Installation and Maintenance Manual
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Important Information - Review Before Installation
Automatic gate operators provide convenience and security to users. However, because these
machines can produce high levels of force it is important that all gate operator system designers,
installers and end users be aware of the potential hazards associated with improperly designed,
installed or maintained systems. Keep in mind that the gate operator is only one component of the
total gate operating system. It is the joint responsibility of the specifier, designer, purchaser, in-
staller and end user to verify that the total system is appropriately configured for its intended use.
All parties should be informed that entrapment in a moving gate could cause serious injury or death.
Important Instructions for Gate System Designers & Installers:
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious injury or death, read and
follow all instructions in the gate operator handbook and on the
warning labels.
Install an Automatic Gate Operator only When:
• The entry is configured for vehicular use only. Pedestrians must be di-
rected to a separate walk-through entrance. The Warning signs that have
been supplied with this operator must be installed, in manner clearly
visible, in the area of both sides of the gate.
• All openings of a horizontal slide gate are guarded or screened, from the
bottom of the gate to a minimum of 4 feet (1.2 m) height above the
ground, to prevent a sphere 2 1/4 inches (57 mm) in diameter from pass-
ing through an opening anywhere in the gate or the portion of the adjacent
fence that is covered in the open position.
• All exposed pinch points, rollers and wheels are guarded. To reduce the
risk of entrapment, the gate must also be installed so that enough clear-
ance is provided between the gate and adjacent structures both when
opening and closing. Minimize the parallel gap between the gate and the
fence.
• The gate has been constructed with physical stops to prevent over-travel
in both directions and has guard posts that prevent the gate from falling in
the event of a roller failure.
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