KEE SAFETY PROVIDES SAFE ACCESS WITH SELF CLOSING SAFETY GATES

Kee Safety, a global supplier of fall protection equipment and safety railing systems, has launched Kee Gate, a range of self-closing safety gates, which provides industrial workers with a safety solution when working at height and on ground level. Designed to work both internally and externally, on ladder and stair access points, roof hatches, walkways and roof tops, Kee Gate, ensures maintenance, inspection and warehouse staff can fulfil their job, follow best practices and comply with current safety standards, without putting their safety at risk. Kee Gates are spring loaded so can automatically close behind the user, providing an added level of security and overcoming the potential for human error. This type of system is the preferred solution to chains, bars or sliding tubes, as these traditional forms of protection can lead to a hazardous void, when used incorrectly. Kee Safety self-closing safety gates are available in galvanised steel and if required can be powder coated in safety yellow. The safety gate is available with standard 'U' bolts for fixing to uprights of 33.7, 42.4 and 48.3 mm diameter, enabling the gate to be fixed quickly to existing supporting structures, posts or stringers. An additional fixing pack is provided which allows the gate to be fixed to square, flat or angle uprights. Easy to install on all types of handrails or to retro-fit existing structures, such as galvanised handrails and roof edge protection systems, Kee Gate is 1 metre wide. Designed to be trimmed on-site, this solution saves companies the time and money it takes to fabricate their own gates. Kee Gate is compliant with the requirements of EN 13374 Class A, EN ISO 14122 Part 3 & Part 4 and is CE marked to EN 1090. The range is also compliant with international standards, meeting OSHA, O.B.C and I.B.C requirements. The system has undergone extensive testing to ensure total reliability of the gates. These include salt spray testing to ASTM B117-11 Neutral solutions over 200 hours to assess the coating’s corrosion resistance, life cycle testing to BS 6375-2:2009 Clause 6.5 – Opening and closing of Gate through 90 degrees 50,000 cycles and Abuse Testing where 9 x 25kg weights were suspended from the gate to test what happens if pressure is applied. This ensures durability, superior corrosion resistance and defence against signs of wear. For more information, please visit www.keesafety.co.uk -ends- 390 words Editors’ Notes: Kee Safety Ltd is the UK division of Kee Safety Group Ltd, a global safety company with offices in Canada, China, France, Germany, Poland, Singapore, UAE and USA. The Kee Safety Group business is divided into four sectors; Safety Components, Safety Systems and Safe Access Solutions, Other Safety Services. Safety Components incorporates the top-selling Kee Klamp® fittings, the corrosion-resistant Kee Lite® range and Kee Access® fittings typically used to create safety handrailing and the BeamClamp® and BoxBolt® steelwork fixing solutions. Safety Systems incorporates a number of collective and personal fall protection solutions, including KeeGuard® roof edge fall protection, Kee Dome® skylight guardrail, Kee Walk® rooftop walkway system, KeeLine® engineered life line and the Kee Anchor® portable deadweight man anchor system. Safe Access Solutions covers the industrial flooring and hand railing systems provided by the group’s British Standard Gratings business as well as roofline access platforms and industrial roof safety ladder products supplied by Easi-Dec, a Kee Safety company. Finally, Other Safety Services incorporates the training and recertification business carried out by the group. For press enquiries please contact: Shereen Russell / Priyanka Kaneria Wildwood PR Ltd The Stables, Meadow Court, Faygate Lane, Faygate, West Sussex RH12 4SJ Tel: +44 (0)1293 851115 Fax: +44 (0)1293 852448 Email: shereen.russell@wildwoodpr.co.uk / Priyanka.kaneria@wildwoodpr.com

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