It doesn’t matter whether the construction project going on is enormous or small, and site safety is the essential aspect of which you must take care of well before the beginning of the construction activity.
Therefore it is mandatory here to appoint the personnel who have expertise in site safety and who is responsible for making an extensive site safety plan. The next important point that comes in this way is to ensure that the best quality safety equipment as this aspect is equally important as the stability and other engineering features of the structure.
Very First Step To Ensure Safety
After forming a safety team and drafting a site safety plan, when it comes to implementing the very first requirement is fencing the site all around. Temporary fencing of the construction site is the most vital activity before starting the construction work. It must be rigid and robust enough to prevent any encroachment in place the site.
Purpose Served By Temporary Fencing
Temporary fencing serves several purposes, out of which some significant points are mention below.
- It decreases the threat of theft or trespasses, and the material inside the site will be safe. You need to keep one or more gates with security guards.
- If the construction site is beside the road, it prevents the moving vehicle from coming inside.
- If there is an excavated area for foundation work or there is a pool inside the site, the temporary fencing which is located all around that area prevents the people and material from falling inside accidentally.
What Quality Should Temporary Fencing Possess
It mainly depends upon the location of fencing, like when you need to fence all around the whole construction site. You need rigid and secure fencing; barricading boards are generally preferable in this case, which is able even to obstruct the moving vehicle if hit inside the site.
While for the pool or the excavated area inside the venue, fencing made of iron steel having horizontal and vertical member fixed with diagonal bracing is preferred. Also, when you need to set the temporary fencing around the excavated area where your main motto is to warn the people passing around, keep the fencing material made of steel or iron having a hollow section. It reduces the weight as well as the cost of the fencing. Above all, the fencing must be strong and durable.
The durability depends upon material as well as some fixing criteria like you must put the lower horizontal section at 100-200 mm above the ground level, and try to fix the vertical member in the concrete. If you successfully enhance the durability of the fencing material, you can use it several times and hence save a lot of money.
