Modification and maintenance of powered gates

Should the services of a contractor be used to modify or maintain a powered gate, they are obliged by the Health & Safety at Work Act to ensure that upon completion of the modification or maintenance activity, the gate is in a safe condition.  Should they fail to do so and an incident occurs, then they may be prosecuted.

NSI approved companies will carry out a full risk assessment of a gate prior to undertaking any work and may therefore decline to carry out work on a gate unless the owner agrees to have any safety failings rectified. If the approved company does decline to carry out work on a gate they will provide a list of the safety failings and provide a quote for the system to be upgraded should this be requested.