The system will be able to guarantee safely to all site employees including subcontractors and clients, but also offers cost savings, compared with imported edge protection system.
According to Liviero’s technical design manager, Rudi Freislich, the full designed system has a range of edge protection gear, including vertical, horizontal, freestanding and bolted systems and the unique vertical brackets can accommodate slab thicknesses of 800 mm.
Freislich explains that, while most contractors in South Africa’s construction industry use European brackets, Liviero’s edge protection system was specifically designed for the local market. He adds that European brackets, which are used in conjunction with hollow steel tubes, are not designed to be used with steel tubes, but with high-grade timber properly bolted to them for balustrading and knee bracing. This means that the use of steel tubes in South Africa has created dangerously ineffective edge protection systems
The technology is in use in constructing Liviero ‘s new offices, a factory and a warehouse for cigarette manufacturer Razomart, and the system will help in the breathing sytem for all the constructors.