Can a scaffold tube be built through the Safe Deck system?
G&M Safe Deck’s unique design allows a tube or scaffold to be built through any part of the panels making is flexible and quick to install on site.
Stairwell hatch
Can G&M Safe Deck be manufactured in different colours?
Yes, we can manufacture the Safe Deck panel components in any colour to meet your requirements. We can also brand the panels with your company logo and contact details for buying customers, enabling you to promote your company whilst on site. Simply discuss your colour and branding requirements with a member of our sales team.
How much does GM Safe Deck weigh?
G&M Safe Deck has been designed to be lightweight as well as strong. A full size panel weighs 10.43 kg.
What is the life span of G&M Safe Deck?
The G&M Safe Deck System has a proven life expectancy of at least 10 years. This has been proven by testing panels taken from our contracting stock that are 10 years old. The testing was successful and the old panels performed as well as a new one would. G&M Safe Deck is by far the most rigorously tested plastic system available on the market anywhere in the world.
Can safety deck be loaded?
G&M Safe Deck has undergone rigorous testing by Lucideon (formerly CERAM – a UKAS accredited testing (0013) and calibration. (0420) UK laboratory) and can be loaded to 2.0kN/m2.
The safety decking panel has been successfully tested for:
- Uniformly distributed load (UDL) to serviceability load
- Soft body impact tests in accordance with ACR(M)001:2000 Test for Fragility of Roofing Assemblies
- Point loads over several test positions through a 100mm x 100mm spreader plate
For more information on G&M Safe Deck’s load testing methodology and data, download our product information sheet here <Link. To G&M Safe Deck – Product Range Testing Data & Information. PDF>.