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Self-Closing Safety Gates

Self-Closing Safety Gates

A Complete Range of Safety Gates Providing Permanent Hazard Protection for Internal Applications

Kee Safety’s Kee Gate range of self closing safety gates is ideal for protecting access and egress in industrial environments. Each safety gate is spring-loaded so it automatically closes behind the user. This eliminates the potential for human error that is often associated with non-compliant forms of protection, such as chains or bars, where incorrect usage can lead to an injury or fall. All Kee Gates are OSHA compliant.

 
Durable Finishes
  • Available in Hot Dip Galvanized
  • Yellow Powder-Coated Steel
  • High Grade Aluminum
 
Versatility
  • Fully adjustable
  • Widths can be cut to size on-site
  • Connects easily to the supporting structure/post/stringer
  • Attaches to flat, square or tubular stringers from 1” – 1.5” diameter
 
Double Width Option

Kee Safety Double Gate provides a self-closing option for span openings between 3 and 6 feet across. The gate can be modified on-site to suit the exact opening. A simple screw adjustment ensures precise alignment where both gates meet. Compliant to OSHA safety legislation, the gate does not require any locking mechanisms. The Kee Safety Double Gate is supplied with three U-Brackets per post for a secure attachmenty. Additional fastener packs can be supplied that allow the gate to be secured to square, flat or angle uprights. 

  • For span openings between 3 and 6 feet across
  • Can be modified on-site to suit the exact opening
  • Uses simple screw adjustment to ensure precise alignment

Self-Closing Safety Gates for Regulating Platform Access

Semco Maritime is a project engineering company and they needed a safety solution to secure access to specific platforms. These platforms were used as a means by which semco Maritime would transport wind turbine blades. 

Kee Safety's Self-Closing Safety Gate served as the perfect method of access protection that would keep workers safe and stand up against the elements for the long term. 

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Installation

TOOLS REQUIRED
You will need the following in order to install the Kee Gate:
• Marker Pen
• Tape Measure
• 1No 15/16” Ring Spanners
• 3/16” Allen Key
• 1No ½” socket
• No 11/16”mm socket
• 1No 15/16”mm socket
• Torque Wrench 10- 60 Nm approx
• Small Magnetic Spirit Level
Mounting Gate to Upright
Establish that the gate will close in direction of hazard. Failure to do so could result in Death or serious injury.

  1. Align the fixing plate on internal face of the opening, so that the rails of the Safety Gate match up with the top of the Guardrail System. Select the correct U Bolt & pass it through the Steel Safety Clamp & around the support leg/structure and feed through the top holes of the fixing plate.
  2. Using a 11/16” or ½” flat washer and nut connect the U bolt to the Support Leg/Structure and tighten.
  3. Select the correct U Bolt & pass it through the Steel Safety Clamp & around the support leg/structure and feed through the top holes of the fixing plate. Using a ½” or 11/16” flat washer and nut connect the U bolt to the Support Leg/Structure and lighten.
  4. Torque all nuts/U bolts to 25Nm using the 11/16” or ½” socket and torque wrench.
  5. To extend the gate’s width to the required opening simply loosen the hex nuts and bolts on the top guardrail using a 3/16” Allen Key and ½” socket.
  6. To extend the gate’s width to the required opening simply loosen the hex nuts and bolts on the bottom guardrail using a 3/16” Allen Key and ½” socket.
  7. Establish the additional distance required so the striking plate strikes the required post.
  8. Extend the gate by pulling to the required distance.
  9. Once the gate is lined and levelled tighten the hex nuts and bolts on the top & bottom guardrails using a 3/16” Allen Key and ½” socket.
  10. To tension the hinge loosen the locking nut as shown.
  11. Manually open the gate at 45 degrees from its closed position.