How High Should Expandable Barriers Be?
How High Should Expandable Barriers Be in New Zealand?
DIY Xpanda’s expandable barriers (pedestrian safety fences) can enhance your access control and prevent unwanted walk-ins in warehouses, factories, retail spaces, around heavy machinery, and beyond anywhere people are supposed to be not walking in casually.
Our expandable barriers can fit into a range of environments, and are available in a variety of widths and heights, designed to address diverse coverage needs and unique challenges. These barriers are also known as pedestrian barriers or safety fences.
These barriers are retractable and adjustable, allowing for swift adjustments to the workspace so that you can protect staff and guests on site easily.
These barriers, as quick and affordable PPE, are lightweight and easy to install, and come with various size options to provide very flexible worksite protection.
When considering the purchase of Expandable Barriers for your residential or commercial property in New Zealand, determining the appropriate height is crucial. Here are some key factors to consider when making your decision.
Index
- Safety and Security
- Workplace Hazards
- Visibility
- Expandable Barriers Heights & Lengths
- Selecting the Right Barriers
1. Safety and Security:
The primary function of Barriers is to prevent unauthorized access to restricted areas. For optimal security, it is recommended to choose a barrier with a height of at least 1.5 to 2 meters to deter potential intruders and prevent climbing. However, a height of 1 metre can also be sufficient for safety purposes only.
2. Workplace Hazards:
The nature of your property and the specific hazards you are trying to protect against should also influence the height of your Barriers. For example, if the barrier is intended to prevent falls from elevated areas or access to hazardous machinery and equipment, a height of at least 1.5 metres may be necessary.
3. Visibility:
Ensuring that the chosen height of the Expandable Barriers provides good visibility to occupants and visitors is crucial to prevent accidents.
It is also helpful to think where it is really needed. You can use these quickly and easily anywhere that need either or both visual access and traffic control enforcement. Main examples might be:
- Warehouse roller door openings and docking bays
- Blocking off kiosks
- Cordoning off factory spaces
- Building & road works site entrance’s
- Shops, malls, and dairy’s aisles
- Walkways and pathways that still need full access
- Deterring thieves from wondering into your open workspace
- For compliance with safety requirements as they deter pedestrians and keep out of potentially dangerous workspaces
4. Expandable Barriers Heights and Lengths:
Choose from a range of Expandable Barrier' sizes suitable for different openings, with options from 4 to 8 metres in length and heights of 1m, 1.5m, and 2m.
When selecting the height, consider the specific use and environment. DIY Xpanda offers a range of Expandable Barriers. Their team can provide guidance on choosing the right height to ensure maximum safety and security for your property. Trust DIY Xpanda for all your expandable safety barrier needs.
5. Selecting the Right Expandable Barriers: Recommendation Tool (Beta)
The tool below recommends suitable barriers for your use. By default, it suggests one unit, but you can order multiple units depending on your needs. Since this is a beta version, please enter the required width and height confirmation (if applicable) in the customer note section on your cart page.
Expandable Barriers Recommendations
Click "Check" to see the recommended Expandable Barriers.
Extra 1: Installation Guide
- Fix one side of the barrier to the wall using the included wall mounting brackets and fixings.
- In the photo, the right side is attached to the wall with brackets (shown in silver, but the actual brackets will be yellow). The barrier expands to the left side, where a drop-latch is installed for locking.
- Equip the other side with an additional locking system, such as a padlock, for added protection.
Extra 2: Other Names
These expandable barriers, some might call them "fences", are also often referred to as the following:
- Accordion fence
- Aluminum Accordion Fences
- Barricade fence
- Barrier fence
- Barrier mesh
- Collapsible barrier
- Collapsible fence
- Collapsible safety barriers
- Crowd control barriers
- Crowd control fence
- Driveway barrier
- Easy fence
- Expandable barrier on wheels
- Expandable barrier gate
- Expandable barricade
- Expandable crowd control barriers
- Expandable fence gate
- Expanding barriers
- Expanding barrier fence
- Expanding barrier gate
- Expanding pedestrian barriers
- Expanding safety fences
- Extending barrier
- Lightweight portable barriers
- Portable barrier
- Portable barrier fence
- Portable safety barriers
- Portable security gate
- Protection barriers
- Retractable barriers
- Retractable fence
- Retractable mesh fence
- Retractable safety fence
- Safety barrier fence
- Safety barriers
- Safety fences
- Scissor fence
- Security fence
- Pedestrian fence
- Perimeter fence
