BS EN 12445:2001, Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates. To ensure the safety of your employees and property, all our Commercial Door and Gate Operators meet the UL 325 standard for safety. A powered gate at a place of work is considered to be work equipment to which the provisions of Part 2, Chapter 2 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (S.I. Requirements and test methods. Since every installation is unique, installers need to ensure all entrapment zones are protected. Safety in use of power operated doors. The new Gate Safety Checklist video is part of LiftMaster’s ongoing “Don’t Chance It. Test methods. Touch sensitive or resistive safety edges (ideally category 3 edges). 4. Safety devices; In addition to helping operations and day-to-day activities run smoothly, business owners can feel assured that an automatic sliding gate will increase the safety of everyone contributing to foot traffic – from employees and couriers, to pedestrians in the surrounding area. Guidelines on the Safety of Powered Gates The purpose of this guidance is to assist those who have any responsibility for the specification, design, manufacture, purchase, installation, maintenance, inspection or use of powered gates. BS EN 1760-2:2001, Safety of machinery. In Orange County (CA. gates needs to be addressed in any risk assessments and safety statements prepared under sections 19 and 20 of this Act. Check It.™” campaign to raise gate safety awareness. 3. Safety Eyes & Entrapment Protection Devices All our Commercial Door and Gate Operators come equipped with the safety inputs to add the proper safety devices, but it is up to your installer to add the right entrapment protection for you. BS EN 12978:2003, Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates. ), Fire Department Requirements state: The design and operation of all electrically operated gates shall be as follows: The gate control shall be operable by an approved emergency override key switch which is an integral part of the mechanism. Safety devices for power operated doors and gates. On a double gate, typically it should have 4-6 safety edges ; Two pairs of photocell safety beams (one set between the gate posts and one set covering the extent of the gate swing (usually mounted on steel posts). 2. Minimum requirements for safety devices on automatic gates Swing Gates. Over the past thirty months, the standard, UL 325 – Standard for Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver and Window Operators and Systems, has undergone substantial revision in response to growing concerns over the safety of automatic vehicular gate operating systems.