HighStep Systems

Safety and ergonomics for climbing up and down high buildings were the main features during the development of HighStep Systems

Load-bearing rail
The aluminium rail forms the basics of the system. It is installed permanently on different buildings. The rail requires no maintenance and is made of a special alloy. It is thereby suitable even for harsh environmental conditions such as heating by strong sunlight, cold and icing in high mountainous locations or corrosion in moist regions.

Portable climbing gear
Various kinds of climbing gear are available to climb up and down the rail, and can be taken to the workplace by the user. Misuse and unauthorized access to the building is thereby reliably prevented. Studies by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich also prove that the movements made when using the climbing gear from HighStep Systems are ergonomically optimized. The user saves valuable time and energy when climbing to execute his tasks.

Maximum system safety
With HighStep Systems, the user is always secured in several ways. His foot is firmly attached to the climbing gear, which is also firmly connected to the rail. It is thereby impossible for the foot to slip, as can happen with a ladder or climbing iron. With the manual climbing gear, the user also secures himself with the associated safety tackle. 
 

The HighStep Comfort

Semi-automatic use can be compared with climbing stairs, but with the HighStep Comfort the tread height can be chosen individually. When a foot is raised, the same side of the gear follows automatically until the foot is depressed. By alternately raising and depressing his feet, the user climbs upwards with minimum effort.

When climbing down, the weight of the body is used to move downwards as in a lift. Also: surplus energy is produced on each descent, which fully charges the internal batteries.


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For more information on this and the rest of the innovative HighStep System range, please download their brochure from the link below. Alternatively contact our sales department on 01785 850333 or email sales@totalaccess.oc.uk

 HighStep Brochure

 HighStep Industry Service Certificate