[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1211.4]

[Page 323]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1211--SAFETY STANDARD FOR AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR 
OPERATORS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--The Standard
 
Sec.  1211.4  General requirements for protection against risk of injury.

    (a) If an automatically reset protective device is employed, 
automatic restarting of a motor shall not result in a risk of injury to 
persons.
    (b) A residential garage door operator is considered to comply with 
the requirement in paragraph (a) of this section if some means is 
provided to prevent the motor from restarting when the protector closes.
    (c) An electronic or solid-state circuit that performs a back-up, 
limiting, or other function intended to reduce the risk of fire, 
electric shock, or injury to persons, including entrapment protection 
circuits, shall comply with the requirements in the Standard for Safety 
for Tests for Safety-Related Controls Employing Solid-State Devices, UL 
991, second edition, dated June 23, 1995, including environmental and 
stress tests appropriate to the intended usage of the end-product. This 
incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal 
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies 
may be obtained from Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way 
East, Englewood, CO 80112, Telephone (800) 854-7179 or Global 
Engineering Documents, 7730 Carondelet Ave., Suite 470, Clayton, MO 
63105, Telephone (800) 854-7179. Copies may be inspected at the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Office of the Secretary, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland or at the Office of the Federal Register, 
800 North Capitol Street, NW, suite 700, Washington, DC.

[57 FR 60455, Dec. 21, 1992, as amended at 62 FR 46667, Sept. 4, 1997; 
65 FR 70657, Nov. 27, 2000]