When planning ahead for the layout of a construction site it is important that every part of it is set up to maximise natural daylight. This ensures that contractors and other people on site will have clear visibility of what they are doing, boosting safety levels and improving standards of performance. There are, of course, some areas of any site where natural light cannot reach, and sites that function during the nighttime when there is no natural light. This is when it becomes important to plan ahead and hire construction site lighting, maintaining good visibility and improving security.
The legality of site lighting
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974, employers must provide adequate lighting that enables all work to be undertaken safely and effectively. It is illegal to manage a workplace that puts the health and eyesight of employees at risk. This means that all sites will require some form of artificial lighting, but depending on the site location, shape, and size, how much you need will change.
Temporary site lighting
On a construction site there are many challenges and potential risks. Artificial site lighting is important in the main working areas to boost effectiveness of tasks and to keep high safety standards, along walkways and emergency exits to illuminate the pathway, and in rest areas where employees deserve a break from work in safety and with good visibility levels. For a construction site, temporary site lighting covers all of these issues, whilst also ensuring that the light is used a deterrent at night as part of the security protocols in place.
There is more to it than just setting up a lighting tower wherever you see fit. To maximise safety and purpose the lighting must not cause issues of glare or brightness that negatively affects visibility. There shouldn’t be a big difference in lighting levels between different areas, as this can cause potential hazards as eyes adjust to new lighting, and they should be out of the way to not cause a hazard, but easy enough to reach for maintenance, replacement, and movement.
The benefits of solar tower lighting for construction sites
When choosing construction site lighting to hire, solar towers provide a few benefits, including:
Zero emissions – Solar towers convert energy collected from the sun into electricity, so there is no fuel and waste product.
Flexible placement – They are easy to install and then move around on site, allowing you to be flexible as and when you need to make a change.
Low maintenance – As with other solar powered equipment, there are little to no moving parts, so you do not have to worry about maintenance and repair.
Construction site lighting is a crucial component of any working site. Many projects are required to operate 24 hours a day, or during dark hours in the winter. This means that there cannot be a reliance on natural light to maintain high levels of visibility and to increase safety and performance levels on site. Hiring solar construction lighting helps in this manner, improves security processes around the perimeter of a site at night, and lowers the carbon footprint of the site and project due to the renewable energy that is used to power the lights.
