Temporary safety fences - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

**AtlanticWBConst** · 08-06-2006, 03:56 PM

Hi,

We have a particular job coming up in a very large luxury apartment complex. We are building two 8-bay garages. these will be single car garages enclosed in 2 large buildings. That is just a side point, the real issue is SAFETY for the area residents and their children.

I know that we will need to enclose the 2 work areas and storage area of about the same size - about (110'+ by 30' +)
Any thoughts on temporary fencework and costs.

Buy or rent? etc???

thanks

ConcreteGuy · 08-06-2006, 05:44 PM

I have been working for a GC in a Southeast metro city who learned the hard way.

My guys got robbed at gunpoint and I said we would not be back without protection. The next day the Sup was walking around with a Mae West special in his pocket, and it wasn't because he was glad to see us.

On another job the temporary toilet was continuously being vandalized and rendered useless as we were continuously admonished to be mindful of public safety concerns because the GC was worried about wandering drunks at night.

Well, guess what, the GC finally realized their liability with regards to protecting the public from their activities and installed temporary fencing on both jobs, and then a third jobsite we were through with. Both the type on moveable supports and those with posts, like this one, pounded into the ground.

The way to go is to rent the fence. You should do a great deal of planning because access to the work is critical for your contractors. The planning for sectional or post-driven temporary fencing is just as important as the rest of your pre-construction access and safety planning.

Rent it, and consult your local fencing contractors for advice and costs.

**AtlanticWBConst** · 08-08-2006, 10:55 AM

Thanks Concrete Guy,
All interesting Points.

We are going with Temp. 6' Chainlink.
Price: $5 LF

**Cole** · 08-09-2006, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AtlanticWBConst

Thanks Concrete Guy,
All interesting Points.

We are going with Temp. 6' Chainlink.
Price: $5 LF

That is for what? (per week, month etc...)

**AtlanticWBConst** · 08-15-2006, 08:11 AM

Sorry Cole,

Forgot about this post.

The $5 LF is the price they gave when I told them I may need it for about 6-8 weeks. I did ask about the time and they said if I needed it longer, no problem... " just call us when you are done, and we'll come out and pick it up".
They didn't seem concerned about the time period. Maybe because, they would rather have it sitting around being rented than sitting around in storage, not being used.
(FWIW - The total LF I gave them brought the price to $4200.00)

(08/19/06 - UPDATE: Rental Period is for 3 months max., after that, there are additional charges)

Safety-Guy · 08-15-2006, 11:12 AM

Here is why we need to make sure we have proper fencing around any excavation.

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/...svc=7&cxcat=13

Associated Press

Published on: 08/09/06

LINDALE, Ga. ( — A 2-year-old girl has died from injuries received when she fell into a pit and was submerged under water.

Candace Jackson was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon at a hospital, Floyd County Coroner Barry Henderson said.

The girl's death will be ruled accidental because of the child being immersed in the water for a long period of time, Henderson said.

The child was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga on Saturday after her family members pulled her out of the pit near her home.

The girl had stopped breathing while in the pit and started breathing again while being treated at Floyd Medical Center, police reported.

Floyd County Police Sgt. Teri Davis said the girl was playing with a 1-year-old sibling when they wandered to the pit, which had been excavated near Pepperell High School.

A plastic mesh fence now surrounds the pit where the accident occurred.

mdshunk · 08-15-2006, 07:56 PM

In the Mid-Atlantic, Sonco out of Baltimore provides about 90% of all the temporary fencing used on jobsites. Even if you contact the local fence guy for rental fence, chances are it's going to be Sonco coming out to set it up for him.

**Teetorbilt** · 08-16-2006, 01:23 PM

You can't be too careful! Years ago we had about a 2' X 2' X 2' hole in a condo parking space. At the end of the day we placed 4 barricades with flashing lights around it and then wrapped the whole thing in surveyors tape. Somehow an old broad managed to fall into it, twisted her ankle, sued AND won.

Go figure!

**Cole** · 08-16-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

You can't be too careful! Years ago we had about a 2' X 2' X 2' hole in a condo parking space. At the end of the day we placed 4 barricades with flashing lights around it and then wrapped the whole thing in surveyors tape. Somehow an old broad managed to fall into it, twisted her ankle, sued AND won.

Go figure!

Jeez, even after it was clearly marked as a dangerous area?

**AtlanticWBConst** · 08-16-2006, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teetorbilt

You can't be too careful! Years ago we had about a 2' X 2' X 2' hole in a condo parking space. At the end of the day we placed 4 barricades with flashing lights around it and then wrapped the whole thing in surveyors tape. Somehow an old broad managed to fall into it, twisted her ankle, sued AND won.

Go figure!

...and our insurance rates keep going up, and up, and up......