Temporary fencing
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Temporary Fence is used where building a permanent fence
Fence
A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage .Fences...

 is either impractical or unneeded. Temporary fencing is used when an area needs barriers for the purposes of public safety or security, crowd control
Crowd control
Crowd control is the controlling of a crowd, to prevent the outbreak of disorder and prevention of possible riot. Examples are at soccer matches, when a sale of goods has attracted an excess of customers, refugee control, or mass decontamination and mass quarantine situations . It calls for gentler...

, theft deterrent, or equipment storage. Its most common use is as construction hoarding for security fencing around building sites. Other uses for temporary fencing include venue division at large events and public restriction on industrial construction sites. Temporary fencing is also often seen at special outdoor events, parking lots, and emergency/disaster relief sites.

Common forms of temporary fencing include a variety of plastic fencing or panels constructed of chainlink, steel or wire. Fencing commonly consists of individual panels that can be set up around the perimeter of the desired area to be fenced in.

Legal requirements

Many federal and/or state laws require building contractors to protect the public from the hazards associated with building and construction sites. These laws often expressly require the use of temporary fencing. In the US, occupational safety and health laws are policed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress of the United States under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970...

 (OSHA).

Temporary fencing is often required to meet safety standards
Safety standards
Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory...

 set by Government authorities and meet strict engineering requirements such as wind force resistance.
In Australia temporary fencing must meet the Australian Standards AS 4687 - 2007.

Legal compliance

Depending on occupational safety requirements in any given country or region, the quality of temporary fencing used on building and construction sites can be examined by government inspectors.

Builders can be prosecuted for not protecting the general public from construction site hazards and/or can be issued on the spot fines for a non compliant temporary fencing system.

See also

  • Chicane (barrier)
    Chicane (barrier)
    A chicane is a kind of permanent fence used at a railway crossing to prevent pedestrians from running across the railway tracks or at least to slow them down. A similar arrangement is sometimes used at the entrances of parks to impede bicycle access....

  • Construction site safety
    Construction site safety
    Construction is the most dangerous land-based work sector in Europe, after the fishing industry. In the European Union, the fatal accident rate is nearly 13 workers per 100,000 as against 5 per 100,000 for the all sector average ....

  • Crowd control barrier
    Crowd control barrier
    Crowd control barriers , are commonly used at many public events. They are frequently visible at sporting events, parades, political rallies, demonstrations, and outdoor festivals...

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  • Fence
    Fence
    A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage .Fences...

  • Mojo Barrier
    Mojo Barrier
    Mojo Barriers are a type of temporary fencing commonly used at public events such as concerts and festivals. They are specifically used for separating the area open to the public from the stage. These barriers were developed in the 1980s by Dutch event organisor Mojo Concerts...

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  • Occupational safety
  • Vinyl fence
    Vinyl fence
    A synthetic fence, plastic fence or vinyl fence is a fence made using synthetic plastics, such as vinyl , polypropylene, nylon, polythene or from various recycled plastics. It is used for agricultural fencing, horse racing and residential use. Synthetic fence is generally available preformed,...

  • Privacy fencing
    Privacy fencing
    Privacy fencing is the use of fences to protect privacy, usually by preventing outsiders from seeing onto a property. There are cultural differences with regards to the use of fences around properties. For instance, it is common in European countries to put a fence around the entire border of one's...

  • www.tempfencesales.com.au
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