Posts Tagged ‘Electric Gates’
08/09/2010
New safety advice issued on electric gates
Installers, designers, maintenance firms and manufacturers of electric gates, are being urged to seriously consider new safety advice issued by the HSE following the recent deaths of two children. The safety alert points out that limiting the closing forces of gates alone will not provide sufficient protection to meet the relevant standards, and installers must [...]
06/07/2010
Safety Alert – Crush Zone on Electric Gates
After two sad deaths involving children being crushed from using electrically powered gates, the HSE has reminded you of a Safety Notice issued in February (http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/electricgates.htm) The purpose of the Safety Notice is to alert those involved in the design, construction, installation and/or commissioning of electrically-powered gates to potential safety risks to pedestrians; it is [...]
