Riser Floors

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Probably our biggest seller, Step on Safety’s RiserDeck® is a complete riser flooring solution for easy installation within mechanical and electrical service riser vents and smoke risers. It provides a modern, highspec alternative to traditional galvanised steel and ply board service riser duct flooring and is easier to install and adjust as additional services are fitted. The complete system comprises of our Universal™ Angle, I-Beam, C-Section GRP profiles and QuartzGrip® GRP open mesh grating, cut precisely to fit the size and shape of the riser vent . It can be installed during construction or retro-fitted to older buildings to bring them up to code . More and more, architects, developers, site managers and contractors are specifying GRP for their riser floors . • It’s lightweight so can be manoeuvred into place by hand – no heavy lifting gear is required • It’s non-sparking, so if it needs to be cut onsite, hot works licenses are not required and there’s no

fire hazard • It’s non-corrosive and lowmaintenance with a life expectancy of decades • The flooring is anti-slip, reducing the risk of slips and falls • It can be cut to any shape and installed to suit your timetable – whether that’s as the building goes up, at the end of construction or in an older, completed building • We can install it for you or provide pre-cut sections for your own teams to fit

Post-Fix System Once the floor is poured we come in and install the Riser Floors . This is the traditional method but does mean that, for a period of time, the riser voids are open presenting a considerable hazard . Barriers are needed to prevent falls and a tower needs to be be built below the riser void to give installers safe access . However, working closely with developers, we can install the risers as the building goes up, keeping the risk to a minimum . Retro-Fit System Buildings built before the 1980s are likely to still have riser voids, presenting a considerable hazard to HVAC engineers . GRP is lightweight and easy to cut on site, which makes it easy to work with, even when access is difficult and services are already in place . We spend a lot of time working in older buildings during fit-outs and refurbishments, ensuring the riser voids meet all Health & Safety requirements going forward .

GRP Profiles are used to create the framework Solid Top Grating on roof-top Riser Caps

Optional Extras No matter when our Riser Floors are installed, they are always designed to a UDL load limit of 5kN/m2 . In addition we can include: • Access Hatches • Access Ladders • Colour options • Open mesh or solid-top • Smoke risers (50mm mesh providing 80% open space)

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Safer Floors. Sooner

Eliminates the risk that a riser void presents with Step on Safety’s exclusive GRP cast-in system while saving you time and money Benefits • Zero risk of falls

Voids are filled earlier in the build process making your site safer and reducing time potentially lost due to accidents • Installed in minutes

Units are supplied prefabricated and complete with fixings so can be simply placed in position before the floor is poured • Easy to manoeuvre

A fraction of the weight of steel equivalents so no need for heavy lifting equipment • Superior load bearing

Offers UDL minimum of 5kN/m2 as standard – future-proofing against inevitable changes to the current 2 .5kN/m2 H&S requirements • Reduces onsite delays

Can be supplied ready to use at the very start of a project eliminating the risk of supply hold-ups • Reduces the number of workers on site

No need to schedule in a specialist installation team • They are pre-fabricated, so plans and specifications will be 100% accurate – essential for future additions

Features System comprises a specially engineered GRP profile used to create a frame; this comes as a standard depth of 300mm but can be cut down to suit . Once a frame is made, 38mm yellow GRP Mini Mesh Grating is cut to fit and dropped onto the frame . Correx sheets protect the grating while the concrete is poured . Once complete, the RiserDeck units provide a non-slip, non-trip floor surface that can be traversed safely from day one . The hi-vis yellow finish alerts workers to the change in surface, ensuring vehicles don’t drive across it in error .

If provided with a plan of the services going into the riser, we can add any extra joists required to each unit prior to delivery, ensuring flooring integrity after service penetration . Alternatively, they can be installed at a later date .

What you save

By choosing GRP for your riser floors, you’re already reducing the costs of manpower and lifting equipment. By choosing RiserDeck Cast-In you save even more:

• No riser protection required • No specialist installation team required • No install towers required • No time or material wasted creating shuttering • No return visits as services are added

Premium Solution The current UDL requirement is only 2.5kN/m2 (based on BS 8620 for a Low Level Working Platform) and there are many providers that might be satisfied by meeting that minimum. Step on Safety is not an economy provider – every fabricated solution we provide has a UDL of 5kN/m2; RiserDeck exceeds that. Before opting for a low-cost option, ask yourself:

• How much will it cost you to upgrade the floors

WHEN the H&S requirements increase? • How strong will the floor be once holes are cut to accommodate services? • What would happen if the floor was over-loaded by accident? • Can you afford to take the risk?

Fully assembled units are supplied ready for installation by the floor contractor

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We now provide an accredited CPD seminar on Service Risers, looking at the pros, cons and comparative costs of all the methods and materials on the market . Get in touch to find out more .