BEA Trainings

The 2026 AAADM and Sensor Integration schedule is now open

BEA is certified by the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers (AAADM) to provide certification training for installers and service technicians. AAADM Training is designed to improve and promote safety in automatic doors.

The American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers (AAADM), provide certification training as AAADM Certified Inspectors through its member companies, BEA Inc. The course is for installers and service technicians and is designed to improve and promote safe practices in the automatic door industry.

Eligibility:

A candidate must be an individual who has worked in the automatic pedestrian door industry for at least 6 months immediately preceding the application for an AAADM training course.

And,

1. A distributor of automatic pedestrian door products, not only hardware, for an AAADM Active Member Company, such as Assa Abloy, Dormakaba, Horton, Nabco, Record, Stanley, Tormax, and / or
2. A company that derives over 50 % of its business from the sale, installation, and / or service of full power automatic pedestrian door products that comply with ANSI / BHMA A156.10. (Note: Low Energy Power Operated Doors do Not count towards eligibility)

If in doubt, a phone call is needed to make the final determination. Contact either Jeff Dunham at (412)-249-4042 Mon. – Fri. 9AM – 4PM EST or Colby Simmons at (412)-249-4083 Mon. – Fri. 8AM – 5PM CST.

BEA hosts AAADM Certification classes at its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania location. If your technicians are not AAADM certified or have not been certified on the latest ANSI Standards, be sure to inquire about a class below or contact Customer Service at [email protected].

Agenda and Information:

• Learn the latest safety standards and become certified for ANSI 156.10, 156.19 and 156.38
• Training is two (2) days with a test on Day 2
• Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included each day

Application and Payment:

• $350 per applicant includes: Instruction, Training Manual and Test
• Payments for certification can be made through the AAADM Payment Portal. You are required to show receipt of payment to attend the class.
• Email a copy of your AAADM certification payment receipt to [email protected]. Please reference the name and company information you provided on your AAADM Training Inquiry submission below.

The AAADM Application and Certified Inspector License Agreement is now digitally online and can be 100% completed via computer. Provide the following information in the “Message” field of the Inquiry Form below to get started.

• Each applicant name and email alias
• Company officer name and email alias

Once the above info is received, BEA will prep the form and send to the applicant email alias via DocuSign. The applicant will be required to fill in all their portion. Once the applicant completes the form it will then be routed to signer #2, the company officer. Once that is completed the form is now complete and will be accepted. All applications and license agreement must be completed before attending an AAADM Class.

Accommodations:

Pittsburgh Airport Marriott*
777 Aten Road
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Phone: 412-490-6604
Contact: Michelle Ciaramella | Business Travel Sales Manager
Email: [email protected]

*Be sure ask for the BEA Training Rate that has been negotiated with the hotel ($154 Plus Applicable Tax) when calling. Rates include a shuttle service available to and from Airport/Hotel. Shuttle services can be arranged at the hotel front desk or called while at the airport.

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• Reservations can also be made by calling the Hotel Front Desk at (412) 494-5750 and mentioning BEA Inc. to get the rate.
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