Here, Mark Earles, Business Development Manager OPE at Makita, looks at the health and safety considerations that should always be factored in when selecting power tools and machinery. Petrol powered tools and machinery are the go-to for many, as they have historically offered the flexibility and high-power needed to tackle more demanding applications. However, they […]Read More
Door & Hardware Federation (DHF) is moving into summer 2020 with great optimism for the remainder of the year, buoyed, in part, by its continuing training initiatives. Developing its successful online training courses, the pro-active trade association has now progressed to offering a ‘Distance Learning Programme’ (DLP) in the coming weeks, delivered via Zoom, with […]Read More
Ten years on from the tragic deaths of Semelia Campbell and Karolina Golabek, Gate Safe founder Richard Jackson claims there’s still much to be done to reduce the number of automated gate and barrier accidents. The charity has now trained nearly 2,000 installers and undertaken over 100 independent site surveys, many featuring multiple gates . […]Read More
Gate Safe has reported a strong response to its Gate Safe Aware Distance Learning module, launched in April, following the need to cancel all face-to-face training in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Enquiries are on a par with the traditional training offering and the feedback from delegates who have taken the course has been excellent. […]Read More
INTERVIEW WITH GATE SAFE’S FOUNDER, RICHARD JACKSON Since starting Gate Safe almost 10 years ago, have your objectives changed at all? Our fundamental goal when we first started out, was to save lives and to put an end to any further unnecessary accidents and fatalities as a result of an unsafe gate. This objective remains […]Read More
Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) has announced that it will be launching a new safety seminar this year at the 2020 FIT Show at the NEC in May. The free seminar is specifically aimed at those with responsibility for automated gates and industrial doors and will take the form of a two-hour session. In addition, the […]Read More
Tamworth-based trade association, DHF (Door & Hardware Federation), has recently launched its CSCS-approved card partner scheme in collaboration with the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA). The DHF CSCS card provision is for those who work with industrial doors, domestic garage doors, automated gates & traffic barriers and metal or timber doors. “Whilst not a […]Read More
GATE SAFE CELEBRATES 150TH EVENT Gate Safe, a charity that was the first to raise awareness of the need for improved standards in the safety of automated gates, marked another important milestone recently, as it celebrated its 150th training event, held at Trade Skills 4U, Crawley – a long-standing supporter of Gate Safe. The latest […]Read More
A national survey undertaken by Gate Safe, which reviewed more than 100 automated gates in a commercial setting, has revealed that over 90% of the installations reviewed were deemed unsafe and failed to meet the agreed safety protocol for an automated gate. The survey included 49 sliding and 65 swing gates and while the safety was marginally better on […]Read More
Fencing News talks to Rob Williams, Gate Safe’s Technical and Training Advisor Since its very first Gate SafeSummit in 2010, much has been achieved by the charity. Following the launch of the IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, the only chartered body for health and safety professionals) approved Gate Safe training course, we have […]Read More
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