While choosing scaffolding netting, you must consider a few things to ensure that you are opting for the correct safety element. These are:

• • Mesh size:Always check for the mesh size of the scaffold netting. This is critical to ensure that the scaffold netting will be performing its function. Follow OSHA requirements for safety netting for workers with a minimum mesh size of 6” at each side.
    If you are looking for a safety net for debris protection, choose the one with a smaller mesh size to ensure that all the debris can be entrapped. In general, you will find mesh sizes of 1/32”, 1/16”, 5/32”, or 1/4″ for debris protection.
  • Material:Most scaffolding netting is made from HDPE, which is a good material for scaffold nettings. You can also choose this material for efficient performance.
  • Eyelet holes:The eyelets holes are used for the fastening of scaffold netting. Try to choose the scaffold netting that comes with reinforced eyelet buttons.

Figure 3 – Eyelet Holes On Scaffold Netting

• Fire retardant:Ensure the scaffold nets you are choosing are with fire retardant properties to ensure safety for fire protection.
• UV stabilization:The UV stabilized materials can offer you extended durability.
• Reinforcement:Since the scaffold nettings are important for safety concerns, you must always make sure they are sufficiently reinforced for safety. Choose the scaffold nets that have reinforced edges to prevent them from ripping.

The main differences between horizontal and vertical scaffold netting are in terms of setup and purpose. The vertical scaffold nettings are installed vertically on the scaffold structures. They will create a direct containment to trap all kinds of debris within the working platform.

The vertical scaffold nettings will eliminate any scope of debris or workers from falling off the working platform. The most common vertical scaffold nettings are safety meshes with a sturdy design. But you can use the net material as well. If you use the net for vertical scaffold nettings, you must ensure that you are installing it with sufficient rigidity for its efficient operation.

The horizontal scaffold nettings are installed horizontally and reach out towards the exterior direction from the scaffolding. Compared to vertical scaffold netting, they protect any falling object or workers from reaching the ground. They are an essential part of the fall protection system. Since they are designed to protect falling workers, the manufacturers make them with heavy-duty material to ensure the required strength.

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The main application of scaffold netting is to protect.

First, these nets protect workers and the public from objects dropped off of a scaffold, and can also help minimize property damage from falling tools or materials. Whether falling is taking place on the second floor or the fifty-second floor, the injury is everyone’s worst nightmare.

Second, brick-and-mortar-removal projects may produce a lot of dust. The scaffold netting prevents the dust from construction site to polluting the atmosphere of towns and cities.

Third, since concrete structures need proper curing to achieve desirable strength, it must be made sure that the concrete stays wet and cured most of the time. The scaffold netting can used as shade cloth. They are used to maintain ventilation thus preventing excess humidity.

And the green scaffold netting helps in the following ways:

1. Green color is pleasant to eyes,it relieves construction workers’ visual fatigue.
2. The green color of the scaffold netting cuts down the sunray to the concrete structure, better for the result of curing.
3. Compared to dark or white, green cover makes a building under construction more striking to other adjacent architectures.So that people in the neighborhood take adequate safety precautions when passing by.

In these two pictures above, which building can quickly catch your attention?

I think the answer is already in your mind.