{"id":2614,"date":"2017-06-27T10:52:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T09:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growtivation.com\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:18:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:18:41","slug":"protection-solutions-building-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.growtivation.com\/protection-solutions-building-sites","title":{"rendered":"Protection Solutions for Building Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), most accidents occur on sites and projects where small building firms, sub-contractors or self-employed workers are employed. This group suffers the majority of construction-related fatal accidents each year and most deaths involve falls of some kind, where there was insufficient notice of a hazard, or little action was taken to protect workers or cushion a fall.<\/p>\n<h2>Staying safe on site<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to <a href=\"\/8-building-project-essentials\">building project essentials<\/a> and safety, it\u2019s always a good idea to have a comprehensive safety plan in place before you start.<\/p>\n<p>Common accidents on a building site can occur from the following examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crowded workplace \u2013 areas that could be dangerous become hidden<\/li>\n<li>Swing radius of heavy machinery not taken into account<\/li>\n<li>Overhead or buried obstructions not clearly marked out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these hazards can be avoided or the risks minimised with the proper procedures and protection solutions, such as <a href=\"\/products\/siteworx\">tarpaulins, protection sheeting and barrier fencing<\/a> in place.<\/p>\n<p>Providing instant protection and warning, <a href=\"\/products\/siteworx#sub-product-13\">Siteworx Barrier Fence<\/a> comes in high visibility orange to clearly cordon off excavations and other hazards on site. Made from extruded mesh, this lightweight yet tough barrier fence is quickly and easily erected using Siteworx heavy duty steel fence pins.<\/p>\n<h2>Protecting materials, equipment and completed work<\/h2>\n<p>On-site protection is also vital to safeguard materials and surfaces, such as walls and flooring, furniture and work that has already been completed. Expensive machinery and equipment should also be protected to prevent damage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/products\/siteworx#sub-product-1\">Multi-purpose tarpaulins<\/a> and <a href=\"\/products\/siteworx#sub-product-2\">heavy duty tarpaulins<\/a> provide all-weather, tearproof protection for people, plant, materials and completed work. <a href=\"\/products\/siteworx#sub-product-4\">Temporary protective sheeting<\/a> provides a cost-effective means of covering large areas, while <a href=\"\/products\/siteworx#sub-product-7\">light protection sheeting<\/a> can be used as dust sheets, <a href=\"\/products\/siteworx#sub-product-6\">medium protection sheeting<\/a> for protecting furniture and other items during decorating or building projects, and <a href=\"\/products\/siteworx#sub-product-5\">high protection sheeting<\/a> to protect floors and other interior surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about protecting people, equipment and work on a building site or project &#8211; contact the friendly team at Growtivation now on 0800 197 8885 or email <a href=\"mailto:sales@growtivation.com\">sales@growtivation.com<\/a>, or <a href=\"\/find-a-distributor\">find your local stockist here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11,12,18,24,35],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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