Important Safety Instructions - LockMaster SFG 18H User Manual

Important Safety Instructions

WARNING – To reduce the risk of injury or death:
1) READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
2) Never let children operate or play with gate controls. Keep the remote control away from children.
3) Always keep people and objects away from the gate. NO PERSON SHOULD CROSS THE PATH OF
THE MOVING GATE.
4) Test the gate opener monthly. The gate MUST reverse on contact with a rigid object or stop when an
object activates the non-contact sensors. After adjusting the force or the limit of travel, retest the gate opener.
Failure to adjust and retest the gate opener properly can increase the risk of injury or death.
5) Use the emergency release only when the gate is not moving.
6) KEEP GATES PROPERLY MAINTAINED. Read the owner's manual. Have a qualified service person
make repairs to gate hardware.
7) The entrance is for vehicles only. Pedestrians must use separate entrance.
8) SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Safety Instructions for Installation
A. Install the gate opener only when:
1) The opener is appropriate for the construction of the gate and the usage Class of the gate,
2) All openings of a horizontal slide gate are guarded or screened from the bottom of the gate to a minimum
of 4 feet (1.22 m) above the ground to prevent a 2-1/4 inch (57.2 mm) diameter sphere from passing through
the openings anywhere in the gate, and in that portion of the adjacent fence that the gate covers in the open
position,
3) All exposed pinch points are eliminated or guarded.
4) Guarding is supplied for exposed rollers.
B. The opener is intended for installation only on gates used for vehicles. Pedestrians must be supplied with
a separate access opening. The pedestrian access opening shall be designed to promote pedestrian usage.
Locate the gate such that persons will not come in contact with the vehicular gate during the entire path of
travel of the vehicular gate.
C. The gate must be installed in a location so that enough clearance is supplied between the gate and
adjacent structures when opening and closing to reduce the risk of entrapment.
D. The gate must be properly installed and work freely in both directions prior to the installation of the gate
opener. Do not over-tighten the opener clutch or pressure relief valve to compensate for a damaged gate.
E. For gate openers utilizing Type D protection:
1) The gate opener controls must be placed so that the user has full view of the gate area when the gate is
moving.
2) The placard provided marked in letters at least 1/4-in (6.4-mm) high with the word "WARNING" and the
following statement or the equivalent: " Moving Gate Has the Potential of Inflicting Injury or Death – Do Not
Start Gate Unless Path is Clear" shall be placed adjacent to the controls,
3) An automatic closing device (such as a timer, loop sensor, or similar device) shall not be employed.
4) No other activation device shall be connected.
F. Controls intended for user activation must be located at least ten feet (10') away from any moving part of
the gate and where the user is prevented from reaching over, under, around or through the gate to operate
the controls. Outdoor or easily accessible controls shall have a security feature to prevent unauthorized use.
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