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The System consists of three parts. All parts use clamps to enable rapid and secure attachment
to BS/EN 131 ladders. No drilling required
1. Stabiliser Arms
A pair of arms attached to the lower part of the ladder, just above the bottom rung and 1 metre above that point.
The arm is hinged at the bottom and, when released from its catch so that the foot reaches the ground, it is locked into position
by a telescopic strut which has locking positions at 12mm intervals. These arms provide the required resistance
to Flip and in some part to Top Slip.
2. Wheels
The second part consists of a pair of free-running rubber-tyred wheels attached to the stiles at the top of the ladder.
The soft, sticky rubber is made from the same type of compound used for racing car tyres and provides enormous resistance to Top Slip.
3. Levellers or Safety Feet
There is a choice of foot attachments:
The LSD Levellers
The HSE requirement for levelling is clearly stated: "Only use a ladder if the rungs are level.
Ladders can be levelled using specially designed devices but NOT by using bits of brick or whatever else is at hand."
The LSD Levellers attach to each stile at the bottom of the ladder and provide swift adjustment
for slopes in both directions (left to right or right to left) of up to 75mm in increments of 3mm. This is sufficient adjustment
for the maximum recommended slope of 16 degrees. Levellers are fitted with sticky rubber feet at the base to cope with back slip.
Safety Feet
Using the knowledge gained from the manufacture of the rubber for the top wheels, the safety feet give a level of grip
which far exceeds the grip levels provided by standard ladder feet and also the requirements of the Loughborough tests.
They attach to both stiles at the bottom of the ladder.
Both the Levellers and Safety Feet are available separately.
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