Explanation of common powered gate hazard types
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Definitions of the crushing, impact, shearing, drawing-in, cutting, hooking and imprisonment dangers posed by automatic gates, with suggested control measures.
Document History
DHF 1142:04/16:v1.
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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