Pre 1982 Garage Door Safety

The garage shall not be used for sleeping purposes.

Pre 1982 garage door safety.

The consumer product safety commission says that approximately 60 children between the ages of 2 and 14 have been trapped and killed under automatic garage doors since march 1982. Many garage door units made before 1982 do not. Some pre 1982 garage door openers were manufactured with other safety features which may stop the door but not cause it to reverse. At least 46 children have died in the last eight years because they were struck by automatic garage doors government safety experts said monday.

There shall be no additional. Because most pre 1982 garage door openers do not comply with current safety standards the consumer product safety commission cpsc recommends replacement with an opener that has an auto reversing feature which meets current standards. Inch thick solid wood door. Therefore some pre 1982 garage door openers may have been manufactured with other safety features which may stop the door but not cause it to reverse.

However they do not come with the mounting hardware shown in the product pictures. I ordered the safety beam kit after our garage was flooded with 60 cm of water for 2 weeks in 2017. The door shall be fire rated or a minimum 1. Since most pre 1982 garage door openers do not comply with current safety standards the consumer product safety commission cpsc recommends replacement with one that has an auto reversing feature and meets current standards.

If a garage is attached to the residence the door between the residence and the garage shall be maintained to be self closing and self latching. When the overhead door is closing there is enough force to maim or cause death if a person were trapped under the door.