Use a Safety Gate to Restrict Access and to Prevent Falls

helps to create a barrier to prevent people from falling or gaining access to restricted areas inside and around your building. You should install gates in any location where someone could easily fall down and get injured or in areas to limit access. For example, gates could be installed at the top of stairs, at the bottom of stairs, or as part of a guard rail.

Avoid Creating a Hazard When Installing a Safety Gate

 

The placement and installation of a safety gate should not encumber or create a hazard whenever it is opened. The gate will need to swing clearly open without hitting other people, objects, or disrupting other work processes. If there are objects, equipment or other items in the way of the gate, it creates a hazard, both for the person trying to access the gate, as well as people walking between the gate and the objects. You may also want to use caution signs on your gates to include safety messages, such as to stand clear anytime the gate is opened.