Safety Warning Notice 7 Relevant to those working in the industrial door, domestic garage door and automated gate industries
Publication Year
2017
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Requirements for automated gates, barriers and doors set out under the European machinery directive and the UK Supply of machinery (safety) regulations 2008; featuring a case study of a fatal incident involving an automated sliding gate derailment when it had been operated manually.
Document History
DHF 1134:v1:/11:17.
Publisher Information
Door and Hardware Federation
The Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) was created from a merger of the Association of Builders' Hardware Manufacturers (ABHM) and the Door and Shutter Manufacturers' Association (DSMA) as a not-for-profit trade association for companies associated with locks and building hardware, doorsets, industrial doors and shutters, domestic garage doors and automated gates. They provide technical advice, training, knowledge and practical help.
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