Powered Gates Safety: Duties for Owners, Installers & Maintainers

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About Course

Electric sliding and swing gates at offices, car parks, schools and housing developments can crush or trap anyone in their path, and children have died in them. This course explains the hazards, who is legally responsible, the safety features HSE expects and how gates should be maintained and checked.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course is general awareness training written from published official guidance. It does not replace training required for your specific job, and it is not an accredited qualification.

What Will You Learn?

  • Identify crushing, trapping and impact hazards on powered gates
  • Understand who counts as the gate manufacturer when a gate is assembled or converted on site
  • Know the safety features a powered gate should have
  • Set up sensible maintenance, checks and emergency release arrangements

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Why powered gates are dangerous
  • Who is responsible and what the law says
  • Safety features every powered gate should have
  • Maintenance, checks and emergencies

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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