Wallace Perimeter Security SPEEDGATE, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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INSTALLER AND USER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
Recommended Safety Precautions for the Immediate Vicinity
To ensure the safe use of the SpeedGate, measures will need to be undertaken in the immediate vicinity.
The necessary measures will differ according to the situation. In general, the following measures will make
a considerable contribution to the reduction of obstructions or unsafe conditions.
If pedestrians and/or bicycles regularly approach the SpeedGate once it has been installed, the risk
of pedestrians and/or bicycles becoming trapped between the moving sections of the SpeedGate will
increase. The following are several suggestions designed to reduce this risk.
• By the installation of the provided warning signs the danger zone will be indicated. This can be further
enhanced by having markings on the road surface.
• If Pedestrians are expected to enter through the fence line, then they must use a separate access
opening other than this Gate System. The Pedestrian Gate should be located far enough away from
this gate system so as not to have it entice pedestrians to make use of the vehicular gate, or travel near
the moving gate panel, even when in the fully open position.
• Safety should always be the paramount consideration when any automatic gate system is installed
and operated. It is a UL 325 requirement of the installer to provide separate entrance and egress for
pedestrian/cyclist use near the vehicular gate area.
• Someone must be available to take action as soon as possible when a dangerous situation arises.
• If there is a wall next to the SpeedGate with a gap of less than 16” (406mm), a gate edge or a photo
eye can be mounted on the wall. If someone becomes trapped between the wall and the panel as the
Gate opens, the gate edge or the photo eye will be tripped and the SpeedGate will stop.
• If the SpeedGate is to be operated manually, the primary power should first be disconnected. When
the brake manual override is used it triggers an emergency stop via a micro limit switch so that the gate
function is stopped. When operated manually, the SpeedGate should only be operated by adequately
trained personnel who were onsite during the gate commissioning so that they are well acquainted
with the operation of the SpeedGate.
• Traffic lights can be used to direct traffic through the gate opening. The SpeedGate operator provides
contacts to control the switching of the traffic light.
• The traffic lights must not turn green until the SpeedGate has fully opened. The traffic light must turn
red several seconds before the SpeedGate closes in order to give road users sufficient time to come to
a stop. The traffic light must turn red whenever the SpeedGate is closed or is in motion.