Safescape

Safescape is the producer of an innovative escape system for underground mines designed by entrepreneur Steve Durkin.

Safescape is built around Mr Durkin’s Laddertube invention, a durable plastic underground mine escape system designed to be cheaper, easier to install and require less maintenance than conventional steel or timber ladders. The Laddertubes are manufactured in a facility in Forrestfield, after having initially been outsourced to a manufacturing firm in Victoria.

Safescape has also created a transportable reusable bund, or retaining wall system, which can be deployed in a range of applications, including walkways or edge protection in open pit or underground mines, replacing traditional concrete forms.