Tactile flooring to warn people of changing surface elevations

Touchsafe - Tactile

Touchsafe is a 4mm thick GRP tile incorporating raised profiles to warn people when they are approaching a change in elevation such as railway platforms, pedestrian crossings, staircase ascent and decent areas and many other applications. Available in blister and corduroy designs, the raised areas incorporate aluminium oxide for increased wear and slip resistance. Touchsafe Tactile tiles are glued and screwed to the existing substrate therefore eliminating the need for time consuming and costly excavation. Touchsafe, in all three versions, are available in 400mm x 400mm standard tiles.

Touchsafe Tactile types available
Corduroy Tactile - The purpose of corduroy surface is to warn visually impaired people of the presence of hazards, such as stairs, level crossings or the approach to on-street light rapid transit (LRT) Platforms. Consisting or rows of parallel half-round bars, it conveys the message "hazard, proceed with caution".

Blister Onstreet Tactile- The purpose of the blister surface is to provide a warning to visually impaired people who would otherwise, in the absence of a kerb upstand, find it difficult to differentiate between where the footway ends and the carriageway begins. The surface is therefore an essential safety feature for this group of road users at pedestrian crossing points.

Blister Offstreet Tactile - This design has flat topped domes set in evenly spaced rows parallel to the direction of travel to the train. Used adjacent to safe carriageway crossings, the surface can be any colour other than red, but should provide a good contrast with the surrounding area to assist partially sighted people.

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