LiftMaster HCT HCT501130 Manual - Page 5

ROLE OF SPECIFIERS AND DESIGNERS Specifiers and designers should design an automatic vehicular gate system or commercial door opener to: • Incorporate UL325 compliant equipment. • Utilize an operator suited for system type, size, frequency of use, location and user population. (For gates refer to UL325 for usage class definitions.) • Separate pedestrian access from vehicle access. • Reduce or eliminate pinch points. • Reduce risk of entrapment injuries by minimizing all gaps in the gate/door and enclosing the area of the travel of the gate/door. • Secure controls from unauthorized use. • Locate all controls out of reach from the gate/door. • Allow the user full view of the gate/door when operating. • Consider special populations, such as children or the elderly. • Prominently display all warnings and instructions. • Be consistent with DASMA's Automatic Gate Opener System Safety Guide. ROLE OF DEALERS, INSTALLERS AND TRAINED SYSTEM TECHNICIANS Installers, during the course of the installation steps for each job, should: • Read and fully understand the manual. • Confirm that the operator being installed is appropriate for the application. • Confirm that the gate/door is designed and built according to current published industry standards. • Confirm that all appropriate features and accessory devices are being incorporated, including both primary and secondary entrapment protection devices. • Make sure that the gate/door works freely before installing the operator. • Repair or service worn or damaged hardware before installing the operator. • Adjust the operator clutch or load-sensing device to the minimum force setting that allows reliable operation. • Install operator inside fence line. (DO NOT install operator on public side of fence line.) • Install a proper electrical ground to the operator. • Install keypad controls where users cannot touch, or reach through gate while operating controls. • Install controls where user has full view of operation. • Install all warning signs (In accordance with UL325) on both sides of the gate to warn persons in the area of potential hazards associated with automatic vehicular gate operation. • Test all features for proper functions before placing the automatic vehicular system into service. • Demonstrate the basic functions and safety features of the system to owners/end users/general contractors, including how to turn off power and how to operate the manual disconnect feature. • Leave safety instructions, product literature, installation manual and maintenance manual with end user. • Explain to the owners the importance of a service/maintenance contract that includes a routine re-testing of the entire system including the entrapment protection devices, and explain the need for the owners to insure that this testing is performed routinely. • Offer the owner/end user a maintenance contract, or contact them regularly to offer maintenance. 3