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The Importance of Dewatering Precautions to Ensure a Safe Work Site

If you work in construction, you know how important a dry worksite can be. Dewatering the construction site prior to beginning work allows the site to be safer by lowering the risk of accidents, firms the soil where work will be conducted, and it also helps the environment by removing standing water that can be a target for mosquitos and toxins. [bctt tweet=”About to begin a new construction project? Learn the importance of dewatering precautions so you can ensure a safe work site.” via=”no”]

Construction Projects and Dewatering Precautions

Dewatering is needed on nearly all construction sites. Water needs to be removed from these sites to create a safer work environment, help prevent erosion, and also help protect the environment. It is important to consider some dewatering precautions before getting started on a project. Here are a few to remember:

  • Water should never be pumped directly into slopes.
  • Discontinue dewatering if the area shows signs of instability or erosion.
  • Channels used for dewatering need to be steady and protected by grass and vegetation.
  • Never dewater during heavy rains. The water and infiltration rate will be slower during the dewatering process or it will not function entirely.
  • Never discharge water that contains oil, grease, or chemical products.
  • Make sure to acquire any additional permits from state, local, or federal agencies.

Dewatering Methods

There are many dewatering methods to get the dry worksite you need for your construction project. These vary from open excavation, trenches, gravity drainage channels, and also inflatable cofferdams. An Aqua-Barrier® Inflatable Water Dam is the perfect tool for many dewatering and construction projects and is a more environmentally friendly and safe alternative to other traditional dewatering methods.

ProTip: An Aqua-Barrier® Cofferdam is the perfect alternative to sheet piling and sandbags that is environmentally friendly, as well as cost and time effective.

Ensure Safety with Dewatering Precautions

Whether you are working on a bridge repair, pipeline construction, sediment control, or shoreline restorations, keeping your work site safe requires dewatering and following the dewatering precautions above.

Contact us to learn more reasons it is important to follow dewatering precautions to ensure a safe worksite.

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