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Gate Safe Reports Positive Shift in Awareness
At a time when there is so much negative reporting, Gate Safe is kicking off 2023 with some good news … The charity that has championed the need for an improved understanding of the importance
Propertymark Joins Roster of GateSafe Supporters
Gate Safe has added Propertymark – the acknowledged professional body for the property sector – to its extensive list of opinion former supporters. Propertymark, which as the leading membership organisation for property agents across sales,
3 year old boy killed in tragic gate accident, Lodzkie, Poland
In Nowa Gadka, a small town near Poland’s Łódź, a three-year-old boy was killed in late September when he became trapped between the gate leaf and the guide posts of an electrically operated sliding gate. The boy was being taken
Electrical company fined €20,000 following automated gate death
An electrical company has been fined €20,000 (with prosecution costs of over €12,000) for failing to carry out the necessary research on the rolling electric gate which fell and fatally injured a 44-year-old security guard
Standards should never dictate automated gate safety
Irish case resulting in €8m settlement underpins importance of risk assessment and non-contact safety March 2022: The recent reports of a woman being awarded €8m who suffered brain damage after being trapped in an automatic
Improved Access To ECS Card Via Gate Safe
Over eight years since Gate Safe®, first joined forces with the Joint Industry Board, which administers the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, to launch a ECS Gate Safe Related Discipline
Ban the sale of DIY automated gate kits to the general public
Gate Safe is petitioning to put a stop to the sale of DIY automated gate / barrier kits to untrained users and the general public. These kits will transform a manual gate or barrier into
Gate Safe announces FISS/CSCS card
August 2021: Gate Safe, the charity which has led the campaign for improved automated gate and barrier safety since 2010, has joined forces with the Fencing Industry Skills Scheme (FISS) and the Construction Skills Certification