Construction sites can be in operation anywhere from a busy city centre, a retail park or even a business park. The risks to both workers and the general public are the same regardless of where the construction is happening. There might be less people walking about on a business park than in a busy city centre but the precautions still need to be the same and these need to be managed to avoid a claim for personal injury Leicester.
Vehicle and traffic management on a construction site is made harder as these environments tend to be noisy and there is always lots going on so workers might not hear a truck reversing or unloading as easily as they would within a warehouse.
Construction sites are organised so that vehicles and pedestrians using site routes can move around safely. The main issues to make sure this happens include:
Keeping people and vehicles apart from each other as much as possible - providing separate entrances and exits for workers and the vehicles and the use of walkways and crossings that can easily be seen.
Minimise vehicle movements like keeping personal vehicles away from the main construction site.
Reduce the need for vehicle reversing as much as possible as this is one of the main causes for accidents. If a site can implement one way systems, this should be introduced where possible.
The main and important element of any workplace and definately a construction site is the use of signs for both health and safety and also warning signs. If vehicles are not permitted in a certain area, make sure this is signposted and noted.
Visitors, staff and employees will be able to work on the construction site and traffic management will operate better if simple guidelines are followed and this will reduce the need and potential for a personal injury claim
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