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Tactile guidance systems
Reduce barriers with cleaning function
Clean Off systems can also act as guidance systems. As every visitor to a building passes through its entrance, it is vital that this area does not form a barrier. emco has developed three ingenious systems to ensure nothing is left to chance here.
emco SPIN SAFE is an innovative entrance mat that provides guidance for the visually impaired. It allows blind and partially sighted people to easily and clearly detect directions and changes in direction with their feet or canes. The tactile information provided on the floor by emco SPIN® SAFE corresponds to the standards in DIN 32984, already a familiar sight in outdoor areas. The robust stainless steel elements offer even more benefits: in addition to being tactile floor surface indicators, they produce a clear change in the auditory response when using a cane. This also makes it easier to locate doors, steps and lifts.
emco TLS is a tactile guidance system for the visually impaired in contrasting colours with different profile heights and profiles that run both transversely and longitudinally to the direction of traffic. It enables blind and visually impaired people to find doors, stairs, lifts, etc. and provides orientation in larger areas. emco TLS also draws attention to obstacles and possible dangers as well as making it easier for people without visual impairments to find their way around.
MAXIMUS ASSISTANCE is a tactile entry mat designed as a guidance aid for blind and partially sighted people. It can also be used as a reliable continuation of existing floor guidance systems – for example as a transition from the pavement to the building’s interior. It offers an optimal combination of dirt reduction and 330-mm-wide tactile guidance in the proven MAXIMUS quality.
