Pipelines can pose unique obstacles in facilities that slow production and require significant infrastructure to navigate around. At this facility, SafeRack created a Custom Aluminum Work Platform with a Stair Tower Support System using ErectaStep components engineered around the site’s layout to improve safety, maintain workflow, and increase efficiency in daily operations.
Flexible Applications Across Industries
The tower support work platform helps carry loads vertically, allowing platforms to reach higher elevations while minimizing the footprint. By using modular tower supports under connected platforms, SafeRack can span over obstructions, align with rooflines, or create multi-level access routes without complex fabrication. This design is ideal for accessing valves, packaging lines, mezzanines, or rooftop equipment where consistent, stable access is essential. Common applications include:
- Elevated access to process valves and instrumentation
- Safe routes over piping, conveyors, and cable trays
- Multi-level access to mezzanines and rooftop equipment
- Permanent replacement for ladders and temporary scaffolding
SafeRack’s work platforms’ flexibility makes them useful across industries, including power plants, cement and frac sand, mining and mineral operations, wastewater treatment facilities, pulp and paper mills, and various industrial settings.
Modular Aluminum Work Platform That Adapts To Your Workflow
Every facility has its own layout. Obstacles such as tankage, piping, conveyors, and control panels mean that a one-size-fits-all platform often falls short. A custom aluminum work platform with a stair tower support system is designed around your exact elevations, clearances, and maintenance tasks. This approach creates direct, code-compliant access where your team needs it most. Advantages of SafeRack’s approach include:
- Easy installation using simple tools without welding or hot permits
- Durable, industrial-grade aluminum construction that withstands years in harsh environments
- Modular approach that adapts to the unique challenges of each worksite
- Reduced need for on-site fabrications
- Reconfigurable design that supports future expansion or relocation
- Standardized components that simplify maintenance and replacement
FAQ: Aluminum Work Platforms and Stair Towers
Q: Can a modular aluminum work platform be expanded later?
Yes. Modular components are designed to be added or reconfigured as your facility changes, allowing you to extend platforms, add new access points, or adjust stair locations without starting from scratch.
Q: Are aluminum stair work platforms OSHA-compliant?
All SafeRack aluminum stair work platforms are built to meet or exceed OSHA requirements. This includes OSHA Code 1910 Subpart D guidelines for walking-working surfaces, 1910.25 for stairways, 1910.23 for ladders, and all other relevant OSHA regulations.
Q: How do these systems compare to traditional welded platforms in installation time?
Prefabricated, bolt-together systems typically install much faster than welded structures, often in days instead of weeks, and usually without the need for hot work permits.
Q: Can one system serve multiple pieces of equipment?
Yes. A well-designed tower support work platform can create a central access spine, with platforms branching out to several pieces of equipment, improving efficiency for maintenance and operations.
Speak With a SafeRack Safety Expert Today
Our team at SafeRack has over 400 years of combined experience helping facilities across the nation improve their safety and efficiency. We are a turnkey operation that can partner with every stage of the process. Services include free site walkthroughs, custom designs for the challenges your facility faces, and safety checks to ensure ongoing fall protection.
Contact us today to speak with one of our safety experts to learn how we can enhance your operation while saving you time and money.
