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Preventing Tip-Overs and Ejections
Installing the right mats on a jobsite reduces the risk of equipment tip-overs and worker ejections.
Level, stable temporary roads help keep equipment from tilting, and potentially tipping over, as it traverses the jobsite. By staving off ruts and mud rolls, roads constructed of mats also protect unsecured man lift occupants from being catapulted out of the basket and secured occupants from being thrown forcefully against it.
Heavy-duty timber mats used to create equipment work platforms stabilize boom lifts, telehandlers and other equipment during operation. They guard against a catastrophic tip-over caused by tires or tracks pressing into soft, unlevel ground and throwing off the machine’ s center of gravity.
For equipment with outriggers, such as heavy telehandlers and some rough terrain scissor lifts, outrigger mats support the outriggers to increase safety. While outriggers can tolerate a certain degree of slope, they have been known to sink into very wet ground to the point of creating a hazard.
Protecting Subsurface Infrastructure
Some jobsites have subsurface infrastructure that was installed before construction began. It may sit only two or three feet below the surface. When ruts form, heavy equipment can depress them to the point of damaging drainpipes and electrical lines that lie beneath.
By preventing rut formation, ground protection mats head off damage to subsurface infrastructure and save contractors the cost of replacing it.
Reducing Environmental Damage
Mats also reduce the environmental impact of construction activities, which benefits companies on several fronts.
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