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 | 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 | 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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