Shoring lends temporary support to projects for construction or repairs. This process of erecting support is critical for every project involving unsafe structures or excavation. Shoring provides support to both prevent collateral damage and provide safety to workers and bystanders.
Uses of Shoring
Shoring is a technique that is useful for keeping structures stable so that they will not collapse. Shoring can be used during construction or emergency repairs after a building has been damaged. The damage could be due to a fire, storm, or many other causes. But, in all cases, you want safe repairs.
Shoring ensures a safe repair process while still helping the work to progress more quickly. Shoring is a vital part of the repair process, especially in risky situations, such as when a building is damaged, and collapses are possible or if it is close to other businesses. In these situations, it helps make the whole project safer.
Shoring has many benefits that will contribute to the success of your emergency repairs, and we will discuss several of these.
Safety
This is the most important reason to use shoring during your emergency repairs. If you have your workers performing repairs on unstable buildings, you don’t want them getting injured or killed. Shoring can help keep this from happening and keep your workers safe. It does this by supporting necessary areas on the building the workers are repairing. Shoring will also ensure bystanders don’t get hurt if the building being repaired is near other buildings or in any area where bystanders may be put at risk. If any of these situations apply, using shoring will make your project a lot safer.
Improves Worker Efficiency
If your workers feel safer, they are likely to be more efficient. It’s hard for your workers to keep their minds on what they’re doing if they are afraid a wall might cave in on them. Additionally, your crew should be more effective since they likely won’t make as many mistakes once they stop worrying about a collapse.
Shoring can help your financial situation as well. You’re not likely to stay on budget if an accident occurs. Aside from lawsuits and increased worker’s compensation costs, you’ll have the cost of delaying your repairs. So, shoring could save you money.
Time
Shoring can also save time. Even if a wall collapses with no one near it, it still needs to be fixed. This takes time to do and slows your project down. Using shoring can help keep collapses from happening, thus helping your project stay on schedule.
Final Thoughts
Shoring is critical during emergency repairs to prevent harm to workers and bystanders. It can also increase efficiency by removing the worry of collapses or the time it takes to repair lost work. So, ensure your worksite has the necessary shoring before an accident happens.
Contact Us
It’s important to have shoring done right for the safety of workers and bystanders alike. To have shoring installed by professionals, you can trust, call ABH Services at (781) 941-2422 and connect with us on Facebook.