#Construction Site Barriers
Construction Site Barriers
Which legal requirements apply to construction site barriers and how to secure your job site.
Construction Site Barriers – what does it mean?
Constructing site barriers, or securing a job site, must be carried out conscientiously before any construction begins. Construction site barriers refer to adequate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to a construction site where visitors could face serious danger.
Construction Site Barriers Under the Law
Guidelines for construction site safety are anchored in the Construction Site Ordinance. The Construction Site Ordinance (BaustellV) consolidates all guidelines and requirements from the Occupational Safety Act (ArbSchG), the Workplace Ordinance (ArbStättV), and traffic safety obligations.
The most important regulations for construction site safety can be found here:
- German Civil Code (BGB)
- Road Traffic Act (StVO)
- Administrative Guidelines to the StVO
- Guidelines for Securing Work Areas (RSA)
- Construction Site Ordinance (BaustellV)
- Regulation on Safety and Health Protection
Duties of the Client and Transfer of Security to Third Parties
The client is primarily responsible for securing the construction site, as they initiate the construction project. Accordingly, they are liable for damages resulting from insufficient or missing construction site barriers. However, the client can delegate this duty to construction contractors, leaving them with only supervisory and control obligations – though they cannot completely avoid liability. The contractor then becomes responsible for setting up and safely operating the construction site – because they assume this duty from the client and because they are the ones creating potential hazards through their work and can implement appropriate safety measures.
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Rent Construction Site Barriers at klarx
klarx offers over 200 products in the construction site safety category for rent. Quickly and easily select from the categories construction fencing, barrier gates, and warning lights to set up and secure your job site in no time! If you have any questions about the products or construction site safety in general, please contact our experts!
This page was automatically translated from German.