Suspended walkways
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System overview
A suspended walkway hangs from the structure above rather than standing on what is below, so no load goes onto the ceiling or floor beneath. Mounted to roof purlins or concrete, the KC600 suits drop heights up to 6.0m.
Working load limit 2.5kPa
No load on structures below
Flat-packed, assembled with basic tools, no hot works
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Key Features
Create walkway, stair and platform designs in minutes with Builda
Kattsafe's Builda configurator lets you design in real time with compliance guidance built in, plus full technical drawings and component lists at the end.
Design modular access systems to suit your site and structure, with the ability to:
Add existing structures such as walls, floors, ceilings and equipment
Design with our range of step ladders, rung ladders, platforms and walkways
Get full technical drawings and component lists to bring your designs to life
Check your system against Australian Standard AS 1657:2018 while designing
How to use the modular access Builda
This two-minute walkthrough covers how to customise a modular access system to suit your project, price it in real time and order it. Register using the form in this tab and you can start your first design straight away, with compliance guidance and full technical drawings included. Existing members can log in and continue a design.
Register for access
Fill out the form to gain access to the Builda configurator. Once approved, you'll receive your login details by email.
Frequently asked questions about suspended walkways
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Designed to AS 1657:2018 and load tested to AS/NZS 1170, with a 2.5kPa limit.
When do you need a suspended walkway?
When people need safe access to something at height and there is nothing underneath to build from, or nothing underneath that will take the load. Typical cases: services above a live production line, plant above a public space, and fire, lighting or mechanical services sitting above a false ceiling that cannot be walked on.
Suspended, elevated or crossover?
Suspended walkway (KC600). Hung from roof purlins or concrete at drop heights to 6.0m. Use it when the load cannot go into the floor or ceiling below.
Elevated walkway (KC500). The same continuous route, supported from below. Use it when there is floor to stand supports on.
Stair crossover (KC300). Up, across and down over a single obstruction on a route people already walk.
Access platform (KC200). A place to stand and work, rather than a route through.
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Built for suspended access
A suspended walkway hangs from roof purlins or concrete at drop heights to 6.0m, which puts access where the plant is and keeps load off whatever sits underneath: a false ceiling, a production line, an atrium. It is the system for sites where there is nothing below strong enough to build from, or nothing at all.
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Load tested, not just rated
Kattsafe platform and stair components and base configurations are designed and load tested against Australian Standards AS 1657:2018 and AS/NZS 1170, and Builda checks your design as you draw it. The result is a 2.5kPa working load limit, stated up front.
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Installed without hot works
Systems arrive flat-packed and partially assembled and go together with basic hand tools and M10 T-bolts: no welding, no cutting, no special equipment. Inside a roof cavity that is not a convenience, it is the only way the job happens at all. Individual sections are light enough to hand-carry.
Tools and resources
Download the Revit files to drop a suspended walkway straight into your BIM model, or design the whole run in Builda. If you want a hand sizing a suspended walkway for your site, our sales team is happy to help.
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Our 3D configurator lets you design a suspended walkway for your facility in real time, with compliance guidance as you draw and full technical drawings and component lists at the end.
Kattsafe Autodesk Revit files carry native geometry with Australian Code compliant defaults, so a suspended walkway drops straight into your model without rebuilding the geometry.
Work out the exact angle and spacing for each tread so treads sit level and comply with Australian Standards. Useful where a suspended run includes stair access.
Lakeside Shopping Centre, Perth, WA
When one of Perth's largest shopping centres replaced its glass atriums with solid roofs and false ceilings, maintenance still had to reach the sprinklers and emergency lighting above them, and the new ceilings could take no load. Steel could not be welded inside the roof cavity. Kattsafe supplied a suspended aluminium walkway instead.
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