The Spider Lifeline to Safety

Being trapped in a highrise building with blocked exits and too high for firefighters to reach is a frightening thought. To solve this problem, a company in the United Kingdom called Spider International Ltd thinks it’s got the answer.

Named,  The Spider Lifeline to Safety, this device hopes to help save lives in the case of a fire that has blocked all exit points. According to The Spider Lifeline to Safety website:

The Spider Lifeline to Safety can save lives when staircases
and fire exits have become impassable, or circumstances
such as disability make using conventional exits
impossible. It comes in to its own as a last resort and
can save your life.
The ground-breaking device employs fall-arrest
technology to lower people to safety down the exterior
of a building using a harness and strengthened steel
cable. The system allows users to descend at a regulated
speed ensuring a quick exit to safety, at a pace that does
not endanger the user or other people evacuating
the building.
Spider Lifeline to Safety is suitable for use in all buildings
providing safe exit from any height whether a two storey
house or a 50 storey office building. The device is capable
of multiple evacuations, with adults able to carry their

children and a fast return of the harness to the evacuation point for immediate re-use.
The Spider Lifeline to Safety has been designed to work in
all conditions and does not need any external power
source for operation. The Spider Lifeline to Safety has been

rigorously tested and also includes an emergency

braking system as well as a double security mechanism

The Spider Lifeline to Safety is an obviously useful tool that can help everyone, but there are some individuals whom would benifet greatl:

1. People with Disabilities
2. Owners of Older or Unusual Buildings
3. Residents and Workers High Rise Buildings
4. Dignitaries and High Net Worth Individuals