Garage Door Safety Rules

Public law 101 608 section 203 f.

Garage door safety rules. 2010 california code health and safety code chapter 12 5. Garage doors and garage door operators should be installed maintained tested and operated in accordance with the instructions contained in the owner s manual. The improvement act contains a preemption provision which states. Those provisions of laws of states or political subdivisions which relate to the labeling of automatic residential garage door openers and those provisions which do not provide at least the equivalent degree of protection from the risk of injury associated with automatic residential garage door openers as the consumer product safety rule are subject to preemption under 15 u s c.

All instructions included by the manufacturer with the operator must be left with the customer upon completion of any installation. Home garage door safety. Any object in the garage door s path that is around 6 inches or taller should cause the door to refuse to close as an obstruction has been detected. Ul in the entrapment protection provisions in ul s standard ul 325 sixth edition standard for safety for door drapery gate louver and window operators and systems.

Automatic garage door openers health and safety code section 19890 19891 19890. Visually inspect the garage door each month. Do not let children play with a garage door remote controls. Secondary entrapment protection usually takes the form of photo electric eye sensors or garage door safety eyes that detect obstructions in the door s path before it closes in the first place.

A on or after january 1 1991 no person corporation or entity shall manufacture for sale in this state purchase sell or offer for sale at retail or wholesale or install in this state a residential automatic garage door opener that does not have an. The consumer product safety commission commission or cpsc is issuing a final rule amending the regulations for the safety standard for automatic residential garage door operators to reflect changes made by underwriters laboratories inc.