INTRODUCTION
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Validity
These operating instructions apply to the following product:
Type: Easi-Dec®Ladder System with Cage
Model Year: 2019
1.2 Authorised Agent
Easi-Dec Access Systems Ltd
7 Blaydon Road
Sandy
Bedfordshire, SG19 1RZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1767 691812
Internet: www.easi-dec.co.uk
1.3 Health and Safety
Installers and users must comply with all relevant health and safety regulations in their given territory.
1.4 Familiarisation
Before using Easi-Dec® Ladder System for the rst time it is recommended that the installers
attend a Kee Safety installation course.
1.5 Certifying Body
Kee Safet Test and Training Centre
1.6 Anticipated Life
Metal Components: Up to 25 years in non-marine, non-corrosive (e.g. chemical plant) environments
with a temperature range from –10 to + 55 degrees centigrade subject to use and a mandatory
annual inspection strictly in accordance with these instructions.
1.7 Safeguarding the Instruction Manual
This Instructions for Use document forms a component part of the Easi-Dec® Ladder System. It
must accompany the system and be followed for assembly. At no time must any pages be removed
from these instructions. If the instructions are lost in their entirety or in part, the instructions or the
missing parts must be replaced immediately.
1.8 Copyright
This documentation contains information protected by copyright. It may not be photocopied,
reproduced, translated or recorded on data media, either completely or as extracts, without prior
permission. We reserve all further rights.
1.9 Amendment Service
This document is not subject to any amendment service from the manufacturer. Amendments to
this documentation can’t be carried out without prior notice.
1.10 ModicationstoTheEasi-Dec® Ladder System
If you undertake modications to the Easi-Dec® Ladder System, you will negate all certication that
comes with this product and possibly cause death.
1.11 Denition“AuthorisedPerson”
A person is deemed to be an authorised person if they have fully read and understood the
instructions provided in this manual.
1.12 Denition“TrainedPerson”
Trained persons, are persons who, based on their specialist training and experience have adequate
knowledge of the system to be checked and are sufciently familiar with the relevant regulations,
guidelines and generally recognised rules of the Easi-Dec® Ladder System and accompanying
regulations - e.g., Health and Safety Regulations and Accident Prevention Regulations that are in
force in the country of use; and can assess the safe working conditions of the installation location. A
trained person shall be responsible for selecting all users of The Easi-Dec® Ladder System.
1.13 Use in Accordance with Regulations
The Easi-Dec® Ladder System provides an access vertically to roofs which are not accessible to the
public but to which access is required for the purpose of carrying out repairs and maintenance.
The Ladder system is designed as a permanently installed system. However, dismantling and
reconstruction at a different location is permissible under certain circumstances.
The Ladder system is only regarded as being used for its intended use if all the following conditions
are met:
The Ladder system is governed by various workplace Regulations and Guidelines. Operating
personnel must be familiar with the statutory requirements arising from these. They must also be
familiar with and adhere to the following specications and technical regulations:
HSG-33, Health & Safety in Roof work,
BS EN 14122 : 2006
The total weight of the Ladder system depends on the length and conguration of the
whole system. The load-bearing capacity of the structure the ladder is attached to must at
least correspond to the total weight of the system plus potential personnel. If in doubt, you
must arrange for the building structure to be examined by a structural engineer before assembly.
The Ladder system must be linked to the building’s lightning protection system if possible.
The Ladder system is only designed for use on those specied in the assembly
instructions. The maximum permissible load is.
