Legal requirements for gate automation installations

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The gate MUST be safe, this is the legal requirement. The installer of the gate system is ultimately responsible for safety of that gate on the site once it is installed, be it a school, commercial property or residential site all installations should comply to the afore mentioned BS-EN13241-1 standard (when automated since Feb 2008). (more information can be made available to you upon request, please send an e-mail to asosafety@egduk.com).

The use of standard photocells is recommended to provide vehicle detection capability only in to a system but is not a legal requirement to make a gate safe (photocells do not make a gate legally safe). The legal requirement for gate safety is set out in the standards we mentioned earlier, it would take far too long to explain this via the forum. As previously suggested please contact us via telephone or e-mail and we will be happy to talk you through everything.

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