Generators play essential roles in industrial and commercial settings. They enable businesses to continue working when the primary power grid fails. Many business owners install generators on raised platforms or on a roof. At REDD Team, we offer generator access platform stairs to easily access your generator without exposing yourself to safety hazards. The platform allows you to gain access to your generator system safely and fast.
Why You Should Have a Generator Access Platform
A generator access platform is a modular stairway that enables you or your employees to safely and easily access your power generating equipment. The platform features robust construction and lightweight parts. In addition, our generator access platforms are OSHA compliant and do not require custom fabrication or engineering. There are minimal chances of slipping when the platform is wet because it is slip-resistant. Our generator access platform is also easy to assemble and configure.
At REDD Team, we manufacture all our access platforms right here in the U.S. using robust, galvanized aluminum or powder-coated aluminum. The modular designs of our access platforms enable you to customize them any way you want. In addition, you won’t need to spend significant amounts of time installing the platform stairs. Installation can be done using standard household hardware such as bolts and wrenches. Unlike other platforms that require heavy cranes, welding units, boom trucks, and other special tools for installation, our generator access platforms are incredibly easy to assemble.
Platform Stairs: Aluminum or Steel?
If you’re trying to decide between aluminum and steel platform stairs, here are a few important factors to consider:
- Aluminum is lighter than iron and steel. Some aluminum alloys are in fact three times lighter, yet stronger than, some steel alloys, and will retain their strength and flexibility under heavy loads. REDD Team utilizes 6000 series aluminum alloy with 6061-T6 for exceptional structural strength.
- Aluminum has a naturally occurring layer of oxide that protects the metal from corrosion, even when unpainted. It is able to withstand highly-corrosive environments, such as marine environments and locations with harsh weather conditions.
- Aluminum platforms will resist any distortion caused by high winds or building movement, and will spring back from the shock of a large impact.
- Aluminum alloys get stronger at low temperatures without losing quality. This excellent thermal conductivity makes it the ideal material for cold weather applications. The metal also conducts heat well and stays cool to the touch.
- The natural metallic surface of aluminum requires no finishing, but can be painted, anodized or powder-coated if your application calls for it. Steel, which has to be painted, can be more expensive than aluminum for this reason.
- Aluminum is non-magnetic.
- Aluminum is easily machined, cast, drawn and extruded. This means that major structural components can be engineered with fewer parts and in complex shapes. Aluminum platforms are easy to install and can be dismantled, moved and reassembled quickly.
- Aluminum is virtually maintenance-free.
The REDD Team Experience
REDD Team manufactures quality aluminum generator access platforms complete with railings and other safety features. Our access platforms are durable and slip-resistant, thanks to their non-slip treads. In addition, they feature grip strut holes throughout their surfaces for a solid tread. Also, all our access platforms are OSHA-compliant to facilitate generator maintenance.
REDD Team is your premier provider of accessibility ramps and generator access platform stairs in the U.S. Please call us today for a free quote.
