"Safety with real grip!"

Increase the safety of your worksite

• Improved hand rail technology
• Reduce grip-related accidents by 80 percent
• Competitive pricing

Fully tested and Compliant!

About K.A.G. RAIL

The K.A.G Rail is a safety handrail with an inbuilt swage (pattern) that contours to the shape of a closed hand. In busy, wet, greasy and industrial applications, the K.A.G Rail improves grip for workers by up to 80 percent.

Workers’ hands do not slip on the rail – preventing injuries and damage to themselves, others and equipment. Workers do not lose their grip and fall when climbing ladders; they have better grip on safety barriers at heights and climb onto / alight heavy machinery with greater ease.

WORK SITE APPLICATIONS

The K.A.G Rail is designed for the following work site applications:

• Working at heights – improves the quality of height barriers, gantries, catwalks and platforms to prevent falls
• Vertical access – better grip for stairs and ladders and underground ladderways
• Mobile equipment – less slips climbing up and into machinery and protection from falls
• Wet or greasy conditions – greater grip, less injury from slippage or falls
• Safety barriers – protection from ‘no go’ zones
  
  

	INDUSTRIES		SUITABILITY
	Mining – open cut
	Mining – underground
	Industrial Marine
	Construction
	Health
	Heavy industrial
	Manufacturing
	Transport
	Industrial marine
	Oil and gas
	Power stations

THE K.A.G. RAIL:

• Improves the design and ergonomics of work zones
• Increases safety for work platforms
• Increases stability and support for workers
• Reduces injuries and risks of falls and slips
• Reduces muscle strains from hands slipping on rails
• Reduces exposure to hazards and increases the safety of the work site
• Improves health and safety.
• Improves the 'three points of contact' rule with handrails that don't slip.

REDUCE INDUSTRIAL INJURIES

• Labourers and tradespeople have the highest risk of injury in Australia
• 30 percent of industrial injuries are sprains and strains
• Approximately 1,000 construction and industrial workers are hospitalised each year with significant injuries caused from falls on work sites
  
  (Sources: ABS 2006; 'Hospital separations due to injury and poisoning', Australia 2004–05, Clare Bradley and James Harrison)
• The K.A.G Rail reduces handrail slippage by up to 80 percent in dry and up to 40% in wet and greasy conditions, and will improve your safety performance

The K.A.G. RAIL STORY

The K.A.G Rail is an Australian invention, created and patented by Klein Architectural in Brisbane. The company first recognised the need for a ‘non-slip’ rail when working with industrial marine clients. Workers were sliding backwards down ladders and having difficulty alighting platforms in conditions where the rail and the workers hands were wet and often greasy.

Through numerous trials and testing, the Klein Architectural team perfected a high-quality rail with permanent swages and ridges that fit the shape of a closed hand. The K.A.G  Rail has been through university and industry testing and has passed with flying colours. It is now being launched and installed across industrial work sites to improve safety performance.

OTHER KEY FEATURES

In addition to safety. the K.A.G Rail features:

• A unique swage pattern that creates a stronger more durable handrail
• Greatly enhanced grip level over plain tube
• Services such as water, electrical, air / gas and data can be hidden in the tube
• Superior product for wet and greasy environments

SIZING AND STRENGTHS

• From 9.53mm up to and including 101.6mm diameter tube
• From 6mm NB pipe up to and including l00mm
• NB pipe from 9.53mm to 114.3mm

When installed correctly, the K.A.G Rail exceeds Newton's force by 110kg.

CAPACITY AND GEOGRAPHY

Klein Architectural has the capacity to produce 200m to 400m of the K.A.G Rail per day and can exceed this requirement with advance notice.

The K.A.G Rail can be installed by Klein Architectural in any location across Australia... And our fabrication partners globally

SPECIFICATIONS AND MATERIALS

Made to order and made to measure, specifications / versatility include:

• External crimping is mirrored on the inside of the radius
• Swage pattern can be started and stopped at any point along the grab rail - allows for standard Httings, tees, elbows, end caps and bends
• Use swage pattern where grip is required
• Materials can be processed in left or right-hand configurations
• Three different radii and three different helix angles to choose from
• LEDs can be fitted to illuminate area below the rail -increases stairwell safety
• Available in wide range of materials, sizes and wall thicknesses - stainless steel, aluminium, steel, brass and copper. More information is provided in the table below

You can download the printable PDF version of this page here:

KAG-rail-safety-grip.pdf

Also, you can review the Queensland University of Technology Assessment of Grip Performance if desired.

K.A.G. Rail - safety with real grip