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According to the HSE, self-closing safety gates are the preferred method of protection. These systems allow contractors to fulfil their job, follow best practices and comply with current safety standards, without putting their safety at risk.
Self-closing gates are spring loaded, to automatically close behind the contractor, providing an added level of security and overcoming the potential for human error.
Some systems, such as Kee Gate, are available in galvanised steel and if required can be powder coated in safety yellow. Available with standard ‘U’ bolts for fixing to uprights of 33.7, 42.4 and 48.3 mm diameter, the gate can be fixed quickly to existing supporting structures, posts or stringers. An additional fixing pack is provided which allows the gate to be fixed to square, flat or angle uprights. Easy to install or to retro-fit existing structures, such as galvanised handrails and roof edge protection systems, Kee Gate is a metre wide and has been designed to be trimmed on-site, saving companies the time and money it takes to fabricate their own gates.
It is important to ensure that the system that is specified, is compliant with the requirements of EN 13374 Class A, EN ISO 14122 Part 3 & Part 4 and is CE marked to EN 1090.
Kee Gate has undergone extensive testing to ensure total reliability of the gates. These include salt spray testing to ASTM B117-11 Neutral solutions over 200 hours to assess the coating’s corrosion resistance and life cycle testing to BS 6375-2:2009 Clause 6.5. To test the gates the team also opened and closed through 90 degrees 50,000 cycles, and undertook Abuse Testing where 9 x 25kg weights were suspended from the gate to test what happened if pressure is applied. This ensured durability, superior corrosion resistance and defence against signs of wear.
Specifying this type of system presents contractors with a quicker, more cost-effective and easier to install solution that eliminates the possibility of human error.
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