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‘Kik-steps’ Vol. 1 - 3STAFF / PUBLIC / ARCHIVE

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University of PlymouthCharles Seale Hayne Library

‘Kik-steps’ Vol 1-3 STAFF / PUBLIC / ARCHIVE

Text and Photographs by

Oliver Griffin 2012

Published by

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VOL. 1 (STAFF)

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Introduction

There are two hundred and two Kik-steps in the public realm and seven Kik-steps

within staff areas. Although these numbers do fluctuate as show in these volumes,

as they move around the library and are damaged. These damaged kik steps are

disposed of. There is an annual heath and safety check of all kik steps looking at

key features of these pieces of furniture the following maintenance guide:

 

                                                                                                                There are only one hundred and ninety three public realm Kik-steps and are 9 staff kik-steps in this

typographic study. Like most objects on mass, especially in numbers of this size, some go unaccounted for.

Introduction

There are two hundred and two Kik-steps in the public realm and seven Kik-steps

within staff areas. Although these numbers do fluctuate as show in these volumes,

as they move around the library and are damaged. These damaged kik steps are

disposed of. There is an annual heath and safety check of all kik steps looking at

key features of these pieces of furniture the following maintenance guide:

 

                                                                                                                There are only one hundred and ninety three public realm Kik-steps and are 9 staff kik-steps in this

typographic study. Like most objects on mass, especially in numbers of this size, some go unaccounted for.

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Kik-step maintenance checklist:

• Check that all castors retract

• Check that castor fixing is secure.

• Check that all nuts and bolts securing top platform are present.

• Check that wing nuts (found on older type of kik step) are fully tightened.

• If rubber mat on top platform is loose remove kik-step.

• If any of above are faulty remove kik step.

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The First kik-steps where purchased around the 1970’s for the

Plymouth Polytechnic. Although none of the originals are known to

exists. But the majority of the kik-steps within the Charles Seale-Hayne

Library are manufactured by Ronco (Manufacturers Part No. 122-

0013), within the United Kingdom. This is the same company that

produced the first kik-steps for the building along with trade marking

the name kik-step. Although the most recent order of kik-steps was on

the 27th August 2009, when 30 ‘Top Step’ kik-steps where purchased.

These new German kik-steps (Manufacturers Part No. RAL5002) meet

TUV SUP standard (traditionally D.I.N. standards) compared to the

British GS approved mark.

 

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The role of the kik-step is to for form a platform for reaching high

shelving units, but are also used a movable stool for seating. There is

roughly one kik-step per row of shelves in the main library and every

staff area with a shelving system has it’s own kik-step for this purpose.

Each of the Archival rooms has it’s own kik-step. These rooms are:

The Special collection and the Ronald Duncan archival room. This

room no longer holds the archive in question, but is still used as a

temperature controlled room with an adjacent office (which contains no

kik-step).

 

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Special thanks to:

Ian Norton

Ian Raymond

For without their help, this project

would of not been possible.

 

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