How cage ladders can safeguard workers in high-traffic areas
When you climb high you need to pay attention to your personal safety as well as that of others. From an elevated high vertical ladder it is possible to slip, fall or accidentally drop objects and work tools causing personal injury or injury to those below. What precautions should be taken into consideration when working at high altitudes? Let’s see together some characteristics of cage ladders.
Industrial ladder with protection
A caged ladder is an industrial ladder used to climb on tall buildings and to gain access on roof tops in most cases, but also to descend to underground levels such as car parking and wells. A vertical safety cage ladder is provided in order to protect the worker or the user from falling from high altitudes, to avoid accidental dropping of objects and to guarantee safety in high-traffic areas.
Ladder safety cages
A cage ladder is equipped with a welded safety cage to protect against accidental slip and falling during the climbing or the works at high place. Our products comply with the workplace safety provisions updated at national and international level, right from the design and construction phase, using valid and safe, stable and robust materials that take into account loading weights and atmospheric conditions.
The international safety directives
According to the international safety regulation on worksites and to access facilities and machines, both in Europe and in the rest of the world (as for example in the U.S.A. with the OSHA ladder cage), a cage ladder must respect very precise parameters in manufacturing to protect the user and guarantee safety in all its aspects. The safety construction provisions consist in several points regarding, for example:
- Loading capability
- Rest platforms
- Rungs minimum distance
- Minimum width between side rails
- Minimum clearance between the climbing side and any obstruction
- Maximum pitch degree
- Resistant and safety cage
- Guardrails protection
Application field of ladders with cage
Cage ladders are used in many fields to access elevated heights in complete safety, as already mentioned above. In most cases, a caged ladder is provided for external use, granting durability. The application scenarios mainly concern tall buildings, silos, warehouses, roof-tops, antennas, parking sites and machinery access. The design of a ladder with cage can take into consideration different purposes and places of application, they are properly fixed on walls and can be created in different ways depending on needs, with rest platforms, walkways etc.
Our ladder with safety cage
Scale DC stands out for the creation of work ladders that comply with safety regulations, using qualified, solid and durable materials, offering tailor-made products of excellent workmanship. Our offer includes ladders with cages of all height levels and different shapes for applications of all types. Furthermore, we offer several types of safety optionals to suit any type of needs, such as anti-intrusion hatch to side exit, intermediate resting platform, landing platform of different types, extractable bottom extending ladder and other security features on request.
Maintenance and training
Using a safety cage ladder in a correct manner ensures safety at the workplace. We provide training programs for operators and users at any level to support companies and construction sites in the use of our ladders. We also provide a maintenance service to guarantee prolonged use of our products, while ensuring that all safety aspects are in order.
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Customizing safety/caged ladders for unique applications
Whether there is a need to access a building rooftop, big silos, to repair an antenna or in the maintenance of big structures in the field of transportation such as highways or railways, the safety ladders for special applications are among the most safe and practical solutions when we face work situations at elevated height. Customizing safety ladders is one of our main activities in the production of industrial stairs.
Industrial stairs in compliance with safety standards
What we provide is a stable, solid and safe product at all times. According to the Italian Legislative Decree n.81/2008, in matters of security on conformation of stairs, all safety ladders higher than 5 meters must comply with a safety cage to avoid accidental falls of the user during the use or during the maintenance work. All of our products are realized according to the most strict updated regulations regarding the safety at work, with fall protection on ladders.
Customized caged ladder
A ladder with safety cage is used in the field of safety ladders as a valid and safe support to reach particularly elevated workspaces, both for external or internal use, and to give access on top of tall buildings or machinery, in order to allow maintenance works in a vast number of applications. The caged ladder can be customized according to the height and the purpose of use using different resistant materials and also customized in its structure according to the conformation of the destination site.
In particular, a vertical ladder which has a welded safety cage above five meters height can be customized with several intermediate resting platforms of different size, side exits, retractable platforms and landing platform of any kind, in case of need.
Its access can be customized to prevent the use by non-experts or ill-intentioned people, with different types of closing gates, such as:
- Security doors or locks at the entrance
- Anti-intrusion hatches
- Extension ladder for access
Safety ladder for particular use
Among the safety ladders for particular use, Scale DC provides several customized industrial ladders for unique applications to give access to silos, antennas, electricity plant and lines, industrial facilities and also for the maintenance of different types of machineries, elevated highways and railways, bridges, wells, underground stations and parkings.
All of our products are realized with weather resistant and load resistant material, combined with different safety options such as anti-slip steps and protections of any types to guarantee durability, safety and efficiency of use even outdoors and under bad-weather conditions.We are also able to provide different safety devices for the operators.
Our qualified staff is able to provide a satisfactory repairing and maintenance service which aims to guarantee a long-lasting product, in order to avoid untoward accidents and failures.
Not only cage ladders
Our product line offers a great variety of industrial ladders for professional use, granting safety and durability. Our custom made products are realized according to the client’s need to access any sort of height in total safety. We provide sliding podium ladders, service ladders, special customized ladders, aerial platforms and scaffold towers to meet every type of need in the industrial and commercial sectors.
Safety ladders/caged ladders for industrial facilities
The safety issue is what we take more into account when it comes to designing and realizing professional ladders, both for industrial and civil use. Safety at work and during the operation at high altitudes requires expertise and attention to various details in order to provide a reliable and completely safe product. Our range of safety ladders concerns the current regulations and it is designed to offer practical and efficient ladders of any sort, at any time and use destination.
The advantages of the safety ladder
Safety ladders made in aluminum are concerned to ensure durability so as robustness and can be customized to meet every usage requirement, even with several additional optionals. Scale DC is able to provide a wide range of safety ladders of any height, adaptable to any kind of structure to satisfy the most diverse design needs.
Safety cage ladder
In order to facilitate working at heights above 5m, as per international regulations, the caged ladder is made according to specific safety criteria with a safety cage to protect users against falls and other possible accidents.The ladder with safety cage it is a vertical ladder particularly useful to access machinery and tall buildings, silos and car parking, allowing every sort of maintenance work completely safely, also during adverse weather conditions. It can be used for internal works as well as for external use, ensuring the safety of the operator at any time.
Cage ladders optionals
Besides the main features of the cage ladders, such as the fully welded cage and anti-slips steps, our ladders are customizable with several optionals to support all work phases and situations. Among the main structural features and optionals, you can always count on, for example:
- Intermediate resting platforms;
- Landing platforms;
- Anti-intrusion hatch to side exit
- Extension access ladder
Safety ladders types and field of application
Our catalog of industrial ladders includes vertical ladders of any sort, such as the cage ladders which can be customized according to the client’s need, with different conformations and characteristics. A professional safety ladder can reach elevated heights or underground spaces in total safety due to the robust and stable structure and can be mounted and used in a very wide field of use. Our experts can help you and support you in all phases of the project.
Other advantages
The safety cage ladders if constructed according to the Italian Legislative Decree 81/2008 allows all personnel without fall-prevention PPE and those who have not received specific training to use them and are practical also for maintenance and repairing works at high workspaces. You can count on our expertise in the field of industrial and professional ladders to design a custom made ladder for your precise target of use.
Not only caged ladders
We have different models of professional ladders designed in accordance with the international regulations regarding safety at work, made with solid and long-lasting materials and anti-accident and anti-fall devices, to guarantee the safety of workers. Scale DC deals with the design and construction of professional ladders of all types, aerial platforms and steel scaffolding, with a particular attention to the safety of the final user.