Podium steps are a form of access equipment used for setting up a platform to raise equipment or people, a main use for podiums and access equipment is within the building and construction industry and a wide variety of different podiums and other access equipment is used for a manner of all different tasks across many sites.
Other uses include stage and event setups were small to large podiums would be required to be in place as to give a raised platform to an entertainer or there equipment for the audience to see and enjoy the entertainment.
Whatever the requirements for reaching high level areas then podium steps can cater for these needs providing safe, sturdy and strong platforms to stand and work from giving the manoeuvrability required to carry out the relevant tasks.
There are different design types to podiums and access equipment from size including height, width and length, also the type of material that the podium steps would be made from can vary depending on its specified use. The platforms that the users would be standing on to work from or in some cases like that of events then the platforms can come strong enough to take certain weights with heavy equipment that may need to be raised to a higher level.
Aluminium is the most commonly used metal used in podiums and access equipment in today’s world due to its design, the main features of aluminium is that it is strong and sturdy but at the same time is very light and easily manoeuvrable. With a material such as steel then the podium tends to be heavy in use and although it tends to be a stronger setup for more heaver use the aluminium type tends to cover most jobs, also with aluminium the servicing and maintenance factor is less due to aluminium not rusting and decaying the material over the years.
With these podiums they are easily mobile giving you the upper hand were as steel access equipment is heavy and would require dismantling before moving. With podiums having wheels in most cases then again this allows you to move your access from one location to another within a short period of time if not minutes.
The range of sizes for podiums again vary from small in door use that maybe someone carrying out home improvements would use for small and light jobs to also commercial and industrial use for the professionals on sites up and down the country.
Another feature of podium steps are there storage and packing advantages, again ranging in sizes they are designed in such a way that packing and storage is made simple for when they are not in use and don’t take over valuable space that may be need on site to carry out other tasks. Also transit with there storage and packing advantage they can easily be flat packed within a confined area to move from one location to another or even stored with a work van for when they are indented for use. Overall the podium steps are a great all round piece of access equipment.
