Gate Safe delivers CPD on gate safety to police with SBD and the Academy

Gate Safe’s involvement with this initiative stems from its ongoing working relationship with Secured by Design, a longstanding supporter of Gate Safe and the official police security initiative that works to improve the security of buildings and their immediate surroundings.

Following a formal introduction by Michael Brooke, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Police Crime Prevention Initiatives and Amanda Mulholland, National Police Crime Prevention Academy Manager, Richard Jackson OBE, founder of Gate Safe, provided a 45-minute presentation outlining the importance of gate safety and highlighting the protocols that must be adopted to ensure a safe and legally compliant installation. The ensuing Q&A session allowed delegates to discuss technical issues in more detail and to debate potential additional ideas to bring gate safety to the fore.

Richard Jackson OBE commented, “We are grateful to Secured by Design for its ongoing support of Gate Safe, and for its part in realising this excellent opportunity to extend the Gate Safe messaging to a highly influential and important strand of our target audience. We applaud the work that Secured by Design undertakes to improve the physical security and safety of buildings and their immediate environments, spanning the home, commercial and school sectors. We look forward to continuing the collaboration with Secured by Design, especially in the immediate future in relation to Gate Safe’s Safe School Gates initiative.”

Michael Brooke added, “We were delighted to support Gate Safe in delivering this important CPD session on automated and manual gate safety. The session provided valuable insight into the critical standards and procedures that help ensure safe, compliant installations across the UK. Gate Safe’s continued work to raise awareness of gate safety reflects our shared commitment to improving the security and safety of buildings and their surroundings, and we look forward to further collaboration.”

Gate Safe

Gate Safe is a registered charity, founded specifically to improve the standard of safety for the installation and maintenance of automated gates and barriers in a variety of applications, including housing developments, schools, commercial premises and residential settings.

The charity, established in 2010, actively promotes awareness of the protocol required to deliver a safe automated gate or barrier, delivers IOSH approved Gate Safe training, and runs the Gate Safe Register of Approved Gate Safe installers.

Find out more about Gate Safe at gate-safe.org

Secured by Design

Secured by Design (SBD) is owned by the UK Police Service with the specific aim of reducing crime and increasing safety for businesses and individuals.

SBD seeks to improve the physical security of buildings and the surrounding area using products such as doors, windows, locks and walling systems along with fencing systems that meet the SBD Police Preferred Specification security requirements.

SBD have many partner organisations, ranging from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government through to local authorities, housing associations, developers and manufacturers and work closely with standards and certification bodies.

SBD is the only way for companies to obtain police recognition for security-related products in the UK, through the Police Preferred Specification - a product-based accreditation scheme developed 25 years ago, which provides a recognised standard for all security products that effectively deter and reduce crime. SBD work with manufacturers and standards authorities to ensure that security standards are current and updated to keep pace with emerging crime trends.

Learn more about Secured by Design and our member companies at: securedbydesign.com