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6 • JULY 2013 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Attention access control dealers! Strength & Value You Can Build Upon! Important revisions to UL 325 automated gate safety standard are on the horizon BY RICK SEDIVY, CAGSD , DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS, DOORKING , INC . MEMBER , DOOR & ACCESS SYSTEMS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ( DASMA ) OPERATOR & ELECTRONICS DIVISION Because it undergoes changes on a seemingly regular basis, the UL 325 safety standard for automated gate and barrier arm systems is referred to as a "living document." Now, some significant revisions to the UL 325 standard for gate systems are coming. Dealers who install gate operators need to know about these changes and understand how they will affect proper installation and design of gate operators and systems. One notable change has been published, with several additional changes nearing publication. The published change, effective Jan. 12, 2016, is a requirement for a gate operator to monitor Types B1, B2, and E entrapment-protection devices. Monitoring means that if any of these entrapment-protection devices are not present, or if a fault condition occurs, then the only means to operate the gate is via a constant pressure push button. Self-Closing Nylon Hinge The MILLION CYCLE HINGE™ with the patented, easy, push and turn tension adjustment. Fence Industry Week coming up this fall Fully Adjustable for Vinyl Gates * CornerStone ® Fully Adjustable SUPER HEAVY DUTY! Self-Closing for Ornamental Gates springs tested to 1 million weighted cycles on a 6' x 4' privacy gate Patented Easy Tension Adjustment Just push down and turn. A one-step process that is quick and avoids stripping. Allen wrench included. Call us today! 813.490.8340 www.nationwideindustries.com Trident™ Keystone Advantage Magnetic Pool Safety Latches Heavy Duty Key-Lockable Latches ® ® Keystone X OrnaMAG ™ Manta™ AquaLatch eXternal Mount Key-Lockable Latches Magnetic Metal Latches Magnetic Nylon Latches Magnetic Pool Safety Latches ® V-Notch™ Hardware The American Fence Association announced that its educational Fence Industry Week will be held Oct. 27Nov. 8 in Dallas. The location and additional details will be forthcoming. Fence Industry Week will include: • Operator Installer School (Oct. 27-Nov. 8) • Certified Automated Gate Operator Installer (CAGOI) exam (Nov. 1) • Certified Automated Gate Systems Designer (CAGSD) School (Nov. 2-3) • CAGSD exam (Nov. 3) • Sales Training School (Nov. 3-5) • Fence Installation School (Nov. 3-8) • Certified Fence Professional (CFP) exam (Nov. 6) For more information, contact Sara Wilson at 800-822-4342 or e-mail saraw@cmservices.com. Looking for something? Need to know in a hurry? Use the World Fence News FenceLine product locator service! 1-800-231-0275 in the U.S. & Canada. Other changes affecting gate operators have been approved. When published, these changes may alter the effective date of the published change. Dealers should communicate with gate operator suppliers to see how the changes affect their labeled/listed operator products. Meanwhile, we plan to keep you apprised of the coming changes in future articles. Richard Sedivy is an AFA/IDEA Certified Automatic Gate Systems Designer (CAGSD) and serves as director of marketing & regulatory affairs for leading access control equipment manufacturer DoorKing, Inc. He is a member of the DASMA Operator & Electronics Division. He may be reached at 800-826-7493 ext. 217. Indepth information on automated gate system safety, including details of the UL 325 standard, may be found on the DASMA web site, www.dasma.com. Questions may also be directed to Joseph R. Hetzel, P.E., DASMA technical director. He may be reached at 216-241-7333 or fax 216241-0105. DASMA is North America's leading trade association of manufacturers of garage doors, rolling doors, high performance doors, garage door operators, vehicular gate operators, and access control products. UL 325 is a copyrighted document and is available for purchase from UL. Visit www.ul.com or call 847-2728800 for more information. CPSG and HySecurity plan second crash barrier authorization training to be held in Houston Mark your calendars: HySecurity and Controlled Products Systems Group have announced a second crash barrier authorization training session to be held at the CPSG Houston branch on July 23 – 24, 2013. It will be similar to a session held at CPSG's Columbus, Ohio location in April 10-11. For information or to register, contact Daniel Perez, CPSG Houston's DC manager, at 713-939-8522 or visit the CPSG web site at www.ControlledProducts.com.