly or semi-annually as part of a planned maintenance program.

AAADM stands for the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers. AAADM Certified Inspectors are trained and tested to perform safety inspections on commercial automatic pedestrian doors per ANSI/BHMA A156.10 (full-energy) and A156.19 (low-energy) standards. The AAADM certification is the industry standard required by insurance carriers, healthcare regulators (Joint Commission / CMS), and most local AHJs. Paratec Door Solutions is AAADM Certified Inspector #150572.

A complete inspection covers: visual inspection of frame and hardware, sensor and activation testing, speed/torque/time-delay measurements, signage verification, drop-testing of rolling fire doors, gap and clearance measurement on swinging fire doors, label verification, hardware inspection (closers, latches, panics, smoke seals), photographic documentation, and an itemized deficiency punch list. Passing automatic doors receive the AAADM compliance label.

NFPA 80 is the Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives, published by the National Fire Protection Association. Every commercial facility with rated fire-door assemblies (rolling fire doors, fire-rated swing doors, fire-rated rolling shutters, etc.) is required by the IBC and most local fire codes to perform an NFPA 80 inspection annually, including drop-testing of rolling fire doors. Paratec performs NFPA 80 inspections statewide in Florida.

The 2026 update to the International Fire Code and NFPA 80 reinforces annual inspection, testing, and documentation requirements for fire-door assemblies, with stricter deficiency tracking and recordkeeping. Florida AHJs are progressively adopting these updates. Our 2026-readiness audit identifies gaps before your AHJ arrives and aligns your documentation to the new format.

Yes — the majority of our inspections are on doors we did not install. AAADM and NFPA 80 inspections are independent of the manufacturer or installer. We service every major brand including ASSA ABLOY, STANLEY, Horton, NABCO, Clopay, Wayne Dalton, Cornell, and Cookson.

Most can. Our inspection trucks carry the most common AAADM and NFPA 80 replacement parts so simple deficiencies (sensor recalibration, closer adjustment, label replacement, hardware tightening) are corrected on the same visit. Anything requiring OEM parts is documented with a fixed-price repair quote and lead time.

A single automatic door inspection typically takes 30–45 minutes. A single fire-door drop-test takes 15–30 minutes per opening. A facility-wide inspection of 10–20 openings is usually completed in a half day. Multi-site inspections for property managers can be scheduled across multiple days with consolidated reporting.

Yes. Our healthcare-facility reports are formatted to satisfy Joint Commission Environment of Care surveys and CMS Conditions of Participation. We provide the inspection records, deficiency tracking logs, and corrective-action documentation surveyors expect.