by Daryl Griffiths | Aug 17, 2026 | Gates and Security
Gate Safe is a UK registered charity set up in 2010 to prevent deaths and injuries caused by unsafe automated gates and barriers. It runs installer training, keeps a register of trained installers, and offers safety surveys. Its accreditation is one of the clearest... by Daryl Griffiths | Aug 17, 2026 | Acoustics
An acoustic barrier works by being heavy enough to stop sound passing through it, solid enough to have no gaps, and tall and long enough to break the line of sight between the noise and the listener. Get any one of those three wrong and the barrier underperforms,... by Daryl Griffiths | Aug 17, 2026 | Gates and Security
If you own, let or manage a site with a powered gate, you carry a continuing legal duty for its safety. It does not transfer to the installer once the gate is in. In practice that means holding a current risk assessment, maintaining the gate and its safety devices,... by Daryl Griffiths | Aug 17, 2026 | Balustrades and Staircases
In a single family dwelling, guarding to stairs, landings and internal floor edges must be at least 900mm high, rising to 1100mm at external balconies and roof edges. In most other buildings it is 900mm on flights and 1100mm elsewhere. Where under fives may be... by Daryl Griffiths | Aug 17, 2026 | Architectural Metalwork
EN 1090 is the standard that governs how fabricated structural steelwork is certified. A fabricator working to it must hold a certified Factory Production Control system, work to a defined Execution Class, and issue a Declaration of Performance with the conformity... by Daryl Griffiths | Aug 17, 2026 | Gates and Security
BS EN 12453 is the standard that defines how powered gates and doors are made safe. It sets the maximum forces a moving gate may exert on a person, the safety devices needed to stay within them, and the risk assessment that decides which controls apply. It is not a...
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