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Temporary lighting for worksite

Temporary lighting for worksite

Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
Hi

There is this company that is doing some civil works on a street right in front of inhabited houses. The work consists in installing new pipes for the sewage system so it takes a couple of months and meanwhile, the people that inhabit the houses have to put up with it. There have been a few minor accidents and I'm convinced some of them are due to the lack of appropriate public lighting.

So is there any advice for this situation? I researched "temporary lighting" but all I got was some lamps that I couldn't find a way to install in the posts that already exists. Please if someone has an idea about how to better illuminate this street while the works lasts, let me know.

Thanks.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

Do you want to supplement the permanent lighting installation to increase illumination or to replace it because it is out of service due to the works? Self-contained mobile lighting towers tend to be used because they are convenient and cost-effective for short duration works, but the noise of the generator would possibly be a source of annoyance in a residential location.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
Hi Scotty, thanks for your answer.

The idea is to supplement the public lighting installation to increase illumination. The current lamps work fine but they are not enough. I know it is the municipality's fault, but the lack of lighting has caused some accidents and now this companty is being blamed.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

Where is the light problem?

on the "public sidewalk" or streets where the public is walking/driving/pooping dogs? or inside the ditch where the workers are trying to work?

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
The light problem is all over the place. The risks are mainly on the sidewalks, since the streets are not in use while the pipe installation lasts.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

So, why aren't the construction hazards properly barricaded? If nobody can inadvertently wander into the hazard there's no need to increase the illumination of the hazard.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
As I said in my original post, the works are on the streets. Cars can not go by these streets, but people living along these streets still need to get in and out of their houses and for that they use the sidewalks. There on the sidewalks is where the hazards are because some holes are done as part of the works. these holes are covered with wood tables but there are people that inadvertedly or on purpose, move them.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

For any work I've seen where covering a hole hazard is necessary, steel plates were placed over the hazard... let's see some pedestrian move one of THOSE things!

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

Protection against potential harm to the public during a construction project is (should be) of paramount importance to the contractor and contractee. If there are unprotected hazards and inadequate lighting as you describe, that is something I would take up immediately with the local authorities, VOCIFEROUSLY.

If you are looking for something to purchase, look for "construction string lights"


or "outdoor construction flood lights".


"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals" -- Booker T. Washington

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
jraef

Thanks for your answer. Those "construction string lights" and "outdoor construction flood lights", seem to do the trick.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

they are also easily stolen by the immoral elements now common in our society.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

Learned a new word this morning. Thanks, Jeff.

Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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Half full - Half empty? I don't mind. It's what in it that counts.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
The possibility of the lamps being stolen is indeed a problem, this is one of the reasons I raised the question, otherwise I would have sugested to just go and install some regular lamps.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

As I said... if there's a hole, cover it with a heavy steel plate that takes an Earth-mover to move (I think they rig a chain to the bucket to lift/more the plates. It will take the guys 10 minutes at the beginning/end of the day to uncover/cover the hole. No need for lights, just cover the hazard and blanket area with flashing hazard signs and orange cones/barrels.

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

MacGyver,

That doesn't eliminate other hazards, just the one of falling into a hole. As for what the other hazards may be, that's a very good question...

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

LOL, last month a contractor working at night installing earthquake bracing for the San Francisco Bay Bridge put down steel plates to cover their gaps when they stopped for the day, and the 1" thick plates caused everyone to come to a grinding halt when they saw them. Caused a massive backup that lasted an entire day.


"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals" -- Booker T. Washington

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
The main risks are the holes. The steel plates would require a large supply of large sheets and an acetylene equipment to cut them to size (all holes are of different size). Then we'd have the trouble of keeping the acetylene equipment from being stolen.

And I'm pretty sure another risk, don't know which one but I'm pretty sure something would come up, if the lighting is not improved.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

(OP)
In case anyone is interested, I got an answer somewhere else and if you search on the internet for "portable construction lighting systems" you get some solutions.

RE: Temporary lighting for worksite

You don't cut the plates to perfectly fit the hole, you use large sheets (4'x4' ?) to cover any hole. Not cutting, no welding, just drop a sheet down. Who cares if the sheet only covers a 6" hole, it covers it completely, which is what really matters.

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

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