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Posted By Eamon Laverty
Does anyone know of a standard governing allowable gap under sliding gates. Is there a safety standard governing this? we are being advised to use the 99mm standard but feel it is too tight.
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Posted By Alan Haynes
You might do better if you put this on the correct forum.
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Posted By IOSH Moderator
The moderators have moved this into the Discussion Forum.
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Posted By Mitch
Eamon,
Too tight for what?
Mitch
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Posted By Eamon Laverty
Mitch, Just like handrails and balustrades having a max. 100mm gap for safety, is there a similar guideline for the gap under a (sliding) gate.
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Posted By Mitch
Never come across that one, the guides for handrails are for the close proximity of pedestrians, if this is the case with your gate it might be worth considering, also consider though that it could increase access to the track and running gear!! I have always minimised the gap for this reason.
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Posted By John A Wright
This sounds like an issue I've been discussing at a customer.
They have a motor driven sliding security gate where pedestrians are not allowed but of course occasionally you see people walking across if it is open.
At the moment they have a light beam 1 metre high which reverses the gate but if someone fell in such a way that missed the beam then the gate would close and possibly trap the pedestrian (gap is 150mm and there is a metal wheel). The motor is so strong that a pedestrian cannot hold back the gate.
I have asked them to put a pressure-sensitive impact guard on the vertical end to stop the gate.
John W
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Posted By Eamon Laverty
This gate is a cantilever type gate with no track or wheel. There are light beam safeguards whereby a pedestrian breaking the beam reverses the closing gate. There are also pressure sensitive pads at leading edge of the gate which will stop the action of the gate either opening or closing. The debate over this gap is a balance between safety and security ie someone slipping under the gate to gain access. My query is whether a safety standard exists to cover it.
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Posted By John A Wright
Eamon,
So could a falling pedestrian avoid activating the light beams in your case?
I'm driving the changes to our gate by writing a Risk Assessment and a PUWER assessment, after all it is a piece of 'equipment'. So in my case I regard the gate (and it's gap) as insufficiently guarded.
So the PUWER regs are an option.
John W
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Posted By Mitch
You have (hopefully relevant) mail.
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