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ROLE OF SPECIFIERS AND DESIGNERS
Specifiers and designers should design an automatic vehicular gate system to:
• Utilize an operator suited for gate system type, size, frequency of use, location and
user population.
• Separate pedestrian access from vehicle access.
• Reduce or eliminate pinch points.
• Reduce risk of entrapment injuries by minimizing all gaps in the gate and
enclosing the area of the travel of the gate.
• Secure controls from unauthorized use.
• Locate all controls out of reach from the gate.
• Allow the user full view of the gate when operating.
• Consider special populations, such as children or the elderly.
• Be consistent with DASMA’s Automatic Gate Opener System Safety Guide.
ROLE OF DEALERS, INSTALLERS AND
TRAINED GATE SYSTEM TECHNICIANS
Installers, during the course of the installation proceedings for each job, should:
• Confirm that the gate operator being installed is appropriate for the application.
• Confirm that the gate is designed and built according to current published industry
standards.
• Confirm that all appropriate features and accessory devices are being
incorporated, including both primary and secondary entrapment protection
devices.
• Make sure that the gate works freely before installing the operator.
• Repair or service worn or damaged gate hardware before installing the operator.
• Install the gate operator according to the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
• Adjust the operator clutch or load-sensing device to the minimum force setting
that allows reliable gate operation.
• Install operator inside fence line (DO NOT install operator on public side of fence
line).
• Install a proper electrical ground to a gate operator.
• Install keypad controls where users cannot touch, or reach through gate while
operating controls.
• Install controls where user has full view of gate operation.
• Test all features for proper functions before placing the automatic vehicular gate
into service.
• Demonstrate the basic functions and safety features of the gate system to
owners/end users/general contractors, including how to turn off power and how to
operate the manual disconnect feature.
• Leave safety instructions, product literature, installation manual and maintenance
manual with end user.
• Explain to the owners the importance of a service contract that includes a routine
re-testing of the entire system including the entrapment protection devices, and
explain the need for the owners to insure that this testing is performed routinely.
• Offer the owner/end user a maintenance contract, or contact them regularly to
offer maintenance.
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