SiteSafe Solutions: Typical Installation Methodology

Groundforce Shorco are always striving to develop ancillary equipment to enhance their product offerings. Demonstrated in this video are the associated products that can be used in conjunction with boxes and braces to improve safety and access in and around excavations.

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EdgeSafe

EdgeSafe

EdgeSafe is a lightweight mesh barrier system designed to provide light duty edge protection to a trench box, sheeted or timbered excavations. It can be used on short or long continuous runs and has been designed in accordance with BS EN 13374: 2004 Class A.

EndSafe

EndSafe

EndSafe is a structural steel panel designed to close-off the end of a trench box or manhole box to safely retain the backfill and prevent accidental dislodgement of loose material into the excavation. They also provide a barrier to prevent unauthorised access to the excavation and remove the need to improvise with other unsuitable equipment such as steel road plates or timber.

SurroundSafe

SurroundSafe

SurroundSafe is a range of platform units available to aid compliance with Working at Height Regulations during the placement of the concrete surrounds to manhole rings. The unit sits on top of the manhole rings and allows users to work safely at height whilst discharging concrete into manhole shutters. Each SurroundSafe is constructed of a combination of standard handrail panels, a single gate panel and a base panel.

Trench Box

Trench Box

A trench box is generally the first choice for the rapid shoring of trench runs due to the speed and simplicity of installation. They are typically suitable for use in trenches up to 4.9m wide x 6.6m deep in reasonable ground conditions, they are not recommended in unmanaged, waterlogged ground. Groundforce offer a wide range of trench box sizes with various strut types, providing a safe solution on site. A trench box is versatile, cost-effective and provide an excellent way of protecting workers from excavation wall collapse while carrying out groundworks. They can easily be stacked and used in multiple runs, which also makes them the ideal shoring method for continuously supporting an extended length of trench. Some of the key benefits are: