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Gate construction information, Safety – Controlled Products Systems Group CSL24V User Manual

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1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1

Gates shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions given for the

appropriate gate type listed, refer to ASTM F2200 for additional gate types.

1.2

Gates shall be designed, constructed and installed to not fall over more than

45 degrees from the vertical plane, when a gate is detached from the

supporting hardware.

1.3

Gates shall have smooth bottom edges, with vertical bottom edged

protrusions not exceeding 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) when other than the

exceptions listed in ASTM F2200.

1.4

The minimum height for barbed tape shall not be less than 8 feet (2.44 m)

above grade and for barbed wire shall not be less than 6 feet (1.83 m)

above grade.

1.5

An existing gate latch shall be disabled when a manually operated gate is

retrofitted with a powered gate operator.

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.

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.

1.9

A pedestrian gate shall not be incorporated into a vehicular gate panel or

that portion of the adjacent fence that the gate covers in the open position.

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

Any existing automated gate, when the operator requires replacement, shall

be upgraded to conform to the provisions of this specification in effect at

that time.

3. VEHICULAR HORIZONTAL SLIDE GATES

3.1

The following provisions shall apply to Class I, Class II and Class III vehicular

horizontal slide gates:

3.1.1 All weight bearing exposed rollers 8 feet (2.44 m), or less, above grade

shall be guarded or covered.

3.1.2 All openings located between 48 inches (1.22 m) and 72 inches (1.83 m)

above grade shall be designed, guarded or screened to prevent a 4 inch

(102 mm) diameter sphere from passing through the openings anywhere in

the gate, and in that portion of the adjacent fence that covers in the open

position.

4. VEHICULAR HORIZONTAL SWING GATES

4.1

The following provisions shall apply to Class 1, Class II and Class III vehicular

horizontal swing gates:

4.1.1 Gates shall be designed, constructed and installed so as not to create an

entrapment area between the gate and the supporting structure or other

fixed object when the gate moves toward the fully open position, subject to

the provisions in the 4.1.1.1 and 4.1.1.2.

4.1.1.1 The width of an object (such as a wall, pillar or column) covered by a swing

gate when in the open position shall not exceed 4 inches (102 mm),

measured from the centerline of the pivot point of the gate, refer to ASTM

F2200 for exception.

4.1.1.2 Except for the zone specified in Section 4.1.1.1, the distance between a

fixed object such as a wall, pillar or column, and a swing gate when in the

open position shall not be less than 16 inches (406 mm), refer to ASTM

F2200 for exception.

4.2

Class IV vehicular horizontal swing gates shall be designed, constructed and

installed in accordance with security related parameters specific to the

application in question.

GATE CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION

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.

3.1.3 A gap, measured in the horizontal plane parallel to the roadway, between a

fixed stationary object nearest the roadway, (such as a gate support post)

and the gate frame when the gate is in either the fully open position or the

fully closed position, shall not exceed 2 1/4 inches (57 mm), refer to ASTM

F2200 for Exception.

3.1.4 Positive stops shall be required to limit travel to the designed fully open and

fully closed positions. These stops shall be installed at either the top of the

gate, or at the bottom of the gate where such stops shall horizontally or

vertically project no more than is required to perform their intended

function.

3.1.5 All gates shall be designed with sufficient lateral stability to assure that the

gate will enter a receiver guide, refer to ASTM F2200 for panel types.

3.2

The following provisions shall apply to Class IV vehicular horizontal slide

gates:

3.2.1 All weight bearing exposed rollers 8 feet (2.44 m), or less, above grade

shall be guarded or covered.

3.2.2 Positive stops shall be required to limit travel to the designed fully open and

fully closed positions. These stops shall be installed at either the top of the

gate, or at the bottom of the gate where such stops shall horizontally or

vertically project no more than is required to perform their intended

function.