A major British wholesaler has been fined half a million pounds for the death of delivery driver Ronald Hayward in 2011. The 42 year-old man died when a 300kg steel gate at Blakemore Wholesale in Newport city centre collapsed and pinned him to the ground. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Mr Hayward arrived at the Agincourt Street site to deliver baked goods at around 04:00 on the morning of the incident. He proceeded to unlock the entrance gate and as he prepared to leave, the gate fell and landed on him. He later died of traumatic asphyxia. The company has...
Bircher Reglomat has enhanced the installation accessories for the combined sensor, PrimeTec, and active infrared curtain, PrimeScan.
The accessories in the set are now IP65-certified, meaning installers can ensure smooth application in humid or wet environments. The set can now also withstand low-pressure jets of water travelling in any direction and the IP65 rating guarantees complete protection from dust.
In addition, the new PTIS IP65 ceiling integration set still allows for easy assembly.
Bircher Reglomat's PrimeTech offers the complete solution for activating and protecting sliding doors in accordance with DIN18650. View the range here.
With the industry’s recent focus on ensuring crushing and shearing points on gates, roller shutters and garage doors are made safe, ride-on safety on security grilles and shutters generally used to secure shop fronts and underground car parks can sometimes be overlooked. The Twin-Safe and Twin-Pro sensors by Witt Sensoric have been specifically designed for pull-in protection. The Twin-Safe has a potential free relay output and test input and is compliant to CAT2, PLc according to EN13849-1. The Twin-Pro allows for direct connection into an OSE (Optical Safety Edge) input. Other features include simple alignment with its pivoted joint and...
The tragic death of a man crushed by a falling metal gate in County Meath, Ireland on Tuesday (July 26) is a salutary reminder to all those responsible for powered gates of the vital importance of regular inspection and testing of powered gate installations. The call to powered gate owners, installers, repairers and maintainers to have all gates checked for safe operation has been issued by the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF), the powered gate industry body which is campaigning for higher standards of safety for automated gates and barriers. The accident happened at the delivery entrance to the Navan...
The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has announced the launch of its ground-breaking Powered Gates certification scheme. Installers and maintainers of powered gates, barriers and gate automation equipment are now able to obtain NSI approval for the services they provide in this sector. NSI approval provides the ultimate reassurance for buyers and users of powered gates that their contractor is complying with the highest standards of safety and security. For the past two and a half years, NSI has been working with the Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) in the development of their new Powered Gate Code of Practice (DHF TS...
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