[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1211.8]

[Page 326-327]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1211_SAFETY STANDARD FOR AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR 
OPERATORS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_The Standard
 
Sec.  1211.8  Secondary entrapment protection requirements.

    (a) A secondary entrapment protection device supplied with, or as an 
accessory to, an operator shall consist of:
    (1) An external photoelectric sensor that when activated results in 
an operator that is closing a door to reverse direction of the door and 
the sensor prevents an operator from closing an open door,
    (2) An external edge sensor installed on the edge of the door that, 
when activated results in an operator that is closing a door to reverse 
direction of the door and the sensor prevents an operator from closing 
an open door,
    (3) An inherent door sensor independent of the system used to comply 
with Sec.  1211.7 that, when activated, results in an operator that is 
closing a door to reverse direction of the door and the sensor prevents 
an operator from closing an open door, or
    (4) Any other external or internal device that provides entrapment 
protection equivalent to paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of this 
section.
    (b) With respect to paragraph (a) of this section, the operator 
shall monitor for the presence and correct operation of the device, 
including the wiring to it, at least once during each close cycle. In 
the event the device is not present or a fault condition occurs which 
precludes the sensing of an obstruction, including an open or short 
circuit in the wiring that connects an external entrapment protection 
device to the operator and device's supply source, the operator shall be 
constructed such that:
    (1) A closing door shall open and an open door shall not close more 
than 1 foot (305 mm) below the upmost position, or
    (2) The operator shall function as required by Sec.  1211.6(b)(1).
    (c) An external entrapment protection device shall comply with the 
applicable requirements in Sec.  Sec.  1211.10, 1211.11 and 1211.12.
    (d) An inherent secondary entrapment protection device shall comply 
with the applicable requirements in

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Sec.  1211.13. Software used in an inherent entrapment protection device 
shall comply with the Standard for Safety for Software in Programmable 
Components, UL 1998, Second Edition, May 29, 1998. This incorporation by 
reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be 
obtained from Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, 
Englewood, CO 80112, Telephone (800) 854-7179 or Global Engineering 
Documents, 7730 Carondelet Ave., Suite 470, Clayton, MO 63105, Telephone 
(800) 854-7179. Copies may be inspected at the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
Maryland or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.

[65 FR 70658, Nov. 27, 2000]