Modular access system for demanding infrastructures
A climbing protection system from HighStep Systems AG now enables safe access to the top of a record-high flagpole in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. A HighStep team provided technical support for the installation on site.
A team of experts from HighStep Systems AG accompanied the installation of a HighStep climbing protection system on a flagpole in Baku. This is the highest flagpole in Europe with a height of 162 meters, according to a project description from the company based in Dietikon ZH. A HighStep lift now enables a safe and comfortable ascent, even in difficult environmental conditions such as strong winds. This project marks another chapter in the company’s mission to make vertical infrastructures safer – regardless of location, weather or height.
“The forces acting on such a structure are enormous,” he explains. “Strong winds at high altitudes, material stresses, temperature differences and the enormous mass of the flag itself – all this makes the mast one of the most challenging locations for any type of vertical access.” Unlike traditional ladder systems, however, employees are always safe and mobile with the help of a HighStep system.
The HighStep system has a modular design and consists of two components: an aluminum rail as a system carrier and a climbing device in the HighStep Easy and HighStep Lift versions. The latter is portable and is used in Baku.
According to the company, several thousand of its systems are in operation around the world, primarily in Europe, but also in Asian countries such as China and India. In terms of applications, the focus is on electricity pylons, wind turbines, transmission towers and industrial plants.