What you should know! Safety Fact Sheet
Watch those fingers! Tips on how to prevent injuries, lower your risk of loss of property, and reduce headaches.
Watch those fingers! Tips on how to prevent injuries, lower your risk of loss of property, and reduce headaches.
Over 8,000 people a year are treated in hospital emergency rooms for serious finger injuries caused by garage doors.
If your garage door stops due to a power failure or other malfunction, NEVER PUT YOUR FINGERS BETWEEN THE SECTIONS to pull the door down or up. Doing this can CRUSH your fingers.
A popular game kids play is “beat the garage door.” This game has resulted in 9 fatalities since 1980. Kids activate the door then race out of the garage to ‘beat’ the door before it closes. Victims have been struck and even pinned to the ground by a descending door. Even garage doors with an automatic reverse feature have been involved in deaths.
"Over 8,000 people a year are treated in hospital emergency rooms for serious finger injuries caused by garage doors.
If your opener is older than 1992 it needs to be replaced.
All garage door openers manufactured and installed after 1992 are required to have a reversing mechanism to help prevent people, pets and valuables from being crushed.
Installing and servicing garage doors is a specialized trade that requires 3 months of on-the-job training.
Garage Door Enterprises has over 50 years combined experience.
A garage door is the heaviest moving object in your home. The springs, cables and bottom fixtures are under extreme loads and if not balanced and calibrated properly can cause property damage and potentially deadly consequences. Incorrect installation or repair can also void warranties.
Don’t fix it yourself! A professional can handle the job for you quickly and the cost difference is minimal.
Just like the vehicles you depend on, garage doors need to be maintained to keep them safe.
We can't emphasize this enough! Reverse eye beams can get blocked, springs get worn, etc. Our $89. annual tune-up includes a 13-point inspection to ensure safety and prolong the life of your door.