---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1211.6"
title: "16"
number: "1211.6"
heading: "General entrapment protection requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1211.6"
---

# §1211.6. General entrapment protection requirements.

- (a) A residential garage door operator system shall be provided with inherent primary entrapment protection that complies with the requirements as specified in [§ 1211.7](/cfr/16/1211.7.md).
- (b) In addition to the inherent primary entrapment protection as required by [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, a vertically moving residential garage door operator shall comply with one of the following:
  - (1) **Shall be constructed to—**
    - (i) Require constant pressure on a control intended to be installed and activated within line of sight of the door to lower the door;
    - (ii) Reverse direction and open the door to the upmost position when constant pressure on a control is removed prior to operator reaching its lower limit, and
    - (iii) Limit a portable transmitter, when supplied, to function only to cause the operator to open the door;
  - (2) Shall be provided with a means for connection of an external secondary entrapment protection device as described in § [1211.8 (a)](/cfr/16/1211.8.md?p=a) and [(c) through (e)](/cfr/16/1211.8.md?p=c..e), as applicable to vertically moving doors; or
  - (3)
    - (i) Shall be provided with an inherent secondary entrapment protection device as described in §§ [1211.8(a)](/cfr/16/1211.8.md?p=a) and [(f)](/cfr/16/1211.8.md?p=f), [1211.10](/cfr/16/1211.10.md), and [1211.12](/cfr/16/1211.12.md) and is:
      - (A) A combination sectional overhead garage door operator system as described in [§ 1211.6(c)](#c); and
      - (B) **For use only with vertically moving garage doors.**
    - (ii) With respect to [§ 1211.6(b)(3)(i)(A)](#b-3-i-A), trolley-driven operators do not meet the definition of a combination sectional overhead garage door operator system.
- (c) In the case of a vertically moving combination sectional overhead garage door operator system, the door shall comply with the requirements in ANSI/DASMA 102 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 1211.40](/cfr/16/1211.40.md)).
- (d) In addition to the inherent primary entrapment protection as required by [§ 1211.6(a)](#a), a horizontally sliding residential garage door operator shall comply with one of the following:
  - (1) **Shall be constructed to—**
    - (i) Require constant pressure on a control to close the door;
    - (ii) Reverse direction and open the door a minimum of 2 in (50.8 mm) when constant pressure on a control is removed prior to operator reaching its position limit; and
    - (iii) **Stop the door if a second obstruction is detected in the reverse direction.**
  - (2) Shall be provided with a means for connection of an external secondary entrapment protection device for each leading edge as described in [§ 1211.8(c) through (e)](/cfr/16/1211.8.md?p=c..e), as applicable to horizontally moving doors.
- (e) A mechanical switch or a relay used in an entrapment protection circuit of an operator shall withstand 100,000 cycles of operation controlling a load no less severe (voltage, current, power factor, inrush and similar ratings) than it controls in the operator, and shall function normally upon completion of the test.
- (f) In addition to complying with [paragraph (e)](#e) of this section, in the event of a malfunction of a switch or relay (open or short) described in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section results in loss of any entrapment protection required by [§ 1211.7(a)](/cfr/16/1211.7.md?p=a), [§ 1211.7(b)(7)](/cfr/16/1211.7.md?p=b-7), [§ 1211.7(c)(7)](/cfr/16/1211.7.md?p=c-7), [§ 1211.8(a)](/cfr/16/1211.8.md?p=a), or [§ 1211.8(b)](/cfr/16/1211.8.md?p=b), the door operator shall become inoperative at the end of the opening or closing operation, the door operator shall move the door to, and stay within, 1 foot (305 mm) of the uppermost position.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 20228, Apr. 7, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 32569, July 13, 2018]

### Source

Source: 57 FR 60455, Dec. 21, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056 Note; 15 U.S.C. 2063 and 2065.

### Amendments

[81 FR 20228, Apr. 7, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 32569, July 13, 2018]