ULINE H-5616 Safety Swing Gate Installation Guide
- June 7, 2024
- ULINE
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H-5615, H-5616 1-800-295-5510
SAFETY SWING GATE
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Please read and save these instructions. Read carefully before attempting to assemble, install, operate or maintain the product described. Protect yourself and others by observing all safety information. Failure to comply with instructions could result in personal injury and/or death. Retain instructions for future reference. Assembly and installation of the adjustable safety gate can be inherently dangerous. Take all precautions necessary during assembly and installation.
TOOLS NEEDED
PARTS
INSTALLATION
DANGER! Death or serious injury may occur if improperly installed or used.
- · Installation can be dangerous.
- Read all instructions thoroughly before installing.
- The gate must be installed to prevent unintended passage or fall into elevation change or another hazard.
- The gate must not open toward the elevation change or other hazards.
- The gate must fully close automatically.
- Only install a gate on metal safety railing systems that comply with OSHA 1910, ANSI A1264, and other applicable standards for guardrails.
- Only install in applications where the top of the tube panel is 41″ or higher.
- Take necessary precautions during the mounting process.
- Do not fully tighten mounting bolts until instructed to do so.
SAFETY RAILING MOUNTING (Figures 1-2)
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Select the proper mounting bolt to attach the mounting plate to the safety railing vertical post: Use round U-bolts for the round post, J-bolts for angle post, and square U-bolts for the square post.
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Mount gate so the top gate sleeve is at the same height as the safety railing top. (See Figures 1-2)
DANGER! Death or serious injury may occur if improperly installed or used. Mounting plate MUST be placed on the opposite side of railing post from mounting bolts. -
Place mounting bolts around the safety railing vertical post with threaded ends inserted through the mounting plate holes.
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Secure mounting bolts with washers and locknuts. (See Figure 1)
TORSION BAR ATTACHMENT
- Torsion bars are required when mounting the gate to a safety railing system.
- Install torsion bars on both sides of the railing with the hex head cap screws and hex nuts. (See Figures 2-3)
TIGHTEN MOUNTING BOLTS
- Fully tighten all mounting bolts and nuts. 2. Test gate to make sure it opens fully and automatically closes completely. 3. If mounting bolt ends interfere with the normal operation of the gate, trim bolt ends to approximately 1/4″ from locknut with a hacksaw or cut-off wheel and deburr.
DANGER! A fall resulting in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY may occur if the gate is improperly installed or used. The gate must be installed to prevent unintended passage or fall into elevation change or another hazard. The gate must not open toward elevation change or another hazard.
DANGER! A fall resulting in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY may occur if the gate is improperly installed or used. Do not prop the gate open, or otherwise impede proper operation of the gate. The gate must fully close automatically.
GATE WIDTH ADJUSTMENT
DANGER! A fall resulting in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY may occur if the gate is improperly installed or used. Gate width MUST be set for gate strike plate to overlap structure opposite the gate mount so the outside edge of gate strike plate is aligned past the center of guardrail tube, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. Gate width is adjustable in two-inch increments.
- Remove gate sleeve hex head cap screws and locknuts from gate sleeve and tube panel.
- Slide gate tube panel in or out to set position. Make sure the gate tube panel gate strike plate is positioned as shown in Figure 2.
- Align holes in the gate tube panel and gate sleeve.
- Replace cap screws through aligned holes.
- Replace locknuts and fully tighten them.
- Open the gate and let it close. Make sure the gate fully closes automatically and stops in the closed position as illustrated in Figure 2.
DANGER! A fall resulting in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY may occur if the gate is improperly installed or used. Do not use the gate unless the gate tube panel and the cap screws are in place and locknuts are securely tightened.
MAINTENANCE
Inspect gate for any permanent deformation, corrosion, degradation, failure of the gate to fully close automatically or any condition impairing protective capability.
DANGER! A fall resulting in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY may occur if the gate is improperly installed or used. If any of the conditions are suspected, barricade from use with warnings prohibiting use prominently displayed until gate can be replaced.
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