Safety guidance on all aspects of choosing, installing and maintaining powered gates is now online at www.dhfpoweredgategroup.co.uk. The website has been produced by the Door and Hardware Federation’s powered gate group which represents UK manufacturers, suppliers, and installers of powered perimeter gates and gate equipment.
The trade body’s group was formed after recent fatal accidents that have involved wrongly specified or poorly installed automatic gates. The DHF has issued safety advice to the gate industry in the form of a Health and Safety Executive-endorsed guide; and its online website designed specifically for powered gate customers. The website details how a gate installation makes a critical contribution to business or domestic protection, so the user can be protected from hazards arising from the gate installation.
The website lists the health and safety requirements that must be met. The site visitor can also obtain contact details of all member companies of the DHF powered gate group.
Andy Holz, chairman of the DHF powered gate group, said: “Correct and safe gate installation is vital, not only to minimise the chances of injury but also to reduce the user’s liability if an unforeseen incident occurs. Our new customer website, combined with the technical advice we are already giving to building professionals and gate companies, will help ensure that every current and future gate installation in the UK should be safe and will comply with the law. That in turn means that the risk of death or injury due to inadequate manufacturing and installation will be dramatically reduced.”
The website is at www.dhfpoweredgategroup.co.uk or can be accessed from the main DHF website www.dhfonline.org.uk. Some presentations from a recent gate safety conference are available in the downloads section of the DHF powered gates website.
