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In June 2010 the tragic deaths of 2 young children in separate incidents less than 1 week apart served to highlight the safety issues facing the UK gate automation industry. Children and gate safety

All automatic gate safety systems by Law must be installed in compliance with the European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and supporting standards, as highlighted by recent safety advisories from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE will be responsible for any investigations and enforcement's which are carried out on gates where incidents have occurred, and can prosecute installers or manufacturers accordingly. All manufacturers and installers of automatic gates and automatic safety systems should take all necessary steps to ensure their products are safe and meet the Machinery Directive Standards

To help manufacturers & installers in meeting the requirements for directive compliance, a harmonised product standard for gates was produced in 2003. This out-lined that if you comply with the standard BS-EN13241-1:2003, there is a legal presumption that you comply with the directive itself. This standard is in turn supported by a group of supporting standards which contain requirements for various aspects of the gate's design, function and performance.

This guide is designed to provide installers with a summary of the key requirements of each supporting standard referred to by the product standard, and show how to apply appropriate solutions to meet each significant requirement.

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(The information provided in this guide is based directly on key extractions of information from official British and European standards documentation. This information is based on 15 years experience of working with these standards but could still be deemed as interpretation and as a result we can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained therein).

Index of Standards

BS-EN 13241-1 makes reference to the following standards:-

BS-EN 12453:2001 - Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates. Safety in use of power operated doors. Requirements.

BS-EN 12445:2001 - Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates. Safety in use of power operated doors. Test methods.

BS-EN 12978:2003 - Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates. Safety devices for power operated doors and gates. Requirements and test methods.

BS-EN 1760-2:2001 - Safety of machinery. Pressure sensitive protective devices. General principles for the design and testing of pressure sensitive edges and pressure sensitive bars.

BS-EN 12604:2000 - Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates. Mechanical aspects. Requirements.

BS-EN 12605:2000 - Industrial, commercial and garage doors and gates. Mechanical aspects. Test methods.