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16 CFR 1211.4

§ 1211.4 General requirements for protection against risk of injury.

United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective

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16 CFR 1211.4, § 1211.4 General requirements for protection against risk of injury, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/65603
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(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 UL 991 (incorporated by reference, see § 1211.40), including environmental and stress tests appropriate to the intended usage of the end-product. Exception: A control or electronic circuit that complies with Supplement SA of UL 325-2017 (incorporated by reference, see § 1211.40) is considered to fulfill this requirement.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.