HatchSAFE
HatchSAFE provides the maximum safety for roof hatches. The HatchSAFE system integrates a full railing system around the hatch including a self-closing safety gate. Also included is the patented GrabSafe ladder improvement that provides horizontal grip members for ascending or descending the fixed ladder.
To find out more about HatchSAFE go to:
HatchSAFE specification – note this product currently is being reviewed for manufacturing improvements, consider this spec to be temporary.
Research findings funded by CPWR (NIOSH) at the University of Michigan shows how important it is to hold the ladder rungs and not the side rails:
"Fixed Ladder Handholds" - Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics article, October 2009
"Summary of Handholds" - article by Author, January 2010
"Fixed Ladder Handholds" - Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics article, October 2009
"Summary of Handholds" - article by Author, January 2010
