Child Safety & Accessibility Standards
Child entrapment prevention, wall control height requirements, remote access security, accessibility considerations, and safe storage of controls.
- Implement child entrapment prevention measures
- Apply wall control height and placement standards
- Address accessibility requirements for garage door systems
- Secure remote access controls and prevent unauthorized operation
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Child Entrapment Prevention Measures
Why Children Are at Risk
Children are the most vulnerable population for garage door entrapment injuries. Their small size means they may not be detected by photo eyes mounted at 150 mm, and they may not understand the hazard of a closing door. Canadian safety standards address child safety through multiple layers of protection.
Multiple Layers of Protection
Child entrapment prevention relies on several overlapping safety measures:
- Photo eyes at 150 mm detect objects in the door path
- Auto-reverse stops and reverses the door on contact
- Wall control height (1.5 m) keeps controls out of children's reach
- Remote control storage keeps remotes away from children
- Timer-to-close warnings give audible and visual alerts before closing
- Education - informing parents about garage door hazards
Teach Children About Garage Doors
Advise parents to teach children that garage doors are not toys. Children should never play under, on, or near a moving garage door. They should never operate the wall control or remote without adult supervision.
Child safety requires multiple overlapping protections: photo eyes, auto-reverse, elevated wall controls, secure remote storage, and parent education. No single device is sufficient - the layered approach ensures that if one measure fails, others provide backup protection.