Garage door safety: an open and shut case H
ERE’S a riddle to solve: What weighs 600 pounds, deters intruders, and goes up or down at the push of a button? Why, it’s your automatic garage door—the largest moving piece of equipment in most homes.
Automatic garage doors may be part of the routine leaving and arriving home, but you should be aware of the potential for injury. Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative recommends following these guidelines to ensure safety is an open and shut case when it comes to your home’s garage door.
• Always keep automatic garage doors fully open or fully closed. Some folks may leave a small opening at the bottom for pets to get in and out for food or shade. But a small opening could also be an invitation for a child to try to crawl through and get stuck. Another push of the button could send the heavy door down—causing injury—instead of bringing the door up when trying to free anyone stuck underneath.
• Read instructions on how to operate and main-
tain your garage door properly. Check your automatic door monthly to be sure safety precautions are working. Many garage doors boast a safety feature that triggers an automatic reversal if anything is encountered while closing. To check, place a flat 2” x 4” in the path of the door to make sure the door correctly reverses when contact is made.
Instructions should also advise on maintaining a properly balanced door. Call a qualified repair company for service or maintenance.
Garage doors add convenience and security to a home, but should be routinely inspected to ensure safe operation.
• Do not allow children to operate a garage door. It may seem like a harmless, simple task to allow children to push the garage opener. But activating heavy equipment should be taken seriously.
• Avoid walking under a door that is opening or
closing. You never know when a malfunction may take place. Steer clear of a moving door.
• Know when and how to use the emergency
release. You’ll find a cord with a handle hanging along the track of your garage door. Always use caution when using this release, and use it only when the door is fully closed. An automatic garage door opener is a common conve- nience powered by electricity. Just as electricity demands safety and respect, so does the equipment it operates.
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