{ "dataset_name": "UL 325 Commercial Door Compliance Ledger", "version": "1.1", "creator": "Uptime Dock & Door Research", "page_url": "https://uptimedockanddoor.com/research/ul-325-commercial-door-requirements/", "spatial_coverage": "United States; Canadian references appear only where needed to identify the binational standard or source context", "temporal_coverage": "1973/2026", "all_sources_verified": "2026-09-19", "license": null, "evidence_marks": { "R": "Source-reported — checked in the cited public source at the stated locator or document section.", "C": "Compared/editorial synthesis — derived from named, cited records; the row or page explains the boundary or comparison." }, "methodology": "The complete paid UL 325 standard was not available for full review. The ledger uses the standard issuer’s public catalog scope and revision summary, official UL explanations, current regulations and agency material, DASMA technical guidance, and named manufacturer documents. Every row carries a source, edition or date, verification date, and scope boundary. Manufacturer statements remain manufacturer-specific. Missing values are unknown or not applicable, never zero. No row certifies an installed system.", "tables": { "ul325-commercial-door-requirements.csv": [ { "req_id": "R01", "requirement_plain_english": "UL 325 is listed as active, Edition 7.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Record Edition 7 in the page header and dataset metadata.", "applies_to": "Current standard identity", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Public catalog heading and status block", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R02", "requirement_plain_english": "Edition 7 was published May 19, 2017, and the public catalog lists the latest revision as September 15, 2025.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Show both the edition publication date and the last-revision date.", "applies_to": "Current revision status", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Public catalog dates", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R03", "requirement_plain_english": "The public scope covers electric operators for doors and other opening/closing appliances rated 600 volts or less in ordinary locations.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Confirm the operator voltage and whether the location is ordinary or specially classified.", "applies_to": "Electrical operators in ordinary locations", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Scope §1.1", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R04", "requirement_plain_english": "The public scope also includes complete doors, gates, and similar assemblies that include electric opening and closing appliances.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Do not reduce the page to 'the motor only'; identify whether the listed product is an operator or a complete assembly.", "applies_to": "Complete powered assemblies", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Scope §1.2", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R05", "requirement_plain_english": "The public scope includes accessories such as external entrapment-protection devices used with covered appliances.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Verify the accessory model and the operator/accessory pairing.", "applies_to": "Accessories used with covered appliances", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Scope §1.3", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R06", "requirement_plain_english": "Covered doors and operators intended for exit use are intended for installation in accordance with the International Building Code.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Flag exit-use applications for project-code and egress review.", "applies_to": "Doors and operators intended for exit use", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Scope §1.4", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R07", "requirement_plain_english": "The public scope says active fire-alarm functionality is not addressed by UL 325 and is addressed in NFPA 80.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Route fire-alarm release and fire-door operation questions to the fire-door documents and qualified parties.", "applies_to": "Fire-door and alarm interface boundary", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Scope §1.5", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R08", "requirement_plain_english": "The current public scope includes battery-powered operators, including systems with battery backup.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Record whether the system has battery power or backup and use the exact manual for that configuration.", "applies_to": "Battery-powered and battery-backup operators", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Scope §1.6", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R09", "requirement_plain_english": "The September 15, 2025 summary lists clarifications to external entrapment protection for commercial door operators at §31.2.2.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Label the page as current through the 2025 revision and recheck this row when UL posts another revision.", "applies_to": "2025 revision topic list", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "2025 Summary of Topics — §31.2.2", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R10", "requirement_plain_english": "UL's public commercial-door explanation says an external entrapment-protection device must protect the entrapment zone at the floor when the door can close by controls other than constant pressure.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "List every enabled close input: wall control, radio, timer, loop, access control, or other automatic command.", "applies_to": "Door can close by a control other than constant pressure", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "clause_or_locator": "Commercial Door Operators bullet 1", "source_document": "UL Solutions, New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/new-us-canada-binational-standard-published-door-and-gate-operators-and-systems", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R11", "requirement_plain_english": "UL gives remote control, timer, and loop sensor as examples of controls that do not require constant pressure.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Record enabled controls rather than assuming the three examples are exhaustive.", "applies_to": "Examples in UL's public explanation", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "clause_or_locator": "Commercial Door Operators bullet 1", "source_document": "UL Solutions, New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/new-us-canada-binational-standard-published-door-and-gate-operators-and-systems", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R12", "requirement_plain_english": "UL's public explanation places the protected entrapment zone at the floor.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Distinguish the floor-level primary protection from higher vehicle-protection accessories.", "applies_to": "Primary external protection for a closing commercial door", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "clause_or_locator": "Commercial Door Operators bullet 1", "source_document": "UL Solutions, New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/new-us-canada-binational-standard-published-door-and-gate-operators-and-systems", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R13", "requirement_plain_english": "The operator must continuously monitor proper operation of external entrapment-protection devices.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Verify the device is identified as monitored and compatible in the operator documentation.", "applies_to": "External photoelectric or sensing-edge protection", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "clause_or_locator": "Commercial Door Operators bullet 2", "source_document": "UL Solutions, New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/new-us-canada-binational-standard-published-door-and-gate-operators-and-systems", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R14", "requirement_plain_english": "UL's public explanation says the operator must limit closing controls to constant-pressure-to-close operation.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Treat a newly required held-button close as a fault or configuration clue, not permission to bypass the device.", "applies_to": "Loss or failure of external monitored protection", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "clause_or_locator": "Commercial Door Operators bullet 2", "source_document": "UL Solutions, New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/new-us-canada-binational-standard-published-door-and-gate-operators-and-systems", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R15", "requirement_plain_english": "UL's public explanation names photoelectric systems and sensing edges as examples of external entrapment protection.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Use the exact operator manual to identify approved device models.", "applies_to": "Examples, not an exhaustive approved-device list", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "clause_or_locator": "Commercial Door Operators bullets 1–2", "source_document": "UL Solutions, New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/new-us-canada-binational-standard-published-door-and-gate-operators-and-systems", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R16", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS #382 describes two options: constant-pressure-to-close only, or a suitable monitored external entrapment-protection device.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Use this as a triage framework, then verify the named operator's listing and manual.", "applies_to": "Operators manufactured after August 2010", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 1, 'For operators manufactured after August 2010'", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R17", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA identifies a contact-type sensor, such as an edge sensor, as one possible monitored external device.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Confirm the edge model, monitoring method, and approved pairing in the manual.", "applies_to": "Suitable device listed for the operator", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 1, device option 1", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R18", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA identifies a non-contact photoelectric sensor as one possible monitored external device.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Confirm the photo-eye model, environment rating, range, and approved pairing.", "applies_to": "Suitable device listed for the operator", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 1, device option 2", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R19", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA identifies a light curtain made of an array of photoelectric sensors as one possible monitored external device.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Verify that the specific light curtain is approved for the operator and application.", "applies_to": "Suitable device listed for the operator", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 1, device option 3", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R20", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS #382 states that the internal photoelectric beam is to be no higher than 6 inches above the floor.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Record the observed beam height from a safe position and compare it with the exact manual.", "applies_to": "Photoelectric sensor used as monitored entrapment protection", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 1, 'Photoelectric Sensor Entrapment Protection Installation Height'", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R21", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS #382 states that the lowest emitted beam is to be no higher than 6 inches above the floor.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Record the lower sensing plane and verify it against the approved installation instructions.", "applies_to": "Light curtain used as monitored entrapment protection", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 2, 'Light Curtain or Light Array Entrapment Protection Installation Height'", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R22", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA says additional vehicle-protection devices may be used but may not replace the primary monitored entrapment-protection device.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Label higher photo eyes, loops, or other devices as ancillary unless the operator documentation says otherwise.", "applies_to": "Extra protection intended to detect vehicles or equipment", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Pages 1–2, vehicle-protection discussion", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R23", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA says ancillary protection used for vehicle protection is not required to be monitored in the context described by TDS #382.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Document which device is primary and which is ancillary.", "applies_to": "Ancillary device not used as the primary entrapment device", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 2, 'Ancillary Protection — Not Used for Entrapment Protection'", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R24", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA directs facility personnel to review the commercial operator manufacturer's instructions for required regular testing.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Put the manual's testing and inspection schedule into the facility's maintenance record.", "applies_to": "Installed commercial operator system", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 2, 'Important'", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R25", "requirement_plain_english": "TDS #382 describes monthly photoelectric-sensor testing, but the page should label this as DASMA guidance and defer to the manufacturer and applicable requirements rather than call it a universal statute.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Cite the facility's exact operator manual for the public checklist and leave hazardous functional testing to trained personnel.", "applies_to": "DASMA's published guidance", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 2, 'Testing'", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R26", "requirement_plain_english": "LiftMaster states that specified external monitored devices must be included in the manufacturer's UL listing and evaluated with the operator.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Match the exact operator and device model in the manufacturer documentation.", "applies_to": "Operator/accessory system evaluation", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Live manufacturer article verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "Paragraph addressing external monitored device listing", "source_document": "LiftMaster, Protecting People and Property", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live manufacturer article verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.liftmaster.com/architect-resource-center/protecting-people-and-property", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R27", "requirement_plain_english": "LiftMaster says approved entrapment-protection devices are listed in the owner's manual for the specific operator.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Save the correct manual edition with the facility record.", "applies_to": "Named manufacturer/operator", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Live manufacturer article verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "Same compatibility paragraph", "source_document": "LiftMaster, Protecting People and Property", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live manufacturer article verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.liftmaster.com/architect-resource-center/protecting-people-and-property", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R28", "requirement_plain_english": "Overhead Door's 2010 page says auxiliary non-monitored reversal devices were permissible only with monitored safety devices.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Treat auxiliary devices as supplemental and verify the current model manual.", "applies_to": "Historical 2010 Overhead Door guidance", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Historical 2010 manufacturer guidance; live page verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "UL 325 2010 Standard Update", "source_document": "Overhead Door Corporation, UL 325 Standards — 2010 Standard Update", "source_edition_or_revision": "Historical 2010 manufacturer guidance; live page verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.overheaddoor.com/about-us/ul325-standards", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R29", "requirement_plain_english": "LiftMaster states that mixing operators and safety accessories not tested and evaluated together is not acceptable.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Require model-level documentation before approving a replacement sensor or edge.", "applies_to": "Operator and safety accessory pairing", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Live manufacturer article verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "Compatibility paragraph", "source_document": "LiftMaster, Protecting People and Property", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live manufacturer article verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.liftmaster.com/architect-resource-center/protecting-people-and-property", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R30", "requirement_plain_english": "Cornell states that a constant-pressure-to-close control station for the rolling application it describes must be within sight of the door.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Verify sightline and control location against the exact operator instructions and adopted requirements.", "applies_to": "Cornell rolling-door application described by the manufacturer", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Manufacturer article; live page verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "What Does UL 325 Compliance Require? — constant-pressure paragraph", "source_document": "CornellCookson, Key Points of the UL 325 Standard", "source_edition_or_revision": "Manufacturer article; live page verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.cornelliron.com/rolling-door-blog/Cornell-blog/key-points-of-the-ul-325", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R31", "requirement_plain_english": "Cornell states that exposed moving parts or pinch points below 8 feet are to be protected by manufacturer-provided covers in the application it describes.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Record missing or damaged guards without removing covers or approaching moving components.", "applies_to": "Cornell rolling application with operator installed below 8 feet", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Manufacturer article; live page verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "What Does UL 325 Compliance Require? — first paragraph", "source_document": "CornellCookson, Key Points of the UL 325 Standard", "source_edition_or_revision": "Manufacturer article; live page verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.cornelliron.com/rolling-door-blog/Cornell-blog/key-points-of-the-ul-325", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R32", "requirement_plain_english": "OSHA §1910.303(a) says covered conductors and equipment are acceptable only if approved.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Document the approval/listing information relevant to the installed operator.", "applies_to": "Electrical conductors and equipment covered by 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Current e-CFR text surfaced by OSHA; verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "29 CFR 1910.303(a)", "source_document": "U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 CFR 1910.303 — General", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current e-CFR text surfaced by OSHA; verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.303", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R33", "requirement_plain_english": "OSHA notes that suitability for an identified purpose may be evidenced by listing or labeling for that purpose.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Retain readable labels and listing records.", "applies_to": "Identified electrical purpose", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Current e-CFR text surfaced by OSHA; verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(i), note", "source_document": "U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 CFR 1910.303 — General", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current e-CFR text surfaced by OSHA; verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.303", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R34", "requirement_plain_english": "OSHA §1910.303(b)(2) requires listed or labeled equipment to be installed and used according to instructions included in the listing or labeling.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Verify accessories, settings, and use against the listing and instructions.", "applies_to": "Listed or labeled equipment in the workplace", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Current e-CFR text surfaced by OSHA; verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)", "source_document": "U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 CFR 1910.303 — General", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current e-CFR text surfaced by OSHA; verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.303", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R35", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS #359 explains that the authority having jurisdiction is responsible for interpreting rules, deciding equipment approval, and allowing exceptions.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Identify the project AHJ and adopted code edition where compliance is disputed.", "applies_to": "Code enforcement and approval", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 09/25", "clause_or_locator": "Page 1, NEC Article 90.4 discussion", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #359 — Gate Operators, Commercial Door Operators, and NEC Provisions", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 09/25", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TDS359.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R36", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS #359 says listing and labeling are one means, but not necessarily the only means, by which an AHJ may approve equipment.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Do not promise approval based only on a label; preserve AHJ documentation.", "applies_to": "Electrical approval context", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 09/25", "clause_or_locator": "Pages 1–2, NEC Articles 90.7 and 110.2–110.3 discussion", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #359 — Gate Operators, Commercial Door Operators, and NEC Provisions", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 09/25", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TDS359.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R37", "requirement_plain_english": "UL Solutions says CAN/UL 325 is referenced by the IBC, IRC, and IFC for named applications such as garage doors, automatic vehicular gates, and fire doors, with listed and labeled products required where those code provisions apply.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Check the adopted code edition and the exact application before claiming a code requirement.", "applies_to": "Named automatic-opening applications", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Current page verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "Code-reference discussion", "source_document": "UL Solutions, UL 325 50th Anniversary & Key Safety Issues", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current page verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/ul-325-50th-anniversary-key-safety-issues", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R38", "requirement_plain_english": "CPSC says automatic residential garage door operators must comply with 16 CFR Part 1211; UL Solutions explains that this residential federal rule directly references UL 325 entrapment provisions.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Separate the residential federal rule from the commercial-door analysis.", "applies_to": "Automatic residential garage door operators", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Current CPSC FAQ; cites 16 CFR Part 1211", "clause_or_locator": "CPSC FAQ, answer to requirements question", "source_document": "U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators FAQ", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current CPSC FAQ; cites 16 CFR Part 1211", "source_url": "https://www.cpsc.gov/FAQ/Automatic-Residential-Garage-Door-Operators", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R39", "requirement_plain_english": "UL Solutions identifies UL Product iQ as its search tool for certified products and category guide information.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Use Product iQ and the manufacturer's records to verify the product category and listing details.", "applies_to": "UL-certified product categories", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Current page verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "Product categories and Product iQ discussion", "source_document": "UL Solutions, UL 325 50th Anniversary & Key Safety Issues", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current page verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/ul-325-50th-anniversary-key-safety-issues", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R40", "requirement_plain_english": "Manaras' 2010 FAQ stated that earlier operators were not automatically barred from sale, installation, or repair solely because of the 2010 change; current acceptability still depends on the installed context, listing, adopted requirements, and AHJ.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Use manufacture date as one evidence point, then verify the current installed requirements.", "applies_to": "Historical commercial operator", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Historical guidance dated 2010; live page verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "2010 FAQ, pre-August-29-2010 question", "source_document": "Manaras-Opera, ANSI/UL 325 2010 Update FAQ", "source_edition_or_revision": "Historical guidance dated 2010; live page verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.manaras.com/ul325_2010_faq_1.shtml", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R41", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA's 2017 TDS #457 says applicability may arise through a job specification, insurance requirement, local ordinance, OSHA involvement, or owner request, and depends on the product and installation.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Check the specific high-performance door listing, instructions, project documents, insurer requirements, and AHJ.", "applies_to": "High-performance non-residential doors", "effective_date_or_trigger": "02/17", "clause_or_locator": "Compliance Requirements", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #457 — UL 325 and High Performance Doors", "source_edition_or_revision": "02/17", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/pubs/TechDataSheets/HighPerformance/TDS457.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R42", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA TDS #457 directs installers to follow the door manufacturer's instructions for entrapment-protection features.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Use the exact door/operator manual and approved configuration.", "applies_to": "Installed high-performance door", "effective_date_or_trigger": "02/17", "clause_or_locator": "Installations", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #457 — UL 325 and High Performance Doors", "source_edition_or_revision": "02/17", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/pubs/TechDataSheets/HighPerformance/TDS457.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R43", "requirement_plain_english": "DASMA's technical-data-sheet index states that its sheets are not substitutes for manufacturer instructions and that users should check local regulations.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Repeat this limitation in the methodology and checklist.", "applies_to": "Use of DASMA technical guidance", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Live index verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "Technical Data Sheets introduction", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, Technical Data Sheets index", "source_edition_or_revision": "Live index verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/technical-data-sheets/", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R44", "requirement_plain_english": "UL Solutions lists certified categories for fire-door operators with automatic closers and retrofit rolling-steel fire-door operators, while UL 325's public scope assigns active fire-alarm functionality to NFPA 80.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Treat fire doors as a separate verification path involving the door label, operator category, NFPA 80, and project documents.", "applies_to": "Fire-door operator products", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Current page verified 2026-09-19", "clause_or_locator": "Certified product category list, read with UL 325 Scope §1.5", "source_document": "UL Solutions, UL 325 50th Anniversary & Key Safety Issues", "source_edition_or_revision": "Current page verified 2026-09-19", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/ul-325-50th-anniversary-key-safety-issues", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R45", "requirement_plain_english": "No. The public scope covers operators, complete powered assemblies, and accessories; the listing of a particular product determines what was evaluated together.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Use precise wording: the operator/control/safety subsystem is usually the facility verification focus, but complete assemblies and accessories can also be within scope.", "applies_to": "Public-scope interpretation", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "clause_or_locator": "Scope §§1.1–1.3", "source_document": "UL Standards & Engagement, UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; published 2017-05-19; last revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R46", "requirement_plain_english": "The public UL explainer states a two-independent-device rule in its gate-operator section, while its commercial-door section states the monitored floor-zone protection and constant-pressure fallback rule; the gate requirement should not be copied into a commercial-door summary without product-specific support.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Keep gate classes and gate-zone rules out of the commercial-door page except in a clearly labeled contrast.", "applies_to": "Commercial door operators, not automated vehicular gates", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "clause_or_locator": "Separate Gate Operators and Commercial Door Operators bullet lists", "source_document": "UL Solutions, New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems", "source_edition_or_revision": "Public UL explanatory article; commercial-door-operator section", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/new-us-canada-binational-standard-published-door-and-gate-operators-and-systems", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R47", "requirement_plain_english": "No. The inspected DASMA commercial-door guidance states a maximum 6-inch beam height for the primary monitored photoelectric device.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "Use 6 inches in the reference table, with the exact manual controlling the installed product.", "applies_to": "Primary monitored photoelectric protection", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 1, photoelectric installation height", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "req_id": "R48", "requirement_plain_english": "The inspected public sources support regular testing under manufacturer instructions and DASMA's monthly photo-eye guidance, but they do not establish a universal UL 325 annual-inspection mandate for every commercial door.", "what_it_means_on_your_door": "State only the interval supported by the exact manual or another applicable requirement.", "applies_to": "Inspection interval claims", "effective_date_or_trigger": "Revision 05/22/22", "clause_or_locator": "Page 2, testing and manufacturer-instruction sections", "source_document": "Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association, TDS #382 — Proper Installation of Photoelectric Non-Contact Sensors on Vehicular Commercial Door Operators", "source_edition_or_revision": "Revision 05/22/22", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TDS382.pdf", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" } ], "ul325-enforcement-paths.csv": [ { "path_id": "E01", "instrument": "UL 325 product standard", "citation": "UL 325 public catalog", "issuer": "UL Standards & Engagement", "exact_scope": "Products and accessories within the public scope of UL 325", "what_it_actually_says": "The public catalog identifies UL 325 as an active product-safety standard and publishes its scope and revision history.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "It can govern the evaluated operator or assembly, but the standard alone does not establish the law or adopted code for a particular building.", "edition_or_date": "Edition 7; revised 2025-09-15", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E02", "instrument": "UL-certified product listing", "citation": "Product listing and category information", "issuer": "UL Solutions or another qualified certification body", "exact_scope": "The named product or evaluated system configuration", "what_it_actually_says": "A listing establishes what product or system was evaluated to a defined standard and under what conditions.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes, where the installed operator or system is listed; the listing scope and approved accessories still have to match the installation.", "edition_or_date": "Product specific", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/ul-325-50th-anniversary-key-safety-issues", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E03", "instrument": "Model building and fire codes", "citation": "IBC, IRC, and IFC references described by UL Solutions", "issuer": "International Code Council; adopted by jurisdictions", "exact_scope": "Named applications in the adopted code edition and local amendments", "what_it_actually_says": "UL Solutions reports that the model codes reference CAN/UL 325 for named applications such as garage doors, automatic vehicular gates, and fire doors.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Maybe. The adopted edition, occupancy, application, amendments, and AHJ interpretation control.", "edition_or_date": "Jurisdiction specific", "source_url": "https://www.ul.com/news/ul-325-50th-anniversary-key-safety-issues", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E04", "instrument": "Authority having jurisdiction approval", "citation": "DASMA TDS #359 discussion of NEC concepts", "issuer": "Building, fire, electrical, or other authority having jurisdiction", "exact_scope": "The actual project and adopted requirements", "what_it_actually_says": "The AHJ interprets the rules, decides equipment approval, and may allow documented alternatives where its authority permits.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes, when the installation is subject to that authority.", "edition_or_date": "TDS #359 rev. 9/25; project specific", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/TDS359.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E05", "instrument": "OSHA overhead-door-specific standard", "citation": "OSHA letter of interpretation dated 2002-09-10", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Federal OSHA standards applicable to overhead doors", "what_it_actually_says": "OSHA said there were no specific OSHA standards or requirements for overhead doors, regardless of location.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "This means no door-specific OSHA standard was identified; it does not remove general electrical or workplace-safety duties.", "edition_or_date": "2002-09-10", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2002-09-10-0", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E06", "instrument": "OSHA electrical approval", "citation": "29 CFR 1910.303(a)", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Electrical conductors and equipment covered by Subpart S", "what_it_actually_says": "Covered electrical equipment is acceptable only if approved.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "It can reach a powered door operator as workplace electrical equipment; application to a specific condition is fact dependent.", "edition_or_date": "Current eCFR", "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-S/subject-group-ECFR63ab49e215d9639/section-1910.303", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E07", "instrument": "Evidence of suitability for an identified purpose", "citation": "29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(i), note", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Suitability of electrical equipment for an identified purpose", "what_it_actually_says": "Suitability may be evidenced by listing or labeling for the identified purpose.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes where listing or labeling is used as evidence of suitability; it does not make listing the only possible approval route.", "edition_or_date": "Current eCFR", "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-S/subject-group-ECFR63ab49e215d9639/section-1910.303", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E08", "instrument": "Use according to listing or labeling", "citation": "29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Listed or labeled electrical equipment", "what_it_actually_says": "Listed or labeled equipment must be installed and used according to instructions included in the listing or labeling.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes when the operator or related equipment is listed or labeled. It does not automatically convert every sentence in every manual into a federal rule.", "edition_or_date": "Current eCFR", "source_url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-S/subject-group-ECFR63ab49e215d9639/section-1910.303", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E09", "instrument": "OSHA interpretation of listing instructions", "citation": "OSHA letter dated 2003-08-26", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "NRTL-required markings, labeling, or required installation and use instructions", "what_it_actually_says": "OSHA said an employer would violate 1910.303(b)(2) if installation or use is inconsistent with the NRTL-required markings, labeling, or required instructions.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Potentially, where those listing conditions or required instructions apply to the operator or evaluated system.", "edition_or_date": "2003-08-26", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2003-08-26-0", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E10", "instrument": "NRTL listing or labeling route", "citation": "29 CFR 1910.399 definition of Acceptable", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Equipment accepted, certified, listed, labeled, or otherwise determined safe by a nationally recognized testing laboratory", "what_it_actually_says": "The OSHA definition includes NRTL certification, listing, or labeling as one route by which equipment may be acceptable.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Potentially. The exact product category, standard, and listing record must be verified; OSHA does not name UL 325 in this definition.", "edition_or_date": "Current", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.399", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E11", "instrument": "Government-authority inspection or testing route", "citation": "29 CFR 1910.399 definition of Acceptable", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Equipment inspected or tested by another Federal agency or by a State, municipal, or other local authority responsible for enforcing occupational-safety electrical provisions", "what_it_actually_says": "The OSHA definition provides a government-authority inspection or testing route in the conditions it describes.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Only when those exact conditions are met; it is not a general grandfathering rule for any older or unlisted operator.", "edition_or_date": "Current", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.399", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E12", "instrument": "Custom-made equipment route", "citation": "29 CFR 1910.399 definition of Acceptable", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Custom-made equipment designed, fabricated for, and intended for use by a particular customer", "what_it_actually_says": "The definition includes a narrow route based on manufacturer test data that the employer keeps and makes available to the authority having jurisdiction.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Only for qualifying custom-made equipment and only with the required retained data; it is not a general substitute for missing documentation.", "edition_or_date": "Current", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.399", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E13", "instrument": "“OSHA approved” wording", "citation": "OSHA letter dated 1989-01-09", "issuer": "OSHA", "exact_scope": "Marketing or documentation claims that OSHA approves equipment", "what_it_actually_says": "OSHA said it is not an approving agency and the phrase “OSHA approved” should not be used.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes as a wording correction: identify the actual certification, approval route, or authority instead.", "edition_or_date": "1989-01-09", "source_url": "https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/1989-01-09", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E14", "instrument": "Federal residential garage-door operator rule", "citation": "16 CFR Part 1211; Pub. L. 101-608 §203", "issuer": "U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission", "exact_scope": "Automatic residential garage-door operators", "what_it_actually_says": "The mandatory federal consumer-product rule incorporates specified UL 325 entrapment-protection provisions for residential operators.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "No, not as a direct residential consumer-product rule. Do not import it into a commercial-door conclusion.", "edition_or_date": "Current rule; updated effective 2024-05-13", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/14/2024-05281/safety-standard-for-automatic-residential-garage-door-operators", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E15", "instrument": "Minnesota workplace rule", "citation": "Minn. R. 5205.0675, subp. 2", "issuer": "State of Minnesota", "exact_scope": "Covered overhead or sliding doors with enough weight or closing force to cause crushing injury to employees", "what_it_actually_says": "The rule requires one of the named protective arrangements and references UL 325 (1987), paragraph 29.1C, for the three-button-control option.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes in Minnesota when the door falls within the rule’s scope.", "edition_or_date": "Current rule; cited standard edition 1987", "source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/5205.0675/", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E16", "instrument": "MNOSHA enforcement instruction", "citation": "STD 5-1.6B", "issuer": "Minnesota OSHA", "exact_scope": "MNOSHA enforcement of Minn. R. 5205.0675, subp. 2", "what_it_actually_says": "The instruction says the rule references UL 325 (1987); the 2010 and 2023 editions are not enforceable under that rule; and it describes the state’s enforcement options and conditions.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes in covered Minnesota workplaces. The instruction also says directives do not create additional legally binding requirements by themselves.", "edition_or_date": "2025-10-29", "source_url": "https://www.dli.mn.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/STD_5-1.6_overhead_doors.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E17", "instrument": "MNOSHA overhead-door fact sheet", "citation": "May 2026 fact sheet", "issuer": "Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry", "exact_scope": "Public explanation of Minn. R. 5205.0675, subp. 2", "what_it_actually_says": "The current fact sheet summarizes the three protective options and conditions for a three-button control station.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes as agency guidance in Minnesota, but it does not repeat every point in the October 2025 instruction; verify the rule and current agency direction.", "edition_or_date": "May 2026", "source_url": "https://www.dli.mn.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fact_overhead_doors.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E18", "instrument": "Manufacturer listing and instructions", "citation": "Product-specific manual and approved-device list", "issuer": "Manufacturer and certifier", "exact_scope": "The named operator, accessory, configuration, and document edition", "what_it_actually_says": "Manufacturer guidance identifies approved devices, control behavior, installation conditions, and maintenance or test procedures for the named system.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes when it is the correct documentation for that operator; it does not establish local code adoption by itself.", "edition_or_date": "Product specific", "source_url": "https://www.liftmaster.com/architect-resource-center/protecting-people-and-property", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E19", "instrument": "Project specification, insurer, contract, or owner standard", "citation": "DASMA TDS #457 applicability discussion", "issuer": "Contracting parties, insurer, or owner", "exact_scope": "The project or insured property", "what_it_actually_says": "DASMA identifies job specifications, insurance requirements, local ordinances, OSHA involvement, and owner requests as possible applicability triggers for high-performance doors.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "It can, if the actual project documents or policy impose the requirement. The article cannot assume that every insurer or owner does.", "edition_or_date": "TDS #457, 02/17", "source_url": "https://www.dasma.com/wp-content/uploads/pubs/TechDataSheets/HighPerformance/TDS457.pdf", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "path_id": "E20", "instrument": "Fire-door and alarm-function layer", "citation": "UL 325 public Scope §1.5; NFPA 80 boundary", "issuer": "UL Standards & Engagement; adopted fire-code authorities", "exact_scope": "Active fire-alarm functionality and the rated fire-door assembly", "what_it_actually_says": "UL 325’s public scope says active fire-alarm functionality is addressed in NFPA 80 rather than UL 325.", "does_it_reach_a_warehouse_dock_door": "Yes when the opening is a fire door or alarm-connected rated assembly; UL 325 alone is not the complete answer.", "edition_or_date": "UL 325 Edition 7 public scope", "source_url": "https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?UniqueKey=32852", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" } ], "ul325-door-vs-gate-vs-residential.csv": [ { "row_id": "X01", "question": "What product is being discussed?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "A powered operator for a commercial or industrial vehicular door.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "An automatic operator for a residential garage door.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "A powered operator for a vehicular gate or barrier.", "source": "UL 325 public scope; UL Solutions binational article; DASMA TDS #353", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X02", "question": "Do Classes I, II, III, and IV apply?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "No gate-use class system was established for commercial doors in the inspected sources.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "No gate-use class system.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Yes. DASMA describes Classes I–IV as vehicular gate-operator usage classes.", "source": "DASMA TDS #353", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X03", "question": "What is the key historical date in this reference?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "August 29, 2010 for the monitored-external-protection transition described by UL/DASMA public material.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "January 1, 1991 for the initial automatic-reverse requirements; January 1, 1993 for additional secondary entrapment-protection requirements.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Gate requirements have a separate revision history; do not use a gate date as the commercial-door date.", "source": "CPSC 1991 and 1992 releases; DASMA TDS #351; CPSC rule history", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X04", "question": "Is there a direct mandatory federal consumer-product rule?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "Not through 16 CFR Part 1211; that rule is residential.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Yes. 16 CFR Part 1211 applies to automatic residential garage-door operators.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Not through 16 CFR Part 1211.", "source": "CPSC Federal Register rules, 83 FR 32566 and 89 FR 18538", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X05", "question": "What triggers external protection?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "UL’s public explanation says a door that can close by a control other than constant pressure needs external protection at the floor.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "The federal residential rule contains inherent and secondary entrapment-protection requirements.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Protection is organized by gate entrapment zones and gate type/direction.", "source": "UL Solutions binational article; CPSC 2018 rule; DASMA TDS #353", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X06", "question": "How many protection means are required?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "The public commercial-door summary describes suitable monitored external protection, or constant-pressure-to-close operation.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "The federal rule describes inherent primary protection and secondary protection.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "The required minimum varies by gate type, direction, and entrapment zone in DASMA’s gate table; a blanket “two for every situation” statement is too broad.", "source": "UL Solutions binational article; CPSC 2018 rule; DASMA TDS #353", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X07", "question": "Must an external device be monitored?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "Yes for external protection used under the post-2010 monitored arrangement described in the public sources.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "The federal rule contains monitored secondary-protection requirements and current incorporated UL provisions.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "External protection is monitored under the gate requirements described by UL and DASMA.", "source": "UL Solutions binational article; DASMA TDS #351, #353, #382", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X08", "question": "What happens on a monitored-device fault?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "UL’s public explanation limits closing controls to constant-pressure-to-close.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Unattended closing is restricted under the residential provisions; exact behavior depends on the rule and product design.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "The public UL explanation limits movement in the protected direction to constant pressure when external protection is not working.", "source": "UL Solutions binational article; CPSC 2018 rule", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X09", "question": "Is a six-inch sensing-plane number published?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "Yes. DASMA TDS #382 says the primary photo-eye beam or lowest light-curtain beam is no higher than 6 inches above the floor.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Use the residential rule and exact product instructions; this commercial-door row is not the residential placement rule.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Use the gate requirements and exact manufacturer instructions for each protected zone.", "source": "DASMA TDS #382; CPSC rule; DASMA TDS #353", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X10", "question": "Is an inherent reversing system universally required?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "The inspected public commercial-door sources do not establish the residential inherent-reversal rule as a universal commercial-door requirement.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Yes. The federal rule includes inherent primary entrapment protection.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "An inherent system is one protection type within the gate framework, not a universal single answer.", "source": "CPSC 2018 rule; UL Solutions binational article; DASMA TDS #353", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X11", "question": "Is a 30-second reverse timer a universal requirement?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "Not established as a universal commercial-door requirement in the inspected source set.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "The federal residential history describes a 30-second clock or current position-monitoring alternatives under the rule.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Not described in the same residential terms.", "source": "CPSC 2018 Federal Register rule", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X12", "question": "Can gate bypass language be copied to a door conclusion?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "No. Use the commercial-door section and exact operator documentation.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Use the residential rule and product instructions.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "UL’s public gate explanation specifically addresses resistance to bypass or defeat of monitoring.", "source": "UL Solutions binational article", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X13", "question": "Can any compatible-looking sensor be used?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "No. Exact operator/device compatibility needs listing or manufacturer documentation.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Use the listed residential operator and approved device instructions.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Use the gate operator’s listed protection devices and instructions.", "source": "LiftMaster manufacturer guidance; Overhead Door historical guidance; OSHA 1910.303(b)(2)", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X14", "question": "Who decides whether the installed application is acceptable?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "The applicable AHJ, employer, owner, insurer, or contracting party within its authority; listing and manuals supply evidence.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "CPSC enforces the federal product rule; local project requirements can add separate layers.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "The applicable AHJ and project requirements, supported by the operator’s listing and instructions.", "source": "DASMA TDS #359; CPSC rules; OSHA 1910.303", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X15", "question": "Does the newest edition automatically govern every installed product?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "No. Product manufacture date, listing, adoption, alteration, project documents, and AHJ decisions matter.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "The federal rule incorporates specified UL provisions through CPSC rulemaking.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Use the product’s listing era, current adopted requirements, and project context.", "source": "UL catalog; CPSC rules; historical DASMA/Manaras guidance; DASMA TDS #359", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X16", "question": "Does UL 325 alone resolve a fire-door application?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "No. UL 325’s public scope assigns active fire-alarm functionality to NFPA 80.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Ordinary residential operator analysis does not substitute for rated fire-door requirements.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Not ordinarily a fire-door application.", "source": "UL 325 public Scope §1.5", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X17", "question": "Can vehicle-protection devices replace the primary entrapment device?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "No under DASMA TDS #382; ancillary vehicle protection may be added but may not replace the primary device.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Use the residential rule and product instructions.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Each protected gate zone must follow the gate operator’s required protection scheme.", "source": "DASMA TDS #382; DASMA TDS #353", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "row_id": "X18", "question": "What is the safest shorthand?", "commercial_vehicular_door_operator": "Commercial door: control mode + monitored floor-zone protection + exact operator/device pairing.", "residential_garage_door_operator": "Residential: federal rule + inherent and secondary protection + exact operator instructions.", "vehicular_gate_operator": "Gate: gate class/application + entrapment zones + required means + exact operator instructions.", "source": "Editorial synthesis from the cited public sources", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" } ], "ul325-device-eligibility.csv": [ { "device_id": "D01", "device_or_wiring_type": "2-wire normally open electric edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Contact", "monitored": "No, in the configuration described by DASMA TDS #368", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "No as a monitored entrapment-protection device", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Treat as non-monitored unless the exact evaluated system documentation establishes otherwise.", "known_limitation": "An open circuit is indistinguishable from the normal state in the configuration described.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368, electric-edge configurations", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D02", "device_or_wiring_type": "2-wire terminated electric edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Contact", "monitored": "Yes, when evaluated in the terminated configuration", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Potentially, if the exact edge is approved for the operator", "mounting_or_config_rule": "End-of-line component and operator compatibility must match the evaluated system.", "known_limitation": "The termination value or technology is system specific.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D03", "device_or_wiring_type": "4-wire normally open electric edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Contact", "monitored": "Yes in the configuration described by DASMA", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Potentially, if approved for the operator", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Use only the exact evaluated wiring and device arrangement.", "known_limitation": "Do not infer compatibility from wire count alone.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D04", "device_or_wiring_type": "2-wire normally closed electric edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Contact", "monitored": "Yes in the configuration described by DASMA", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Potentially, if approved for the operator", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Use only the exact evaluated wiring and device arrangement.", "known_limitation": "Do not infer compatibility from wire count alone.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D05", "device_or_wiring_type": "Photoelectric sensor", "contact_or_noncontact": "Non-contact", "monitored": "Yes when it is an approved monitored device for the operator", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Yes, potentially", "mounting_or_config_rule": "DASMA TDS #382 says the primary beam is parallel to the floor and no higher than 6 inches above it.", "known_limitation": "The exact model, range, environmental rating, wiring, and operator pairing are product specific.", "source": "UL Solutions commercial-door explanation; DASMA TDS #382", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D06", "device_or_wiring_type": "Light curtain or light array", "contact_or_noncontact": "Non-contact", "monitored": "Yes when approved and used as the monitored device", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Yes, potentially", "mounting_or_config_rule": "DASMA TDS #382 says the lowest emitted beam is no higher than 6 inches above the floor.", "known_limitation": "Coverage geometry and operator compatibility are product specific.", "source": "DASMA TDS #382", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D07", "device_or_wiring_type": "Monitored electric sensing edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Contact", "monitored": "Yes when the wiring technology and operator pairing are evaluated", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Yes, potentially", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Installed on the leading edge as described by the exact operator and edge instructions.", "known_limitation": "A contact device responds after contact; exact force, travel, and monitoring behavior are product specific.", "source": "UL Solutions commercial-door explanation; DASMA TDS #368", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D08", "device_or_wiring_type": "Optical electronic edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Contact edge with optical internal sensing", "monitored": "System specific", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Only if monitored, evaluated, and approved for the operator", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Follow the exact edge and operator documentation.", "known_limitation": "The optical path and monitoring arrangement are internal to the named product; no universal wiring inference is safe.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D09", "device_or_wiring_type": "Pneumatic edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Contact", "monitored": "System specific; historical non-monitored versions exist", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Only if the exact system is monitored and approved", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Use the exact pressure-switch/tube/edge system documentation.", "known_limitation": "The article does not infer monitoring or eligibility from appearance alone.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368; Overhead Door historical guidance", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D10", "device_or_wiring_type": "Capacitance edge", "contact_or_noncontact": "Non-contact", "monitored": "System specific", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Only if monitored, evaluated, and approved for the operator", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Follow the exact product and operator instructions.", "known_limitation": "DASMA says capacitance sensing detects conductive objects; nonconductive paper, wood, and plastic are not detected by that sensing principle.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D11", "device_or_wiring_type": "Higher photoelectric sensor for vehicle protection", "contact_or_noncontact": "Non-contact", "monitored": "Not required to be monitored in the ancillary-vehicle-protection context described by DASMA; other documents may be stricter", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "No, not as a substitute for the primary floor-level device", "mounting_or_config_rule": "May be added as ancillary protection where the exact system permits.", "known_limitation": "Its higher sensing plane does not protect the floor-level entrapment zone.", "source": "DASMA TDS #382; LiftMaster manufacturer guidance", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D12", "device_or_wiring_type": "Vehicle loop detector", "contact_or_noncontact": "Non-contact vehicle detection", "monitored": "Role and monitoring are system specific", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Not established as a substitute for the primary floor-level device", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Document whether it is a close command, presence input, or ancillary vehicle-protection input.", "known_limitation": "A vehicle-detection input does not by itself establish person-entrapment protection.", "source": "UL Solutions commercial-door examples; DASMA TDS #382; LiftMaster manufacturer guidance", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D13", "device_or_wiring_type": "Auxiliary non-monitored reversal device", "contact_or_noncontact": "Varies", "monitored": "No", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "No as the required monitored device; historical manufacturer guidance permits auxiliary use only with monitored protection", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Treat as supplemental and verify the current manual.", "known_limitation": "Historical manufacturer guidance is not a universal current approval for every product.", "source": "Overhead Door, UL 325 2010 Standard Update", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D14", "device_or_wiring_type": "Unidentified or generic “UL 325 compatible” sensor", "contact_or_noncontact": "Unknown", "monitored": "Unknown until the exact pairing is documented", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Unknown; do not approve from marketing language alone", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Match the exact model to the operator manual/listing.", "known_limitation": "Connector fit, voltage similarity, or a generic claim does not establish evaluated compatibility.", "source": "LiftMaster manufacturer guidance; OSHA 1910.303(b)(2)", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D15", "device_or_wiring_type": "Approved operator/device system", "contact_or_noncontact": "Varies", "monitored": "As documented by the listing and manual", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Yes within the documented evaluated configuration", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Use the exact operator manual, approved-device list, and listing information.", "known_limitation": "Approval is model-, configuration-, and document-edition-specific.", "source": "LiftMaster; Overhead Door; UL Product iQ discussion", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "device_id": "D16", "device_or_wiring_type": "Device with a documented fault", "contact_or_noncontact": "Varies", "monitored": "Fault status is system specific", "eligible_as_commercial_door_entrapment_protection": "Not available as functioning protection until the fault is resolved", "mounting_or_config_rule": "Use the exact manual and qualified assessment; do not bypass the input.", "known_limitation": "UL’s public commercial-door explanation states the fallback close mode, but the display, diagnostic code, and repair path vary by operator.", "source": "UL Solutions commercial-door explanation; DASMA TDS #368", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" } ], "ul325-edition-timeline.csv": [ { "date": "April 1973", "event": "UL 325 first published", "what_changed": "UL Solutions identifies April 1973 as the first publication of UL 325.", "who_it_affected": "Products within the standard’s scope at that time", "source": "UL Solutions, UL 325 50th Anniversary & Key Safety Issues", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "1987", "event": "UL 325 edition named by Minnesota rule", "what_changed": "Minn. R. 5205.0675, subp. 2 still references UL 325 (1987), paragraph 29.1C, for the three-button-control option.", "who_it_affected": "Covered Minnesota workplaces", "source": "Minn. R. 5205.0675", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "November 1990", "event": "Public Law 101-608 enacted", "what_changed": "Section 203 treated specified residential entrapment-protection requirements from UL 325 as a consumer product safety rule.", "who_it_affected": "Automatic residential garage-door operators", "source": "CPSC Federal Register history, 83 FR 32566 and 89 FR 18538", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "June 19, 1991", "event": "CPSC first issued the residential garage-door-operator standard", "what_changed": "CPSC codified the mandatory residential rule at 16 CFR Part 1211.", "who_it_affected": "Automatic residential garage-door operators", "source": "CPSC Federal Register history", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "December 21, 1992", "event": "CPSC added further residential entrapment-protection provisions", "what_changed": "CPSC updated the federal residential rule after additional UL changes.", "who_it_affected": "Automatic residential garage-door operators", "source": "CPSC Federal Register history, 89 FR 18538", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "January 1, 1993", "event": "Additional residential entrapment-protection requirements took effect", "what_changed": "Operators manufactured on or after January 1, 1993 had to meet the additional secondary entrapment-protection requirements; the initial automatic-reverse requirements had applied to operators manufactured on or after January 1, 1991.", "who_it_affected": "Automatic residential garage-door operators", "source": "CPSC 1991 and 1992 releases; DASMA TDS #351; CPSC rule history", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "September 10, 2002", "event": "OSHA overhead-door interpretation", "what_changed": "OSHA said there were no specific OSHA standards or requirements for overhead doors, while other general standards could still apply.", "who_it_affected": "Workplaces under federal OSHA", "source": "OSHA letter of interpretation", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "August 26, 2003", "event": "OSHA interpretation of listing instructions", "what_changed": "OSHA said installation or use inconsistent with NRTL-required markings, labeling, or required instructions can violate 1910.303(b)(2).", "who_it_affected": "Listed or labeled workplace electrical equipment", "source": "OSHA letter of interpretation", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "August 29, 2010", "event": "Commercial-door monitored-protection transition", "what_changed": "UL/DASMA public material describes monitored external protection for automatic or remote closing, with constant-pressure-to-close as the alternative/fallback.", "who_it_affected": "Commercial and industrial door operators manufactured under the transition described by the sources", "source": "UL Question Corner; DASMA TDS #382; DASMA Summer 2010 article", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "May 19, 2017", "event": "ANSI/CAN/UL 325 Edition 7 published", "what_changed": "The joint U.S.–Canada national standard was published as Edition 7.", "who_it_affected": "Products within UL 325 scope", "source": "UL Standards & Engagement catalog; UL Solutions binational article", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "January 2018", "event": "Canadian Electrical Code reference", "what_changed": "UL Solutions reported that CSA C22.1-18 included ANSI/CAN/UL 325 in its referenced standards.", "who_it_affected": "Canadian product-safety context", "source": "UL Solutions binational article", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "September 11, 2018", "event": "CPSC residential direct final rule effective", "what_changed": "16 CFR Part 1211 was updated to reflect specified UL 325 Edition 7 residential entrapment provisions.", "who_it_affected": "Automatic residential garage-door operators", "source": "83 FR 32566", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "July 2019; February 28, 2020; February 21, 2023", "event": "Further UL 325 revisions identified by CPSC", "what_changed": "CPSC’s 2024 rulemaking identifies the 2019 revision as July 19, 2019; UL’s current public catalog lists July 12, 2019. Both sources identify the February 28, 2020 and February 21, 2023 revisions.", "who_it_affected": "The federal residential rule only after CPSC incorporation; other products according to their applicable listing/standard context", "source": "89 FR 18538; UL Standards & Engagement public catalog", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "May 13, 2024", "event": "CPSC residential rule update effective", "what_changed": "The 2024 direct final rule updated 16 CFR Part 1211 for specified later UL 325 residential revisions.", "who_it_affected": "Automatic residential garage-door operators", "source": "89 FR 18538", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "September 15, 2025", "event": "Latest listed UL 325 revision", "what_changed": "The public summary names commercial-door external-entrapment clarification at §31.2.2, a CDO-definition topic at §4.5, battery-powered applications, instruction-manual changes, and Supplement SC.", "who_it_affected": "Products within UL 325 scope; exact clause effect requires the full standard", "source": "UL Standards & Engagement public revision summary", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "October 29, 2025", "event": "MNOSHA Instruction STD 5-1.6B issued", "what_changed": "The instruction says Minnesota’s rule references UL 325 (1987), not the 2010 or 2023 editions, and describes the state enforcement options and conditions.", "who_it_affected": "Covered Minnesota workplaces", "source": "MNOSHA STD 5-1.6B", "evidence_mark": "R", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" }, { "date": "May 2026", "event": "MNOSHA overhead-door fact sheet current edition", "what_changed": "The current fact sheet summarizes the Minnesota rule but does not repeat every condition or edition statement in the October 2025 instruction.", "who_it_affected": "Covered Minnesota workplaces", "source": "MNOSHA fact sheet; compared with STD 5-1.6B", "evidence_mark": "C", "verified_date": "2026-09-19" } ], "ul325-verification-checklist.csv": [ { "step": "1", "what_to_check": "Identify the door application", "where_to_look": "Equipment records and safely visible labels", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record whether the opening is sectional, rolling service, grille, fire door, high-performance door, exit-use opening, or another documented application.", "source": "UL 325 public Scope §§1.1–1.5; project records", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Do not infer fire-door or egress status from appearance alone." }, { "step": "2", "what_to_check": "Identify the operator", "where_to_look": "Safely visible nameplate or facility records", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record manufacturer, exact model, serial number, manufacture date, voltage, and readable certification information.", "source": "UL 325 public Scope §1.1; OSHA 1910.303(e); manufacturer records", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Do not open an energized enclosure or remove a guard to find a label." }, { "step": "3", "what_to_check": "Save the correct documents", "where_to_look": "Document system, operator manual, submittal, listing record, and prior work orders", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "The manual edition and accessory list match the exact operator model.", "source": "OSHA 1910.303(b)(2); LiftMaster compatibility guidance", "stop_or_escalate_if": "A neighboring model manual or an undated generic sheet is not enough for a compatibility decision." }, { "step": "4", "what_to_check": "List every enabled close command", "where_to_look": "Posted instructions, controls, access-control records, and system documentation", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record constant-pressure station, momentary button, radio, timer, loop, access control, or building-automation input without enabling dormant modes.", "source": "UL Solutions commercial-door explanation", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Nobody can identify the enabled close inputs or the system has undocumented modifications." }, { "step": "5", "what_to_check": "Identify the primary external protection", "where_to_look": "Safely visible opening and exact operator documentation", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record the approved primary photoelectric sensor, sensing edge, light curtain, or other specifically documented device.", "source": "UL Solutions; DASMA TDS #382", "stop_or_escalate_if": "A door closes through a non-constant-pressure control and no documented floor-zone device can be identified." }, { "step": "6", "what_to_check": "Record the primary sensing plane", "where_to_look": "From a safe position outside the travel path", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "For the DASMA commercial-door guidance, record photo-eye beam height or the lowest light-curtain beam and compare it with the exact manual and the 6-inch maximum guidance.", "source": "DASMA TDS #382", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Do not relocate, align, shield, or bypass a device as part of this check." }, { "step": "7", "what_to_check": "Identify the edge configuration from records", "where_to_look": "Device label, manual, submittal, and wiring documentation", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record whether the documented configuration is 2-wire NO, 2-wire terminated, 4-wire NO, 2-wire NC, wireless, or another evaluated system.", "source": "DASMA TDS #368", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Do not remove a cover, probe wiring, or infer monitoring from appearance alone." }, { "step": "8", "what_to_check": "Verify operator/device compatibility", "where_to_look": "Approved-device list, owner’s manual, listing/category record, and submittal", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "The exact device model is supported for the exact operator and configuration.", "source": "LiftMaster; Overhead Door; OSHA 1910.303(b)(2)", "stop_or_escalate_if": "The device is generic, improvised, undocumented, or paired only because the connector fits." }, { "step": "9", "what_to_check": "Separate primary protection from vehicle protection", "where_to_look": "Device inventory and operator documentation", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Higher eyes, loops, radar, and similar inputs are labeled ancillary unless the exact documentation assigns another approved role.", "source": "DASMA TDS #382; LiftMaster guidance", "stop_or_escalate_if": "A higher vehicle-detection device is being used instead of the floor-level primary device." }, { "step": "10", "what_to_check": "Document monitoring and fault behavior", "where_to_look": "Exact manual, existing service records, and safely visible status already displayed", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "The record identifies how the operator reports a fault and what close functions remain permitted.", "source": "UL Solutions; DASMA TDS #368; manufacturer instructions", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Do not disconnect a device or create a fault to see what happens." }, { "step": "11", "what_to_check": "Check control-station context where required", "where_to_look": "From the normal control position", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record sightline, posted warnings, and control type against the exact manual or applicable rule.", "source": "DASMA Summer 2010 historical guidance; Cornell; MNOSHA rule/instruction", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Do not treat one historical placard or control-station rule as universal without the product or jurisdiction trigger." }, { "step": "12", "what_to_check": "Identify special-application boundaries", "where_to_look": "Door label, project specification, alarm/access-control documents, and exact manual", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record fire-door, exit-use, hazardous-location, battery, and high-performance status where documented.", "source": "UL 325 public Scope §§1.1 and 1.4–1.6; DASMA TDS #457", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Fire-alarm release, fire-door modification, egress, or hazardous-location questions require the governing documents and qualified parties." }, { "step": "13", "what_to_check": "Identify the legal and project layer", "where_to_look": "Adopted code records, permit/inspection file, AHJ correspondence, specification, insurer, and owner standards", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record the actual authority or document that makes the requirement applicable to this site.", "source": "UL Solutions; OSHA 1910.303; DASMA TDS #359; Minnesota rule", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Do not call an installation compliant solely because one component carries a mark." }, { "step": "14", "what_to_check": "Verify the testing and maintenance record", "where_to_look": "Exact manufacturer instructions, CMMS/work orders, and prior inspection records", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record the required method, interval, responsible qualified role, last completed test, result, corrective action, and next due date.", "source": "DASMA TDS #382; manufacturer instructions", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Perform a functional test only when the exact instructions assign it to trained facility personnel and the opening is otherwise safe; otherwise arrange qualified evaluation." }, { "step": "15", "what_to_check": "Record unresolved conditions and stop-use decisions", "where_to_look": "Facility record or work order", "what_a_pass_looks_like": "Record missing, bypassed, damaged, incompatible, altered, or undocumented conditions and the responsible next action.", "source": "Editorial safety routing based on the cited sources", "stop_or_escalate_if": "Keep people and vehicles clear of an unsafe opening and follow the site’s stop-use and qualified-service procedure." } ], "ul325-source-register.csv": [ { "source_id": "S01", "publisher": "UL Standards & Engagement", "document_title": "UL 325 — Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems (public catalog scope and revision summary)", "document_number": "UL 325", "edition_or_revision": "Edition 7; 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