Stairway/Platform System

23 Stanchions and foot-rails item recommends that Profile 8 D40 2N180 is used to create stanchions of any height by being combined with the Stanchion Base Socket and fitted in place with the enclosed fixings. Thanks to the slots, the Stanchion Base Socket can be fitted both to the sides of platforms and any stairway. The top hole in the Stanchion Base Socket is used to attach foot-rails made from Profile 8 120x16 E to a platform. Gap-free foot-rails stop objects from falling off platforms. ■ ■ Profile 8 D40 2N180 (0.0.493.42) ■ ■ Stanchion Base Socket (0.0.651.44) ■ ■ Profile 8 120x16 E (0.0.650.86) Hand-rails When connected to a stanchion, Profile 8 D40 3N creates a perfect hand-rail for a platform. The Stanchion Fastener is simply screw-attached to the groove. What’s more, the Stanchion Angle Fastener makes it easy to fit a hand-rail to the stanchions of a stairway at any angle. The Hand-Rail Joint is fitted between the end-faces of profiles to join together hand-rails at any angle. It is ideal for the transition point between the hand-rail of a stairway and the hand-rail of a platform. What’s more, the Hand-Rail Joint is also used as a fastener at corners. ■ ■ Profile 8 D40 3N (0.0.493.45) ■ ■ Stanchion Fastener (0.0.620.22) ■ ■ Stanchion Angle Fastener (0.0.620.24) ■ ■ Hand-Rail Joint (0.0.620.23) Knee-rails A knee-rail can save a life by stopping people from falling through the gap under the hand-rail. Profile 6 D30 4N is used as a knee-rail, and is simply screwed to the grooves on two stanchions using two Knee-Rail Angle Fasteners. ■ ■ Profile 6 D30 4N (0.0.616.49) ■ ■ Knee-Rail Angle Fastener (0.0.620.28)