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News Release from: Zarges (UK) | Subject: Sherpamatic and Sherpascopic
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 June 2004
Platforms offer an alternative to
stepladders
Zarges UK is introducing the Sherpamatic and Sherpascopic work platforms to satisfy the demand for alternatives to stepladders in line with the Working at Height Regulations.
Zarges UK - part of the Zarges-Tubesca group, Europe's largest ladder manufacturer - is introducing the Sherpamatic and Sherpascopic work platforms to satisfy the demand for alternatives to stepladders Zarges sought to identify the best appropriate equipment in line with the Work at Height Regulations that come into force in 2004
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Under the new directive ladders will only be considered acceptable where a more suitable work platform cannot be justified, taking into account the duration of the work, existing features on site and level of risk.
Where ladders will no longer be appropriate for the job, the Sherpamatic will provide a solution.
It has stabiliser legs and an all-round guardrail that hinges to allow entry onto the work platform.
The Sherpamatic is available in a range of platform heights from 0.72 to 1.65m with three to seven treads.
Where more flexibility is required, the Sherpascopic is a height-adjustable work platform available in two models.
Constructed telescopically it can be adjusted to provide variable working heights with from 4 to 6 or 7 to 9 treads.
Both the Sherpamatic and Sherpascopic meet the French standard for platform heights between 1m and 2.5m.
This standard, NF P 93-352, defines the tests and maximum loads for rungs, platforms and guardrails and includes a test for toppling.
Zarges feels this is important, as there is no equivalent standard or test for stability in the UK.
Alistair Twigg product manager of Zarges says: "Safety is of prime importance; taking this into account, together with portability and the need for a working platform at various heights, the Sherpamatic and Sherpascopic have proved to be the most appropriate equipment for our requirements".
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