10. Pre-installation
Safety Guidelines
Warning: Risk of Injury
In all instances where work is being done:
- The area is to be secured from pedestrian traffic.
- The main power is to be removed to prevent injury.
Installation Checklist
- Power Safety: Make sure that the power is off before installing.
- Cable Protection: If there are sharp edges after drilling the cable outlets, chamfer the edges to avoid damage to the cables.
- Mounting Location: For enhanced security and vandalism protection, always mount the operator access in the interior of a building whenever possible.
- Environment: Make sure the ambient temperature is in the range specified on the Technical Specification page.
- Structural Integrity: Make sure that the door leaf and the wall are properly reinforced at the installation points.
- Inspection: Unpack the operator and make sure that all parts are delivered in accordance with the packing note and that the operator is in good mechanical condition.
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Materials: Ensure proper material is being used for the door leaves and that there are no sharp edges. Projecting parts shall not create any potential hazards.
- If glass is used, bare glass edges shall not come in contact with other glass.
- Toughened or laminated glass are suitable choices.
Entrapment Protection & Clearances
Ensure that entrapment between the driven part and the surrounding fixed parts due to the opening movement of the driven part is avoided.
EN 16005 Safety Distances
The following distances are considered sufficient according to EN 16005 to avoid entrapments for specific body parts:
Fingers
> 25 mm or < 8 mm
Feet
> 50 mm
Heads
> 200 mm
Whole Body
> 500 mm
Whole Body (EN 60335-2-103:2015)
> 300 mm
Danger points shall be safeguarded up to a height of 2.5 m from the floor level.
The operator shall not be used with a doorset incorporating a wicket door.