When building in a high-traffic zone, as a constructor you are obliged to install proper traffic management equipment to decrease the chance of incidents occurring. Especially when passengers need to follow designated pathways highly visible and robust pedestrian guard guides are essential.
When you don’t take traffic management seriously, the consequences can be severe. Not only will insufficient demarcation result in large traffic jams and increased hindrance, but the risk of dangerous incidents happening will increase substantially too.
This means that as a constructor you benefit from proper traffic management. Not only because it helps you meet the government’s requirements, but also because traffic management enables you to increase safety on and around your construction site.
All Heras traffic demarcation products are clearly visible from afar because of the vibrant red and white safety colours.
Equip your traffic barriers with an anti-climb fence or solid panel to prohibit pedestrians from climbing over it.
Link several units together to create the most suitable traffic demarcation for your building site.
After usage, you easily take the barriers with you from site to site without needing a crane to lift them.
As specialists, we can calculate the specific wind resistance for your building site and assist you in choosing the most suitable traffic demarcation products.
When building in a high-traffic area, it can be quite busy around the building site. Of course, your site is shield off with temporary fencing, but does this fence protect your employees from a car accidentally driving into your site?
The right traffic demarcation products help you to increase safety on your building site and protect your employees from accidents that could occur around your site. Heras has traffic barriers that are crash tested and can, therefore, withstand and stop a vehicle driving into it. That means maximum security for people that are present on your site.
The most important goal of traffic management products is to protect pedestrians in busy zones and decrease the chance of incidents happening. The right traffic management products help you to effectively guide crowds of people in the right direction while simultaneously protecting them from busy traffic.
Heras’ high-quality traffic management products have been thoroughly tested and can guarantee safety. In combination with anti-climb fencing or solid panels, the Heras’ barriers help you to guide large crowds of people around your site effectively.
Heras M.A.S.S. base unit is a steel barrier consisting of hot dip galvanized elements powder coated in highly visible safety colours. Individual base units are 150 cm long x 50 cm wide x 42 cm high and weigh 55kg. Each unit links together via vertical pins. The various M.A.S.S. top sections can be added as specific jobs demand. Specially adapted units enable the system to rotate through 180°.
SITEGUARD provides a safe and secure working environment around airport terminals, buildings and roads. Where passengers must follow designated path ways, high visibility VISIRAIL and PEDESTRIAN GUARD guides.
SCREEN GUARD is the ideal choice on sites where excessive noise could be a problem and where screening of car parks or storage yards is essential.
As specialists we can calculate wind resistance for specific sites:
The RB22 Crash Barrier is a versatile yet strong, flexible one-piece system. Manufactured from prime UV
stabilised polyethylene this enables easy handling with no need for crane lifting machinery.
The crash barrier has been fully tested and certified to BS EN1317 - N150mph making it ideal for traffic demarcation.
Maximum safety crash barrier.
As specialists we can calculate wind resistance for specific sites:
The RB2000 HD Barrier is fully interlocking and can be filled with water or ballast. Manufactured from UV stabilised prime polyethylene, this heavy duty barrier is suitable for low level containment such as highways.
The crash barrier has been fully tested and certified to BS EN1317 - N150mph making it ideal for traffic demarcation.
As specialists we can calculate wind resistance for specific sites:
The GB2 Heavy Duty Barrier is a fully interlocking, water filled traffic demarcation barrier which is manufactured from UV stabilised prime polyethylene and suitable for low level containment such as highways
A pin locking device allows each barrier to have a 35 degreeconfiguration allowing for angles and curves. The system can withstandwind loading of up to 78mph and is extremely robust.
As specialists we can calculate wind resistance for specific sites:
The EVO Road Barrier is a fully interlocking barrier system which is produced from UV stabilised prime polyethylene and can be water or sand filled.
The barrier is available in three different sizes which can be used together giving a fully versatile traffic barrier system. Creating a continuous solid wall, the barrier can be topped with mesh fencing. It is fully stackable for ease of transport and storage and has been ‘Wind Load’ tested to resist speeds of up to 55mph.
As specialists we can calculate wind resistance for specific sites:
When building in a high-traffic zone, you are obliged to install proper traffic management equipment to decrease the chance of incidents occurring. Especially around airport terminals, buildings and roads where passengers need to follow designated pathways, highly visible and strong pedestrian guard guides are essential. How do you choose the safest and strongest traffic management equipment for your building site?
Building a temporary construction site can be a complicated task, primarily when it is located in a busy, urban area. Before you are even allowed to start your project, you have to prove to the local government that you are taking the right measures to guide traffic safely around your building site. How do you set up a traffic management plan for your temporary construction site and how do you choose the right demarcation products? In this blog, I explain how you can effectively increase the safety in and outside your construction site with adequate traffic management.
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