CLASS I – RESIDENTIAL VEHICULAR GATE
OPERATOR
A vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in a home of one-to four
single family dwellings, or a garage or parking area associated therewith.
CLASS II – COMMERCIAL/GENERAL ACCESS
VEHICULAR GATE OPERATOR
A vehicular gate operator (or system) intended for use in a commercial location or
building such as a multi-family housing unit (five or more single family units) hotel,
garage, retail store or other building servicing the general public.
UL325 ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
This chart illustrates the entrapment protection requirements for the UL325 classes.
NOTE:
UL requires that all installations must have warning signs placed in plain
view on both sides of the gate to warn pedestrians of the dangers of motorized gate
systems.
GATE OPERATOR ENTRAPMENT PROTECTION
CLASS I CLASS II
B1 or B2
A
UL325
Classification
Primary Type
Secondary Type
Slide Gate Operator
SAFETY
» UL325 MODEL CLASSIFICATIONS
I
II
In order to complete a proper installation you must satisfy the entrapment
protection chart shown. That means that the installation must have one primary
means of entrapment protection and one independent secondary means of
entrapment protection. Both primary and secondary entrapment protection
methods must be designed, arranged or configured to protect against
entrapments in both the open and close directions of gate travel.
• Type A - Inherent (built into the operator) entrapment sensing
and at least one of the following as your secondary
entrapment protection:
• Type B1 - Non-contact sensors such as photoelectric sensors,
• Type B2 - Contact sensors such as gate edges
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