Temporary security fencing can help your construction site in a number of ways. It can help provide protection for your property, equipment, and workers. Here are a few ways in which temporary security fencing can benefit your construction site.
Keep Unauthorized Individuals Out
A construction site can be located anywhere, even in busy cities and towns. This can make them a tempting target for unwanted visitors. Furthermore, if any of these trespassers get injured, you could be sued and possibly found liable for the injuries, which could be costly. But, fencing could keep unwanted visitors out and possibly help reduce your liability if someone does trespass on your site.
Help Keep Workers and Visitors Safe
You probably have a lot of people at your site, between workers, inspectors, and visitors. So, it is important to help keep people in the areas they belong in to avoid potential injuries. Temporary fencing can separate the different areas of your construction site, which can help make it easier to keep people out of areas they don’t belong in. Once you separate the areas, you could use signs to clearly mark the different areas.
Helps Your Construction Site To Comply With Safety Regulations
Different localities could have different safety regulations. But, safety regulations for construction sites are often pretty consistent among the states. One of these regulations will require a safety fence before construction begins, and failing to comply with this regulation could cause your company to get into legal trouble and result in fines. It might cause your construction project to be shut down as well. Additionally, a lack of fencing could also make your company vulnerable to lawsuits.
Contain Materials and Debris
Temporary fencing can help keep debris, rocks, tools, and soil on your site. This can help reduce the chances of people outside of your construction site getting injured by dangerous materials getting out of your site. If you use sediment control fabric, it could also help protect against soil erosion.
Protect Your Construction Site
You are sure to have a lot of expensive equipment, tools, and materials on your site, and like any business, you need to protect these items. They could easily be a target for thieves and vandals. However, since the property is still being worked on, you might find a temporary fence to be more convenient and economical. A temporary fence is a good way to protect your property until a permanent fence is installed.
You will want to make sure the fence is tall enough to make it difficult to get over in order to make it sufficiently difficult to get onto the site. Additionally, it should be sturdy both to keep people out and hold up to the daily work on the construction site. It is also best to limit any entry points to better allow movement in and out of the site to be controlled.
A temporary fence can do a lot to help protect your construction site. It can help protect your workers and your property and equipment, as well as limit access to your site which can lower the chances of a lawsuit by keeping unwanted visitors out.
Contact Us
If your business would like to rent temporary fencing, call ABH Services Inc. We can provide businesses with the delivery and installation of temporary fencing. So, call us at (781) 941-2422 and connect with us on Facebook.