Wallace Perimeter Security SPEEDGATE - Recommended Safety Precautions for the Immediate Vicinity

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INSTALLER AND USER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
Recommended Safety Precauons for the Immediate Vicinity
To ensure the safe use of the SpeedGate, measures will need to be undertaken in the immediate vicinity.
The necessary measures will dier according to the situaon. In general, the following measures will make
a considerable contribuon to the reducon of obstrucons or unsafe condions.
If pedestrians and/or bicycles regularly approach the SpeedGate once it has been installed, the risk
of pedestrians and/or bicycles becoming trapped between the moving secons of the SpeedGate will
increase. The following are several suggesons designed to reduce this risk.
• By the installaon of the provided warning signs the danger zone will be indicated. This can be further
enhanced by having markings on the road surface.
• If Pedestrians are expected to enter through the fence line, then they must use a separate access
opening other than this Gate System. The Pedestrian Gate should be located far enough away from
this gate system so as not to have it ence pedestrians to make use of the vehicular gate, or travel near
the moving gate panel, even when in the fully open posion.
• Safety should always be the paramount consideraon when any automac gate system is installed
and operated. It is a UL 325 requirement of the installer to provide separate entrance and egress for
pedestrian/cyclist use near the vehicular gate area.
• Someone must be available to take acon as soon as possible when a dangerous situaon arises.
• If there is a wall next to the SpeedGate with a gap of less than 16” (406mm), a gate edge or a photo
eye can be mounted on the wall. If someone becomes trapped between the wall and the panel as the
Gate opens, the gate edge or the photo eye will be tripped and the SpeedGate will stop.
• If the SpeedGate is to be operated manually, the primary power should rst be disconnected. When
the brake manual override is used it triggers an emergency stop via a micro limit switch so that the gate
funcon is stopped. When operated manually, the SpeedGate should only be operated by adequately
trained personnel who were onsite during the gate commissioning so that they are well acquainted
with the operaon of the SpeedGate.
• Trac lights can be used to direct trac through the gate opening. The SpeedGate operator provides
contacts to control the switching of the trac light.
• The trac lights must not turn green unl the SpeedGate has fully opened. The trac light must turn
red several seconds before the SpeedGate closes in order to give road users sucient me to come to
a stop. The trac light must turn red whenever the SpeedGate is closed or is in moon.