Ohs compliance overhead doors systems are subject to ohs compliance requirements.
Overhead door entrapment protection.
I shall be provided with an inherent secondary entrapment protection device as described in 1211 8 a and f 1211 10 and 1211 12 and is.
Sensing edges provide entrapment protection for motor operated doors by offering an auto reverse or auto stop feature.
And b for use only with vertically moving garage doors.
By and crushing incidents1 2 3 involving overhead doors that are avoidable given regular door maintenance inspections and the inclusion of recommended safety entrapment devices.
The criteria for an inherent entrapment protection system is that the system shall sense an obstruction and stop the motion of the door or gate and initiate reversal of the door gate within two seconds.
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Injuries to workers who are struck or crushed by commercial overhead doors are always a concern in industrial workplaces.
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The bottom sensing edge stops and reverses the door upon contact with an obstruction.
The door will require a manual override before any automatic actuation device like a timer can be used after the reversing function occurred.
Fortunately injuries from overhead doors and roll up doors can be avoided.
In alberta the applicable standards are part 3 12 d of the code4 which.
2 the doors by manufacturer model and maximum and minimum door width and height required for compliance to the entrapment protection requirements.
For soft leading edge doors the flexibility of the edge itself helps prevent entrapment.
Warning signals such as audible alarms or flashing lights represent the third line of defense.