Proper marking of temporary installations in construction is an important step to increase the safety of the operations. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), employers must provide safety marking to warn their employees and visitors about hazards and potentially dangerous situations. Discover Telenco store’s full range of traffic cones, traffic lights, guardrails and more to mark out worksites.

When do you need to use traffic cones or other site marking equipment?

Whenever you need to perform road works, traffic cones and other safety marking items enable you to delimit your construction zone and to redirect traffic so others can clearly identify where is your team’s temporary work place. They are ideal tools in situations requiring traffic management as they can be used for lane delineation, to prevent parking or restrict access to mark out a safe area for the workforce. You can find road traffic cones with high visibility and reflective strips to gain in visibility during night time.

You may also need construction cones within your premises to warn people about indoor hazards, like dangerous storage areas, or to inform them about wet floors and slippery surfaces for example.

What are the standard requirements for traffic cones?

All traffic cones must be orange, florescent red-orange or florescent yellow-orange, and must be stable enough to withstand, as possible, environmental and traffic conditions. You can find guidance on the correct use and deployment of traffic cones in the part 1 (Design) and 2 (Operations) of The Traffic Signs Manual, Chapter 8: Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations.

Discover our full range of workplace safety signs for ensuring the health and security of telecom field engineers and industry technicians, on worksites or other industrial facilities. As every situation is unique and there is no one-size-fits-all on construction sites, Telenco.com supplies safety cones, warning tapes and work gate barriers with different sizes and lengths. Browse our e-catalogue to find numerous safety signage tools such as signaling cones, but also marking spray paint and telescopic cone bar, and keep your employees safe.