LiftMaster CSW24UL Installation Manual - Page 5

SAFETY Gate Construction Information Vehicular gates should be installed in accordance with ASTM F2200: Standard Specification for Automated Vehicular Gate Construction. For a copy, contact ASTM directly at 610-832-9585 or www.astm.org. 1. General Requirements 3. Vehicular Horizontal Swing Gate 1.1 Gates shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions given for the appropriate gate type listed, refer to ASTM F2200 3.1 for additional gate types. The following provisions shall apply to Class I, Class II and Class III vehicular horizontal swing gates: 1.2 Gates shall be designed, constructed and installed to not fall over more than 45 degrees from the vertical plane, when a 3.1.1 Gates shall be designed, constructed and installed so as not to create an entrapment area between the gate and the supporting gate is detached from the supporting hardware. structure or other fixed object when the gate moves toward the fully open position, subject to the provisions in 3.1.1.1 and 3.1.1.2 1.3 Gates shall have smooth bottom edges, with vertical bottom edged protrusions not exceeding 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) when 3.1.1.1 The width of an object (such as a wall, pillar or column) covered by other than the exceptions listed in ASTM F2200. a swing gate when in the open position shall not exceed 4 inches (102 mm), measured from the center line of the pivot point of the 1.4 The minimum height for barbed tape shall not be less than 8 gate. Exception: For a gate not in compliance with this provision, feet (2.44 m) above grade and for barbed wire shall not be the defined area must be provided with entrapment protection per less than 6 feet (1.83 m) above grade. UL 325. 1.5 An existing gate latch shall be disabled when a manually 3.1.1.2 Except for the zone specified in Section 3.1.1.1, the distance operated gate is retrofitted with a powered gate operator. between a fixed object such as a wall, pillar or column, and a swing 1.6 A gate latch shall not be installed on an automatically operated gate. 1.7 Protrusions shall not be permitted on any gate, refer to ASTM F2200 for Exceptions. 3.2 1.8 Gates shall be designed, constructed and installed such that their movement shall not be initiated by gravity when an automatic operator is disconnected, in accordance with the gate when in the open position shall not be less than 16 inches (406 mm). Exception: For a gate not in compliance with this provision, the defined area must be provided with entrapment protection per UL 325. Class IV vehicular horizontal swing gates shall be designed, constructed and installed in accordance with security related parameters specific to the application in question. following. 1.8.1 Vehicular horizontal swing gate. Shall not result in continuous, unimpeded movement in either direction along the arc of its path of travel. 1.9 For pedestrian access in the vicinity of an automated vehicular gate, a separate pedestrian gate shall be provided. The pedestrian gate shall be installed in a location such that a pedestrian shall not come in contact with a moving vehicular access gate. A pedestrian gate shall not be incorporated into an automated vehicular gate panel. 2. Specific Applications 2.1 Any non-automated gate that is to be automated shall be upgraded to conform to the provisions of this specification. 2.2 This specification shall not apply to gates generally used for pedestrian access and to vehicular gates not to be automated. 2.3 When the gate operator requires replacement, the existing gate shall be upgraded to conform to the provisions of this specification. 2.4 When the gate of an automated gate system requires replacement, the new gate shall conform to the provisions of this specification. 5