Temporary Fence, Barricade and Traffic Safety Solutions Equipment Rentals

From packed entertainment venues to bustling construction sites, proper site organization is critical for protecting employees, passersby, and nearby structures from workplace hazards. Orderly barricades ensure customers stay within safe zones and provide businesses with an extra layer of privacy and security from unauthorized entry.

With the right barricade solutions, you can mitigate risk and liability to ensure compliance with jobsite safety regulations for your industry and application.

For additional information on our equipment rental process, contact our team.

OSHA Requirements: Barricades and Signage Regulations

OSHA Standard 1926 Subpart G establishes that barricades can be permanent or temporary structures with one to three rails. They must be at least 24 inches long, with clear markings to visually distinguish them from busy environments.

According to OSHA Standard 1910.335, workplaces must also use appropriate signage in conjunction with any barricade systems, including temporary ones. Organizations that do not already have their own signs may rent the signage they need to ensure they adhere to these guidelines.

Temporary Fencing Industries and Applications

Herc Rentals provides temporary fencing and crowd control solutions for the following industries and applications:

• Entertainment events: Whether you are putting on a concert or a sports game, renting crowd control barricades can improve attendee safety and provide an easy route for emergency personnel to access crowded areas. Fencing solutions can also help you create orderly queues for concession stands and box office staff.
• Industrial facilities: Manufacturing plants, warehouses, server farms and other industrial sites contain valuable equipment and trade secrets. Businesses looking to protect their property can rent temporary fencing solutions while building permanent barriers.
• Municipal projects: Municipalities are always dealing with local projects, like renovations, environmental initiatives and community events. Temporary fencing enables municipalities to create clear zones and queues for pedestrians to keep them out of sensitive areas.
• Commercial spaces: Businesses and restaurants can benefit from the additional security of temporary fencing solutions during normal operations and off-hours. For example, temporary barricade rentals can block off areas of a business that are under renovation to keep customers from looking.
• Construction sites: Temporary fencing prevents bystanders from entering hazardous areas and ensures compliance with OSHA regulations. It also adds another layer of construction site security to prevent would-be thieves from making off with equipment and other construction supplies.

Types of Temporary Fences, Barricades, and Traffic Safety Solutions

At Herc Rentals, we rent high-quality equipment your organization can use to improve worksite safety and protect valuable stock. The various types of fencing and jobsite safety solutions we offer include:
 

Temporary Fences

Temporary fences are modular systems designed for easy installation and removal. When you rent them, you'll receive separate portable welded wire fence panels you can use to create custom barricade solutions tailored to your specific worksite and requirements. We offer welded wire fence panels, which are stronger, safer and more secure than plastic or chain link.

Some important components of temporary fences include:

• Temporary fence panels
• Gate kits
• Fence stabilizers

Wind Screen Covers

Wind screens are similar in appearance and operation and are made from a UV-stabilized HDPE material that can stand up to inclement weather conditions. They provide continuous airflow to the area behind the barrier and suppress dust while shielding against UV rays and high winds.

Noise Barriers

Also known as a soundwall or an acoustical barrier, noise barriers protect people from loud noise, such as nearby construction sites or road traffic. Temporary noise barriers are excellent for short-term projects such as construction projects and large events because they help minimize noise pollution without detracting from the location's overall appearance. They also provide additional dust suppression.

Water Wall barricades are an excellent solution to secure noise barriers in place. However, note: We don’t recommend attaching noise panels to a temporary fence due to the wind, combined with the weight of the panels, increasing the likelihood of the fence being blown over or into other objects, which could be dangerous, cause damage, or injury.

Our 81" x 52" noise barrier panels can accommodate customers with a wide range of needs. Contact our team to learn more about how they can benefit your jobsite.

Pedestrian Barricades

Pedestrian barricades are physical multipurpose barriers used to direct foot traffic through an area. They are typically made from metal or plastic and can benefit organizations in almost any industry by maintaining order and preventing unauthorized access in hazardous areas.

Common uses for pedestrian barricades include construction zones, outdoor events, parking garages and even advertising with company logos.

The different types of pedestrian barricades we rent include:

• Metal pedestrian barricades
• ADA compliant pedestrians

Traffic Cones and Delineators

Rental traffic cones and delineators help to clearly mark the path of traffic so pedestrians and equipment operators know where they are supposed to go. We offer the following types of traffic markers for rent:

• Traffic cones
• Delineator cones
• Cone bar barricade
• Drum barricade
• Sawhorse barricade
• Folding reflective barricade

Traffic Signage

We also offer traffic safety equipment rentals, which must be paired with temporary fencing to alert pedestrians to a nearby worksite or boundary. Our traffic signage rentals include construction warning signs such as:

• Road work ahead
• Road closed
• Lane closed
• Working symbols
• Working words

Water Barricades

Water barricades are most commonly used for regulating traffic on roadways, construction sites, and events. Their hollow design makes them easy to transport and arrange on the jobsite. When they're ready for use, you fill them with water to provide additional stability and impact absorption. Herc Rentals offers TL1/TL2 Water Barricades that are lined with three molded-in steel cables, connected with steel pins, to provide a crash rating of up to 44 mph.

Using water rather than a solid stabilizing agent improves efficiency by allowing you to quickly fill and empty the barricades. While they are equally robust, solid barriers take significantly longer to move and place due to their weight and size. Water barricades are a greast solution to pair wiht noise attenuated pannels when needing to reduce noise pollution.

Construction and Ground Protection Mats

Ground protection mats provide reinforcement for grass and soft dirt surfaces in high-traffic areas. These mats have a durable yet easily portable design that makes them suitable for various applications across industries. They are commonly used on construction sites, grass parking lots, landscaping projects, and commercial driveways.

Some ground protection mats clamp together to create long walkways, which can be helpful for directing the flow of traffic at large outdoor events and protecting the lawn from being trampled.

FODS Reusable Construction Entrances outperform traditional rock and geofabric stabilized construction entrances, and can be installed in under 30 minutes and configured to any entrance detail.

Trackout Control Mats were engineered to deform tires as vehicles pass over, without damage to the tire. Rows of staggered pyramids effectively dislodge sediment, stone and debris. The debris is collected into the base of each mat and will not come in contact with the tires of subsequent vehicles. As a rockless system, it mitigates the hazards of aggregate being lodged in vehicle tires and transported into traffic. FODS improves environmental compliance by reducing construction site track out onto roadways.

Contact Us for More Information on Our Temporary Fencing Rentals

We offer multiple solutions for a wide range of temporary fencing installations, from concert venues to construction sites, manufacturing plants, retail stores and more. If you need short-term barricade solutions from your worksite, you can count on us to help you find what you need.

We also offer on-site or virtual training services to ensure your team can safely and efficiently use your rental equipment. Contact us today to learn more about temporary fencing solutions for your industry.