PARENTS are being urged to demand that all automated gates at schools and public buildings are checked for safety.
The plea has come from gate safety campaigners who are planning a week of action to build public awareness of the risks posed by poorly installed and maintained gates.
In recent years three children and three adults have been killed in gate accidents, says the Door & Hardware Federation Powered Gate Group which is running Gate Safety Week from October 13 to 19.
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