Safety Alert
Risks to pedestrians from crushing zones on electrically powered gates - 2
Risks to pedestrians from crushing zones on electrically powered gates - 2
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- FOD7-2010
- Line of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsRisk management
- Inspection and maintenance
- Evacuation, escape and rescueFunctional testingPreventive maintenanceRisk assessment
- Construction
Summary
HSE alert addresses pedestrian trapping and crushing by powered access gates following separate child fatalities. It explains why force limitation alone is unlikely to suffice, compares photoelectric beams with pressure-sensitive edges, and specifies force measurement, additional safeguards, periodic maintenance and readily available emergency release arrangements.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Construction; construction industry.
FOD7-2010. Themes: line of fire, machinery and equipment.