Scaffolding Steel Ladders
Scaffolding steel ladders are scaffold ladders made of steel sections, strong and cost-effective ladders providing efficient, safe access to or between elevated platforms during construction.
Scaffolding steel ladders include ringlock steel ladders, kwikstage ladders, cuplock ladders, frame scaffolding ladders, and tube clamp monkey ladders, depending on the scaffold system. They are designed with hooks connecting to the scaffold horizontals or fixed by ladder clamps or scaffold ladder brackets in scaffolding erection.
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Scaffolding Steel Ladder Types
Industrial steel single-section ladder is a type of heavy-duty, galvanised straight-pole ladder with 4 rubber feet at both the top and bottom, popular in the UK and Ireland, with sizes ranging from 2.5m to 8m, meeting the heavy-duty industrial scaffolding class.
Ringlock heavy-duty steel ladders are EN12810 ringlock scaffolding system components used in European countries, made of O.D. 48.3 mm scaffold tubes with ribbed ladder rungs and spigot, normally hot-dip galvanised, designed by Layher Germany.
Steel ladder with clamps is a component of the USA frame scaffolding system, which is designed with two sets of half swivel clamps onthe ladders used to fixed to the scaffolding easilies and conveniently. Can be galvanized or coated.
Kwikstage scaffolding hook on ladders are components of the South Africa quick stage scaffold system made from 10mm steel plates as poles and two hooks at the top used to work with the trapdoors of the kwikstage scaffold system and form an access way to the work platforms.
Ringlock hatch deck access ladders are with hooks and in sizes of 2.15m, a type of hook on steel ladder designed to joint with the hatch platforms and form open window/area on the work platform and form an access way to the different level of work platforms in the ring system scaffold construction.
Steel monkey ladders are economy access ladders for South east countries like Singapore, Philippine, Malaysia etc, they are light weight and with hooks, sizes are 2m to 4m, made of galvanized steel tubes.
Scaffold stairs are board steps, steel scaffolding access ladders for scaffolding systems of frame scaffolding, ringlock and cuplock scaffolding. Galvanized, bring more stable access way to the scaffold construction.
Scaffold ladder brackets are components used to secure scaffolding ladders to the scaffolding in construction, making a safe scaffolding access way. It is with scaffolding clamps and integrated with different scaffolindg systems of ringlock, cuplock,frame scaffold etc.
Cuplock access ladder transoms are components of the cuplock scaffolding system used to support scaffolding ladders in access scaffolding erection.
Kwikstage ladder access transoms are kwikstage scaffolding system components used to support scaffold ladders in kwikstage scaffold construction, painted or galvanized in sizes of 0.7m to 2.4m.
Scaffold swing gate is also called ladder access gate used to secure the access scaffolding system safety in construction, normally coated in colours and wuth self-locking mechanisms.
Scaffold ladder beams are steel beams, like a ladder, made of O.D. 48.3 x 3.2 mm or 4.0mm scaffold tube with a 305 mm width and rung distance. It is a bridging item of the scaffolding to connect scaffolding between big spans for tube clamp scaffolding and scaffold modular scaffolding of cuplock, ringlock and kwikstage.
CSA Canadian Standard Ringlock Scaffolding Steel Ladder Robot Manufacturing
This is the manufacturing video of the CSA Canadian and ASTM American STD ringlock scaffolding steel ladders.
The steel ladders are made of round steel pipes as side rails and holed anti-slip steel sections as ladder rungs.
At the top, two spigots are fixed on the ladders and used as connectors for two scaffold ladders to the required height vertically.
The steel scaffolding ladders are secured by the ladder bracket to the ringlock scaffold in construction.
Scaffolding Steel Ladders
Steel scaffold ladders are steel ladders for scaffolding, components of the scaffolds that need to lean on the scaffolds and be fixed to the scaffold horizontals by ladder hooks, or secured by ladder clamps or ladder brackets for safety purposes.
The steel scaffold ladders are made of steel profiles and sections. According to the design, the steel scaffolding ladders include three types:
- steel ladders made of square tubes
- steel scaffold ladders made of round steel pipe
- steel ladders made of steel plates
Galvanised vs Painted Scaffold Steel Ladder
Steel is prone to rusting; thus, scaffold steel ladders need surface treatment/finishing to protect them from corrosion. Depending on the surface protection type, there are galvanised steel ladders and painted steel ladders for scaffolding.
Galvanised steel ladder scaffolding is hot-dip galvanised or made of galvanised steel pipes, which are more durable.
Painted steel scaffold ladders are cheaper and need repainting after 3-12 months. You can choose the colour you like if you want steel ladders painted.
Scaffold Ladder Grades
According to the designed safety load capacity, scaffold ladders have three grades: industrial grade, commercial grade and home grade in ASTM and BS2037 standards.
- Industrial-grade scaffold ladders are heavy-duty class 1 with a design load of 300 pounds (130KG)
- Commercial scaffold ladders are medium-duty and class 2 with a design load of 225 pounds (110KG)
- Home scaffold ladders are light-duty and class 3, with a design load of 200 pounds (95KG)
According to the EN131 standard, all scaffold ladders need to reach a 150 KG load.
How Tall Are Scaffold Steel Ladders
Scaffold steel ladders can be up to 8 m tall, and the normal sizes of the steel scaffold ladder are 3 m to 6m.
Scaffolding and Ladder
Scaffolding ladders are the access parts of the whole scaffolding frame/tower, and they do not work independently. They need to be leaned against the scaffold during construction and secured with scaffold ladder clamps or scaffold ladder brackets.
Scaffolding is a stable, structured frame/tower composed of complete components of verticals, horizontals, and braces, etc, which is an independent standard, provides safety support and stages for workers walking, access and construction shoring.
One type of scaffolding is a ladder frame scaffold, which has the function of climbing but is not a scaffolding ladder; it is a scaffolding erected by two ladder frames and two sets of cross braces that have the function of climbing steps.
Thus, Scaffold ladders are only one element/components for access purposes and are not independent scaffolding.
Steel Ladders for Different Scaffolding Systems
Wellmade is a professional steel scaffolding ladder manufacturer in China. We produce steel ladders for cuplock scaffold systems, ringlock scaffolding systems, kwikstage scaffolding systems, and tube clamp systems, frame systems. Our engineers design the steel scaffolding ladders in sizes, specifications as well as safety load capacity for each scaffolding system.
Steel scaffolding ladders can be divided into two types. Hook on scaffolding steel ladders and steel ladders without any hooks.
Hook-on scaffold ladders are required more popular these days because it is easy to connect with scaffold horizontals and structures. In erection, ladder hooks are the only fixing parts between the scaffold and the ladders.
Traditional scaffold ladders without hooks are still used in a lot of construction access scaffold projects. They can be leaned on the scaffolding main frames. For securing purposes, they are fixed by the Ladder brackets or Scaffolding Ladder Clamps
Ringlock Scaffolding Ladders
Steel ladders for the ringlock scaffolding system include heavy-duty types ladders with spigots and square-type ladder with hooks.
Heavy duty ringlock steel ladders are for allround systems, exported to Europe. It is hot dip galvanized and made of OD48.3mm heavy-duty scaffold tubes.
Ringlock scaffold steel ladders with hooks are manufactured for Singapore scaffolding and engineering companies. It is also called monkey ladders with hooks. The ladder hooks are important elements used to fix the scaffold ladder to the ringlock system tower.
Kwikstage Scaffolding Ladders
Australian kwikstage scaffolding uses aluminum ladder more than steel ladders.
South Africa’s quick stage system use hook-on scaffold steel ladders.
Cuplock Steel Scaffolding Ladders
Cuplock scaffolding steel ladders are not used independently. It needs to be fixed by the cuplock ladder bracket. Cuplock ladder brackets are with a half-swivel scaffold coupler. In construction, the forged swivel clamps fix the steel ladders to the cuplock scaffolding tower.
Cuplock Scaffolding Ladder Sizes
| Code | Items | Size(mm) | Weight |
| CSL03 | 3 ft steel ladder(0.914m) | 350 x914 | 6.60KG |
| CSL05 | 5 ft steel ladder(1.52m) | 350×1524 | 10.35KG |
| CSL07 | 7 ft steel ladder(2.13m) | 350 x 2130 | 14.06KG |
| CSL08 | 8 ft steel ladder(2.44m) | 350x 2440 | 15.96KG |
| CSL10 | 10 ft steel ladder(3.05m) | 350x 3050 | 19.50KG |
| CSL12 | 12 ft steel ladder(3.66m) | 350x 3660 | 23.45KG |
| CSL14 | 14 ft steel ladder(4.27m) | 350x 4270 | 27.19KG |
Tube Clamp Scaffolding Ladders
Tube clamp scaffolding ladders are various. The most used steel ladder for tube clamp systems is a single straight ladder without hooks. The sizes include 2m to 6m and 6.4m. While you can consider both aluminium ladders and a steel ladder with hooks for your tubular scaffolding.
Frame Scaffolding Ladders
The steel scaffolding ladder for frame scaffolding includes a simple straight steel ladder and will be fixed to the frame scaffold by a ladder bracket. There are also scaffold ladders with side scaffold clamps and scaffold lock pins. The frame scaffolding steel Ladder size can be 2′-13′ customized.
Aluminium and Steel Ladder For Scaffolding
There are two types of metal scaffolding ladders in construction, including steel ladders and aluminium ladders.
Aluminium ladders are scaffolding ladders made of aluminium sections.
Steel ladders are scaffolding access ladders made of steel sections.
Basically, steel ladders are stronger and cheaper than aluminium ladders, while aluminium ladders are lighter and easier to handle.
| Property | Aluminium Ladder | Steel Ladder |
| Self Weight | Light | Heavy |
| Load Capacity | Less | More |
| Standard | EN131/BS2037 | EN131/EN12810 |
| Finishing | Self Finish | Galvanized/Coated |
| Fixing Way | Ladder Clamps/Ladder Bracket | |
| Application | Industrial, Commercial & Civil | |
Scaffolding Ladder Manufacturer
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