Barriers

Safety barriers come in different shapes, sizes and materials with each type suited to certain site conditions.

Here’s how to ensure you get the right concrete or waterfilled barrier for the job.

When assessing which safety barriers to hire for your construction project, it is worth considering safety, cost, durability, and effectiveness for the job at hand. Both plastic waterfilled barriers and concrete barriers have advantages and disadvantages, so let’s look deeper into how to ensure you hire the right safety barriers for your job.

Plastic waterfilled safety barriers

Plastic safety barriers can be cost effective to hire, relatively durable, lightweight, and easy to install.

Many waterfilled barriers on the Read more

What do the MASH Test specifications mean for concrete safety barriers?

Concrete safety barriers can be used on any site where there is potential for workers or roadwork plant to be struck by passing traffic. They are an important passive safety tool that keeps worksites and vehicles separated, by preventing traffic from impacting hazardous objects or deep excavations within a work site.

Although they just look like big chunks of concrete, they’re a highly engineered product that is specifically designed to deflect or redirect errant vehicles in a very predictable way.

The impact performance of concrete safety barriers is influenced by a number of different variables, including the profile of Read more