LadderCageFactory-Made Cage Type Ladder
Cage Type Ladder
Ladder and cage combined - integral-welded galvanized access ladder, factory made. Documented to OSHA 1910.28 & EN ISO 14122-4; docs included.
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Cage Type Ladder - Integral Welded Design, Materials & Heights
Cage Type Ladder
Ladder and Cage - Integral Welded Design
A ladder and cage welded as one integral system - not a bolted-on afterthought. The cage type ladder is a single integrated system.
Galvanized or SS304
Hot-dip galvanized Q235B (HDG 85-100 um per ISO 1461) or PMI-tested SS304/SS316 for chemical and marine sites.
Custom Heights to 25 m Single Run
Any height up to 25 m single-run, with multi-run systems and rest platforms beyond that.
Specification Comparison Guide
Ladder and Cage - Specification Comparison Guide
Compare material, height and standard options to pick the right cage type ladder, then request an itemized quote.
Get My Ladder Quote| Option | Material | Height | Standards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galvanized | Q235B, HDG 85-100 um | Custom to 25 m single-run | All options documented to OSHA 1910.28, EN ISO 14122-4, BS 4211, AS 1657 as named on your PO |
| Stainless | SS304 / SS316 | Custom to 25 m single-run | |
| Carbon Steel | Q235B painted | Custom to 25 m single-run |
Common cage parameters: rung Φ20 mm @ 280 mm, clear width 500 mm, cage Φ700 mm, cage start 2.2 m, load 1.5 kN per rung.
Compliance Docs: OSHA & EN ISO 14122-4 With Every Order
Compliance - OSHA & EN ISO 14122-4
Documented to OSHA 1910.28 and EN ISO 14122-4 - every cage type ladder ships with its full compliance file.
- DoC - OSHA 1910.28 & EN ISO 14122-4
Declaration of Conformity to the relevant standard
- MTC 3.1 Material Certificate
EN 10204 3.1 for Q235B / SS304 / SS316
- Structural Calculation Sheet
Engineer-signed for project loads
Combo Ladder-and-Cage Pricing
Combo Ladder-and-Cage Pricing & 24h Quote
Integral welded ladder and cage (one-piece lengths to 14 m), priced as a single combo unit. Itemized quote in 24 hours with a free drawing review.
Combo Ladder-and-Cage Pricing
One integrated unit, one itemized price - no separate cage add-on costs.
Quick Quote in 24h
Itemized quote within one working day, including a free drawing review.
Volume Discounts
Tiered pricing for multi-unit and distributor orders; production ships in 15-25 working days.
Get a Ladder and Cage Quote
Get a Ladder and Cage Quote
Free quote in 24 hours + free drawing review and compliance kit with every order. Tell us your type, height and material - we handle the rest.
- Integral welded ladder and cage (one-piece lengths to 14 m)
- Combo ladder-and-cage pricing
- OSHA & EN ISO docs included
- 24h itemized quote
One Cage Geometry, Three Regulatory Regions
Export buyers often ask whether a cage type ladder built in China needs redesigning for each destination. For our standard cage, the answer is no. The welded core — a 700 mm diameter cage built from 40 x 5 mm hoops at 1500 mm centers and 30 x 3 mm vertical straps, starting 2.2 m above the base — already satisfies the dimensional intent of the US, European and Australian rulebooks. What changes between regions is when the cage becomes mandatory and when rest platforms enter the route, not the cage itself.
| Destination | Standard | Cage trigger | Platform rules to plan for |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | OSHA 1910.28 | Above 24 ft | Ladder safety system phase-in dated 2036-11-18; 2025 rescission proposal pending |
| Europe and Gulf | EN ISO 14122-4 | From 3 m | Rest platforms at ≤6 m intervals; ladder safety system required above 10 m |
| Australia | AS 1657 | From 3 m | Rest provisions on tall routes |
Practical consequence for procurement: order one geometry, declare the destination, and the engineering that changes is route layout — flight splits, landing positions and anchor details — while the cage cross-section stays on the same welding fixtures. That consistency is also why repeat orders across regions match so precisely.
Field Story — When the RFQ Says “Cage Type” and Three Vendors Mean Three Things
A Procurement Officer Decodes the Term Before Signing a Six-Figure Access Contract
“Cage type ladder” reads like jargon until a tender forces the definition. This story is how the term gets pinned down — and why the exact wording of your spec sheet saves the project.
A procurement team at a glassworks ran a tender for vertical access across three new batch silos. Two bidders quoted “cage type” as loose hoop sections site-welded around a ladder; the third quoted a rail system with harnesses and called it equivalent. Same line item, three different products — and a compliance review that found none of them matched the drawings.
The fix was to define the term in the spec, dimension by dimension: a fixed vertical ladder, rungs Φ20 mm at 280 mm, clear width 500 mm, enclosed by a Φ700 mm cage starting 2.2 m above floor, hoops 40×5 mm at 1500 mm centres with 30×3 straps, HDG to ISO 1461 at 85–100 μm, delivered with MTC 3.1 and a DoC naming OSHA 1910.28 and EN ISO 14122-4. Once the numbers were in the document, “cage type” stopped being an opinion and became an inspection checklist.
We quoted against that written definition in 24 hours — factory-direct at $95/m for HDG, splices planned for container loading, trial-assembled with photos kept on file for 10 years. The tender closed with a like-for-like comparison instead of a vocabulary contest, and the silos got three identical climbs with one bolt pattern for the crews to learn.
| Write This in the Spec | So Vendors Cannot Quote This |
|---|---|
| Rungs Φ20 mm at 280 mm, rated 1.5 kN | “suitable rungs” at the vendor's discretion |
| Cage Φ700 mm from 2.2 m, hoops 40×5 @≤1500, straps 30×3 | loose hoops site-welded at random spacing |
| HDG 85–100 μm per ISO 1461 | paint or spray zinc sold as “galvanized finish” |
| MTC 3.1 + DoC to OSHA 1910.28 and EN ISO 14122-4 | “compliance available on request” after payment |
| Factory trial assembly with photo record, 10-year retention | first fit-up happening on your scaffolding |
Ladder Families, Ranked by Your Real Constraints
Cage Type Against the Four Adjacent Ladder Families — Where Each One Wins
Every fixed-ladder family exists because a certain site constraint beats the others. Read the left column against your own constraint before you shortlist anything.
| Choose | When Your Constraint Is |
|---|---|
| Cage type (this page) | many users, no training regime, passive protection required from the steel itself — the cage guards every climber from 2.2 m with nothing to wear, charge or inspect |
| Uncaged ladder (under 2.2–3 m) | the climb stays below the cage threshold in your standard — short equipment access where a cage is dead weight and cost |
| Rail-and-carriage fall arrest | a small certified user group and minimal structure loading — active protection that trades hardware cost for mandatory training and gear audits |
| Step-type or inclined access | tools and two-way traffic dominate the route — comfort beats compactness and the footprint exists to pay for it |
Tender mistakes that make “cage type” meaningless
- Leaving dimensions out of the spec — without Φ700 cage, 40×5 hoops and 1500 mm centres in writing, vendors quote three different products under one name
- Accepting “equivalent” fall-arrest substitutions — a rail system changes your obligations: training, harness issue, annual recertification; it is not an equivalent, it is a different liability
- Naming one standard but inspecting to another — OSHA and EN geometry differ on cage start and platform rules; name the regime in the tender and inspect to the same one
- Letting finish be a line called “galvanized” — paint and spray zinc both answer to that word; only ISO 1461 hot-dip at 85–100 μm answers to the corrosion budget
Defining Features, Buyer Results
Five Things a Defined Cage-Type Spec Delivers After the Contract Signs
Spec precision is not bureaucracy — each defined feature below converts into a result your operations team feels within the first month.
| Feature | Advantage | Your Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Dimension-locked cage geometry | Φ700 cage, hoops 40×5 @≤1500 — every vendor bids the same product | tender comparison becomes a price exercise, not a translation exercise |
| Passive protection from 2.2 m | the steel guards the climber | no harness inventory, no training roster, no annual gear audit |
| ISO 1461 hot-dip in writing | 85–100 μm zinc, kettle-dipped, not sprayed | the corrosion budget survives the first coastal rainy season |
| Named documents — MTC 3.1, DoC | compliance identified before award | acceptance inspection closes on paperwork that already exists |
| One bolt pattern across all units | common geometry however many climbs you order | installation crews repeat one procedure site-wide |