Access Hatches
Access hatches or scaffold hatches provide safe access to higher levels of the scaffold. Made from high-quality materials such as aluminium or steel, they often feature flaps or hinges that ensure easy handling and a smooth workflow. Access hatches contribute significantly to job-site safety and productivity.
Access hatches – areas of use
- Access to higher scaffold levels on facade, mounting and modular scaffolds
- Interior and exterior work with multiple working levels
- Ideal solution for painters, facade builders, fitters and finishing trades
- Use in stair-replacement areas or narrow courtyards
- Suitable for projects with frequent ascents and descents
- Ensures an uninterrupted workflow across multiple levels
Access hatches – pros & cons
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Access hatches – effort, compatibility and benefits
Feature | Description |
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| Function | Vertical access between scaffold levels |
| Design | Hatch decking + integrated ladder / flap |
| Compatibility | Hünnebeck, PERI, RUX, Layher, Plettac, ASSCO |
| Areas of use | Working, mounting, facade and modular scaffolds |
| Safety level | High (with secured flap & correct installation) |
| Assembly effort | Low |
| Special feature | Space-saving access without an external staircase |
CETRAC access hatches available immediately:
CETRAC range: Access Hatches
| Category | Subtype | Designation | Length / size |
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| Access hatch | Steel | Steel access hatch without ladder | 2.07 × 0.64 m |
| Access hatch | Steel | Steel access hatch without ladder | 2.57 × 0.64 m |
| Access hatch | Steel | Steel access hatch with ladder | 2.57 × 0.64 m |
| Access hatch | Steel | Steel access hatch with ladder | 3.07 × 0.64 m |
| Access hatch | Aluminium | Aluminium access hatch with ladder | 2.57 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Aluminium | Aluminium access hatch with ladder | 3.07 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Aluminium | Aluminium access hatch without ladder | 2.57 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Aluminium | Aluminium access hatch without ladder | 3.07 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Aluminium | O-hatch aluminium without ladder | 1.09 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Aluminium | O-hatch aluminium with ladder | 2.57 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Robust | U-robust hatch with ladder | 2.57 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Robust | U-robust hatch with ladder | 3.07 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Robust | U-robust hatch without ladder | 2.07 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Robust | U-robust hatch without ladder | 2.57 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Robust | U-robust hatch without ladder | 3.07 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | T9 | O-hatch T9 aluminium | 1.57 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | T9 | O-hatch T9 aluminium | 2.07 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | T9 | O-robust hatch T9 | 2.57 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | T9 | O-robust hatch T9 | 3.07 × 0.61 m |
| Access hatch | Special | Ladder access panel with ladder | 2.50 × 0.60 m |
| Access hatch | Special | Ladder access panel with ladder | 3.00 × 0.60 m |
| Access hatch | Special | Ladder access panel without ladder | 2.50 × 0.60 m |
| Access hatch | Special | Ladder access panel without ladder | 3.00 × 0.60 m |
| Access hatch | Special | Access hatch bridge | 2.85 × 0.68 m |
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FAQ – Access Hatches
An access hatch is a scaffold-internal access point with a hinged deck and an integrated scaffold ladder, allowing you to move safely between scaffold levels.
For all projects where several working levels are used and safe ascent and descent is required.
Yes – if an upper level is used and there is no external staircase via a scaffold stair, safe access such as an access hatch is required.
CETRAC stocks all access hatches that are compatible with your systems.
Yes – depending on the system:
- Aluminum access hatch
- Steel access hatch
- Access hatch with wood or steel decking
- Variants with an extra-wide ladder
Depending on the design, different scaffold boards are used as decking.