Road Safety

Types of road safety items on Totalguard

We stock a range of road safety items that helps keep workers safe when working in construction, mining, manufacturing and industrial areas. These items are not only used for outdoor working areas but can also be used inside factories to increase the safety of the workplace for all workers.

When we talk road safety items, we are looking at things like:

• Traffic Cones
• Reflective tape for the cones
• Barrier Nets
• Safety Tape
• Warning Lights
• Flags

How do traffic cones keep workers safe?

Traffic cones are helpful in alerting drivers that there is some kind of activity happening on the road up ahead. This warning helps drivers to take caution, and in return it keeps the workers that are busy on the road safe from potential accidents.

Traffic cones with reflective tape are especially needed when workers are on-site at night. This makes the site and workers more visible and It allows drivers that are approaching the area to be extra vigilant.

What are the reasons for using warning lights?

Warning lights are road safety items that are used on vehicles. They can be used on police vehicles and very often you will find them on vehicles that are being used when construction is taking place on the road.

Having these lights visible on the roof of a vehicle will alert people to possible road congestion up ahead due to work taking place. This will help to prevent any injury to workers who are present on-site as drivers will know to stay clear of the area or move in the designated direction.

When would you use a barrier net?

Barrier nets are the perfect way to block off holes in the road, large scale construction taking place or broken road barrier walls or bridges. This is especially important when there are groups of workers seeing to the reconstruction or removal of debris from such areas, as this protects against the possibility of falling debris. It also ensures that drivers on the road steer clear of the actual site. Barrier nets are also very useful for containing large items such as building materials, scrap metal or other large objects that can be hazardous if left without containment. They are also instrumental in preventing unauthorised access into a construction site which could create an unsafe working environment.