PRODUCTS & SERVICES
DHF DELIVERS POWERED GATE SAFETY MESSAGE AT CPD
SEMINARS Vital guidance on powered gate safety is being given to local authority officials, building and construction professionals and architects in a series of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) seminars being delivered in the run up to Gate Safety Week (12 -18 October).
The seminar programme is a key part of the Gate Safety Week campaign, which raises awareness of the safety risks posed by incorrectly installed and poorly maintained automated gates.
Gate Safety Week is being run by the Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) Powered Gate Group to hammer home a key message: all those responsible for automated gates – owners, maintainers, installers – must ensure the gates are safe to use.
There are more than 500,000 automated gates in service in car parks, commercial buildings, schools, apartment blocks and public buildings around the country. Yet it is estimated less than 30% of these are safe to use.
The seminars are being presented by Neil Sampson, director of Green Gate
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Access Systems. He is chairman of the DHF Powered Gate Group, which represents Britain’s manufacturers, suppliers, installers and maintainers of powered automatic gates and gate automation equipment.
More than 200 county council architectural liaison officers, construction professionals, surveyors and architects are attending the CPD- recognised seminars. Neil describes the large scale of the problem of unsafe gates, outlines the legislation and standards governing gate safety and shows who is responsible for ensuring both new and existing gate installations are compliant and safe.
from injury, damaged equipment, or loss of reputation.
Logincident captures information relating to near miss and adverse events on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop in the form of voice text, scroll- down menus, photographs and video. Data is stored on the cloud and is immediately available to give enhanced visibility of incidents and early intervention by the health and safety team. The system enables bespoke reporting and instant, higher quality information for individual incidents.
OCS director of HSQE, Ian Goodliffe, commented: “Our experience of delivering TFM in complex
Neil commented: “The seminars are designed to show that the standards governing gate safety are actually in place to help those responsible for powered gates. They explain what the risks are and how those risks can be identified by testing and then eliminated.
“Our industry will no longer tolerate unsafe automated gate installations being carried out by unskilled installers, or gates that are dangerous due to lack of testing and maintenance.”
The next seminars are being held in Gillingham (8 September), London (9 September), Salisbury (17 September) and Dover (3 November).
www.gatesafetyweek.org.uk
environments with a variety of risk profiles gives us clear insight into the challenges and importance of managing risk through enhanced near miss reporting.
“Logincident provides a new way to ensure all staff have a simple, fast and effective way to record adverse events, helping to keep people safe and increasing risk defensibility. This approach highlights the importance OCS places on wellbeing and drives a real cultural change in health and safety best practice.”
The app will be rolled out across OCS sites over the next 12 months.
www.ocs.co.uk www.tomorrowshs.com
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