Webinar- Open Sesame: New Safety Standards for Automated Gates
More than 11 million households across the United States are located in gated communities, and keeping up with gate safety standards is imperative for these communities. This complimentary webinar discusses the new 2016 UL 325 safety standards and the ASTM F2200 standards for gate installations. Whether you have slide gates, swing gates or both in your community, you'll learn how to identify an unsafe gate application and how to address problems that can impact the safety of residents and their guests.
Topics
- Current UL 325 standards for automatic gates
- ASTM F2200 standards for gate installations
- How unsafe gates may cause injury or damage to property
- How to visually inspect and identify safe and unsafe automated gate applications
Pat Evans is marketing manager for LiftMaster’s perimeter access solutions, a product group specializing in gate operator systems. He is also part of a team that spearheads new product idea generation. Evans has held various positions throughout his 26-year tenure at LiftMaster, including inside sales manager, district sales manager and senior product manager for gate access systems. He is deeply involved in the gate and door industry, having been an executive board member for the Canadian Door Institute for five years and an active member of both the International Door Association and the American Fence Association. A multi-chapter business partner member through LiftMaster, Evans completed his undergraduate degree in economics from Indiana University.