A SECURITY APPARATUS

摘要

A security apparatus (2) for a staircase (1 ) including a retractable shutter (3) that spans at least the substantial width of a plurality of steps (4) in a flight of stairs (5) and is operable between an operated state and a retracted state and in the operated state the shutter (3) forms an access screen (6) over the plurality of steps preventing access to the plurality of steps(4) from the bottom landing (7) of the flight of stairs (5) and preventing access to the plurality of steps (4) from the top landing (8) of the flight of stairs (5) and in the retracted state the shutter (3) does not impede access to the plurality of steps (4).