Key Questions to Ask When Ordering Debris Safety Netting

Which Safety Netting Type is Right for Your Construction Site?

May

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Safety netting serves a critical function on construction sites – protecting workers, property, equipment, and anyone or anything in the immediate vicinity. Netting comes in various material types designed to cover specific applications. For example, you might only be looking to catch debris. No problem. But is it light? Heavy? That matters. In other cases, you could be looking to retain something in place. How heavy? If you’re concerned about people falling, that solution is in a class of its own.

There are four primary classifications of construction netting as follows:

Light debris – includes smaller, lightweight items such as coffee cups, pens, pencils, etc. For this application, PVC-coated polyester is used. You’ll need a finer mesh size to catch these smaller items, typically 1/8” x 3/16”. The breaking strength (per ASTMD D), 1” grab, is 179 lbf (length) and 94 lbf (width). This type of netting is ideal for barriers, debris containment systems, and scaffold enclosures.

Medium-duty debris/objects – This includes tools, hardware, and debris. Knit polyester is standardly applied here, with a larger mesh size, such as 3/8” x 1/2”. Breaking strength (per ASTMD D) is 107 PSI (Warp), 65 PSI (Fill). This style of netting can also be used as barrier netting.

Larger, heavier debris/objects – brick, concrete, cornice chunks, stacked material. We have found that the best protection is provided by using a two-ply netting system. It consists of a 2” structural net underlay and a 3/8” or 1/8” debris net liner. The two layered panels are joined together at the border with 3” woven high tenacity polypropylene webbing and then double-stitched with UV treated and lubricated #138 polyester sewing thread. It has a design load of 2,000 lbs and a test load of 1,200 lbs.* This system may also be used as a material tie-down, shade, or open-pit cover. Additional applications include window/access protection, open wall guards, and mid-rail fencing.

People – the most precious cargo! – Fall protection is provided by personnel safety nets (PSNs). There is one material for this purpose: 120mm industrial grade high tenacity nylon. This specialty fiber, initially developed by DuPont, has been the industry standard for fall protection since the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in the s. It’s a living testament to the old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

So, if you’re sourcing safety netting for a construction site, the critical question is, “What will it possibly be catching or retaining?” The application is the decision-maker here. Think worst-case. If anything, over-specify. This way, you’ll be covered for the things that you’re expecting to happen and, most likely, the things you are not.

*Testing methods and performance standards reference InCord Standard MPS-002 and Tech Spec PHST-202A Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of the Navy.)

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On the one hand, safety nets with additional overlay panels are intended to protect people from falling. On the other hand, safety nets are also intended to catch falling parts or objects and protect the area thus safeguarded. Accordingly, the special nets must absorb sufficient energy so that they can safely catch people and objects as fall safety nets. For this purpose, safety nets are sometimes so finely meshed that even smaller parts can get caught in the net. Our safety nets with overlay panels from the Safetynet365 store combine safety nets for people with additional close-meshed netting or tarpaulin material. Thus, our safety nets meet all safety regulations for fall safety nets on buildings.

Highway safety nets are special nets from the category of safety nets. These nets are installed on or under or in highway bridges: At open spaces between the carriageways or between the carriageway and the crosswalk, the bridge safety nets close the gaps and thus serve to ensure personal safety. The nets reliably catch falling people as well as objects and trash. The latter, in particular, also ensures the protection of roadways located under the highway bridge - the falling objects thus do not cause any damage thanks to the safety net. We offer highway safety nets in absolutely tear-proof quality, various mesh sizes and as custom-made per square meter, so that the bridge safety net optimally fits the size of the respective structure.

Roof tile nets are used for dilapidated buildings, facades, church towers and the like. The roof nets ensure that loose building parts such as roof tiles cannot fall down. You thus protect passers-by from damage caused by falling parts, for which you as the property owner would otherwise be liable. Thanks to roof tile safety nets, you minimize the danger posed by dilapidated structures and do not have to renovate dilapidated structures immediately. Roof tile safety nets or facede nets are usually attached to buildings by industrial climbers rappelling down from the roof - so you don't need scaffolding on the buildings either to protect the facade or to install the nets. You can buy the weather-resistant roof protection nets made of plastic at Safetynet365 precisely made to measure.

Dust protection nets or debris nets are used to secure buildings and protect facades in that they protect passers-by and, especially in the city, traffic in general from escaping construction dust. These protective nets have a high material density, so that smaller objects as well as construction dust are reliably intercepted. At the same time, the dust protection nets from Safetynet365 are still permeable to air, which prevents congestion heat behind the nets. We offer dust protection nets in various sizes and colors.

Bird protection nets are used on buildings and facades mainly for pigeon defense. Thanks to protective nets on the facades, unwanted birds such as pigeons cannot settle on the buildings and contaminate them with their droppings. Bird nets for building protection are effective against pigeons from a mesh size of 50 mm and pose no danger to the animals. You can buy bird protection nets for your facade and building protection made to measure from us.

In wind turbines, constant maintenance and servicing is essential for proper operation. In order for workers to move safely in the high altitude and confined space of wind turbines, the installation of wind turbine safety nets is an option. Wind turbine safety nets from Safetynet365 are a combination of highly tear-resistant personal fall arrest nets and close-meshed fabric tarpaulins. Thus, workers are not only protected from falls, but also from possible falling parts or tools.

Contact us to discuss your requirements of Debris Safety Netting(ar,af,de). Our experienced sales team can help you identify the options that best suit your needs.