Lifeline Descent is a last resort device for the emergency escape from high rise buildings. When all other avenues of escape have been exhausted, Lifeline Descent offers the reliability and safety of proven centrifugal brake technology. An innovative fusion of proven technology and new ideas, Lifeline Descent is characterised by its simplicity and versatility.

In extreme circumstances occupants of high rise buildings may become trapped when conventional means of escape are no longer usable due to fire or electrical hazards, or structural instability. Furthermore, the very same risks to the trapped occupants may pose too great a risk to emergency response teams. In circumstance such as these, Lifeline Descent is able to meet the challenge due to its simplicity, user friendliness, compact nature and flexibility.

Why Lifeline Descent?

• Provides and emergency escape route that is external to the building, inaccessible stairwells can be bypassed.
• Simple, affordable and compact. Suitable as a personal or family solution. Included harness can be fitted to persons with mobility impairments.
• Requires minimal fixation making it a suitable solution for existing buildings and does not impose major cost when incorporated into new developments.
• Does not require any external or internal power source for operations, enabling Lifeline Decent to operate in blackout situations or independently of support staff / resources.
• Immediately available to occupants, time is of the essence and Lifeline Descent offers the advantage if immediate escape if necessary.
• Requires no user input, fully automatic operations reduces stress on occupants and eliminates the possibility of user error resulting in injury or death.
• Controlled rate of descent of less than 2 metres per second reduces stress and injury.