XSPlatforms Architecture and Fall Protection

Innovative customized solutions for architects

Ground-breaking architecture, ground-breaking safety Cities change through the influence of architecture.

Buildings become higher and more striking or, on the contrary, become more in keeping with their surroundings.

An architect’s creativity is stimulated both by local history and a city’s future. However, what remains unchanged is the drive for the ideal combination of functionality and aesthetics.

A facet that arises in every design is the application of the right fall protection solutions. Users need to have complete confidence in fall protection during a building’s construction and maintenance. XSPlatforms offers this guarantee. We test all our products according to the world’s strictest safety standards.

Over the past two decades XSPlatforms has provided fall protection solutions for innumerable buildings throughout the world. As every building and every situation is unique, we always customize our solutions. Based on your specific requirements and needs, we search for the solution that best suits your design.

Safety: legislation and regulations

What statutory regulations apply to working at heights? When is fall protection mandatory?

What requirements and standards does fall protection need to satisfy? XSPlatforms has the answer to these and other questions. We have sound knowledge of the most recent legislation and regulations regarding safety.

Advice

In-house safety

XSPlatforms can provide you with reliable advice and solutions that match with your vision and building. Customization is key here. Together with you, we examine which system guarantees maximum safety and userfriendliness, without affecting the building’s or object’s architectural value.

We are proud of being the first in the sector to be certified and authorised by the TÜV certification institute to conduct CE testing for all products under the EN 1808 standard. All steps in the life cycle, from design to maintenance, run according to certified procedures. This enables us to be successful in safeguarding the highest level of quality and safety.

Solutions

Every building requires specific solutions in the area of fall protection. Based on this belief, XSPlatforms designs and delivers innovative solutions for every building or situation, which not only guarantee the highest safety level, but also provide a perfect match for a building’s design.

Unlimited possibilities The XSPlatforms product range comprises guardrails, lifeline systems and anchoring points. The various products and their applications together form the basis of our customized solutions.

Our Research and Development department engineers are specialised in developing these customized solutions. They involve you in the process from start to end phase and ensure that the fall protection solution meets your requirements and demands in the optimum way.

Our strength: we always think in terms of possibilities, never in terms of restrictions. We continue to discover new solutions and continue to surprise the world with innovations that no-one thought possible.

Guardrails, lifeline systems, anchoring points XSPlatforms solutions are characterised by their attractive and durable design, high reliability and unequalled user-friendliness. Smart innovations also ensure that our solutions have minimum impact on the (roof) structure.

Guardrails A permanent, simple solution that guarantees maximum safety for an unlimited number of people. The stylish design and use of high-quality materials ensure that XSPlatforms guardrails are consistent with a building’s architecture.

Properties Deliverable in straight, curved and collapsible versions In every desired colour Possibility to stand freely, unattached to the roof Manufactured from durable aluminum and stainless steel

Lifeline systems

Anchoring points

The XSPlatforms lifeline systems offer you an extremely safe solution with no impact on the appearance of the facade. After attaching the lifeline, users can work safely at heights in all circumstances.

The XSPlatforms free-standing anchoring points are highly suitable for activities on smaller roofs or difficult to reach places. The anchoring points are placed above the roofing material and are fixed to the structure, with just one drill hole required.

Properties

Properties

Suitable for almost all types of roofs, walls and ceilings Flexible and modular system Minimum impact on the structure in the event of a fall Manufactured from durable aluminum and stainless steel

Suitable for almost all types of roofs Minimum impact on the roof structure in the event of a fall Manufactured from durable aluminum and stainless steel

Dubai Jewel Tower

Reference projects XSPlatforms works with leading parties in the homes and utilities construction sector. Our knowledge and innovative products enable us to always offer the right solution for all situations and requirements. We have already provided many buildings with high-quality solutions for safely working at heights. A selection from our portfolio: Ontario Tower

Europe ArcelorMittal | Gent and Luik, Belgium MG Tower | Gent, Belgium Leuven University Library | Leuven, Belgium Club Med | Chamonix, France Salomon | Annecy, France Gelre Hospitals | Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Shell petrol stations | National, The Netherlands Holy Cross Priory | Heathfield, United Kingdom Ontario Tower | London, United Kingdom Rolex | Geneva, Switzerland

Nation Towers

Asia and Middle East Plaza 66 | Shanghai, China Hong Kong Central Library | Hong Kong The Venetian Macao | Macau Al Bidda Tower | Doha, Qatar QP District | Doha, Qatar Al Bandar | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Masdar Institute of Science and Technology | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Rosewood Hotel | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Sowwah Square | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Dubai Jewel Tower | Dubai, United Arab Emirates Nation Towers | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Goldman Sachs Tower

North America Chevron | San Ramon, California Centre 10 | Calgary, Canada Caterpillar | Peoria, Illinois Hyatt Hotel | Indianapolis, Indiana Goldman Sachs Tower | Jersey City, New Jersey Cornell University | Ithaca, New York National Museum of the American Indian | New York City, New York American Bridge Company | Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Kaiser Permanente | Hillsboro, Oregon Bristol Myers Squibb | Humacao, Puerto Rico General Electric | Seattle, Washington ArcellorMittal | Weirton, West Virginia

Architects service Producing an architectural design is an extensive process, in which different interests play a role and many decisions are taken. We help you to deliver your promises to your customers. Not only with safe, practical and stylish solutions, but also with the XSPlatforms Architects service.

Risk Inventory and Evaluation XSPlatforms uses Risk Inventory and Evaluation to map all safety risks for working at heights, adapted to your design and the activities of the end user. Using the subsequent evaluation, we offer complete advice for creating maximum safety on and around the building.

Safety advice and design Once a building is realised, it needs to be maintained and managed. Including fall protection solutions in the design process as early as possible allows you to take control of costs, user-friendliness and aesthetic appearance. This means you won’t be faced with unpleasant surprises later on. XSPlatforms is ready to advise you on the best safety measures at all times. After consultation with you, we then include these in the design.

Specification service XSPlatforms has a large file with specification texts that you can include directly in the project specification. You can download the specification texts from xsplatforms.com.

For complex fall protection solutions we can also provide you with customized specification texts.

ODIN Making an exact calculation for horizontal lifeline systems requires a lot of specific knowledge, including the applicable safety norms and calculation methods. And that is precisely where we make it easier for you. You can simply, reliably and quickly calculate the correct fall protection solution for your building, using the online calculation tool, ODIN (odin-tool.com).

A new perspective on facade access XSPlatforms facade maintenance systems offer the safest options for working on facades. As no single building is the same, we develop solutions that are adapted entirely to the activities that are to be performed as well as the facade structure. Whether this concerns stone, glass or concrete facades and whether these are straight, sloping or round, we manufacture the best solution to match your building.

Our facade maintenance systems excel in safety and ease of use. They are devised by us with the greatest precision and offer complete access to all aspects of the facade. They also have minimum impact on a building’s architectural value: often you only see that the machinery is there once it is put into operation.

Our solutions for facade maintenance comprise: Facade maintenance units Monorails Gantries

About XSPlatforms XSPlatforms develops ground-breaking solutions for safe and efficient working at heights; from design and production to installation, inspection and maintenance of facade access systems. From offices in Western Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America, XSPlatforms also provides user training, risk inventories and consultancy services.

XSPlatforms offices (Countries with) XSPlatforms partners

XSPlatforms solutions are characterised by their attractive and durable design, high reliability, unequalled user-friendliness and practical innovations. Our portfolio includes: Fall protection

Facade maintenance unit

Suspended platform systems

Scaffolding systems

Our guardrails and lifeline systems offer the ultimate in permanent safety. With minimum damage to roofs and quick installation, our products for (mobile) fall protection are among the best in the world. All fall protection solutions are designed with the user in mind: practical, safe and simple.

Safety requirements become stricter every day. To safeguard minimum impact on a building’s architecture, all our facade maintenance solutions are customized and designed to a building’s specific characteristics. Equipped with the latest technological functions, our gondolas and roof cars offer maximum user safety.

The best isn’t good enough. With this core value in mind, our team of designers has developed a new, patented design for suspended platforms. Safe during construction, use and dismantling. This revolutionary system offers users more freedom of movement, safer use and simpler transport.

Our scaffolding systems are easier and safer to construct than was considered possible until now. Scaffolding that combines the advantages of mobile scaffolding and walk-through scaffolding and offers users optimum flexibility and safety.

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