Cat ladder

The handrail is installed to the side of the ladders with or without safety cage. The handrail is folded 100 mm to the side to give more space for passing.

Handrails are normally installed one on each side, but in some cases, it may be sufficient on just one side.

The handrail can be equipped with anchorage lugs at the top that are used when working on a step plate. The handrail can also be used with an external sleeve for removability, which is useful when the ladder is installed below a hatch.

The handrail is installed to the side of the ladders with or without safety cage. The handrail is folded 100 mm to the side to give more space for passing.

A hoop is mounted on the handrail to bridge the gap to the roof surface. Handrails are normally installed one on each side, but in some cases, it may be sufficient on just one side.

The handrail can be equipped with anchorage points at the top that are used when working on a step plate. The handrail can also be used with an external sleeve for removability, which is useful when the ladder is installed below a hatch.

The handrail is installed to the side of the ladders with or without safety cage. The handrail is folded 100 mm to the side to give more space for passing.

A brace is mounted on the handrail to a roof ladder/gangway, which bridges the gap to the roof surface. The length of the brace is adjusted during assembly, depending on the gradient of the roof.

Handrails are normally installed one on each side, but in some cases, it may be sufficient on just one side.

The anchorage point/attachment point is for the lifeline. The attachment lug is mounted on the top of the handrail and is primarily for use when working standing on the step plate.

Self-closing gate for cat ladder.

In the event of a falling height of more than 4 metres, the ladder must be fitted with a safety cage in accordance with BBR. The safety cage for the cat ladder is made up of modules with a length of 900 mm. The safety cage ends 2-2.5 m above ground and can be supplied with a hatch to prevent unauthorised access. Version in accordance with SS 83 13 40.

Hatch for preventing unauthorised persons climbing any ladder with safety cage.

The hatch is installed on the rear edge of the safety cage brace and it can be locked with a padlock round the safety cage hoop to prevent unauthorised access. The hatch is raised up against the safety cage when passing.

NOTE! Standing platform requires 250 mm of free space against the wall.

Two step plates for cat ladders. Both of them are folding. They can be used when an intermediate landing is needed at the middle of the cat ladder to make standing more comfortable. This could be a service point or at the middle of a long section of cat ladders.

The plate is normally folded up behind the rungs and it is easily pulled out with the foot.

The step plate is available for the whole of the ladder's width or split up so it can be used with vertical fall protection railing/safety wire.

The single step plate is mounted using 2x M10x20 + locking nuts. The double plate is sold as a complete set with all necessary fastening material.

Sometimes, a freestanding cat ladder is needed between floor and mezzanine, where the height exceeds 2.5 m. It may be necessary to get past glass partitions or other constructions where there are no possibilities for attachment.

As a supplier of cat ladders for many years, Weland Stål has come across this problem every now and again and has developed a standard solution. We call it a stiffening rail and, with it installed on the side of the ladder, the separation between the fixing points can be stretched up to 5.7 m.

The stiffening rail is a bent section with a length of 1200 mm, which hook into each other and bolt to the side of the ladder. With an ingenious hook at the end of the section, we can construct a strong support profile using short sections. With a stiffening rail installed, the max. separation is 5.7 m compared to the standard 2.5 m. The rail can be used together with other accessories such as safety cage, standing platform, handrail, etc.

Device to prevent climbing of the cat ladder.

In order to improve safety, ladders that are longer than 6 metres should be supplied with an intermediate landing/load distribution beam. On very long ladders, the distance between the intermediate landings should not exceed 6 metres. Version in accordance with SS 83 13 40.

Intermediate landings comprise the following components:

• 1 grating with edging bars
• 4 angle stays
• 4 "half" safety cage hoops
• 2 horizontal flat bars
• 7 vertical flat bars

NOTE! Each intermediate landing requires 2.1 m extra ladder.

Weland Stål has developed a solution for those who need to get down but don't want to let others get up. We call it the Drop Down Ladder; this is a permanent cat ladder installed on the wall that is supplemented with an extra ladder, slide fitting and locking device.

With our solution, you can let the permanent ladder finish a good way up the wall and, even so, have access to an evacuation ladder that reaches all the way to the ground. On evacuation, you climb down the ladder, kick the locking device, on which the loose ladder comes loose and slides down to the ground. Thereafter, just continue on down to the ground.

See how it works in our video or take a look at the assembly instruction MA1607.