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Explore technical guidance, project insights and lessons from the field to help you plan, specify and use Edge Protection without drilling into concrete.
Why Temporary Works Should Be Designed Before the Concrete Is Finished
Temporary edge protection often becomes urgent only after the structure is finished and the available choices have narrowed. Two high-rise examples - involving precast panels and PT slabs - show how small early connection decisions can reduce drilling and move installation away from exposed edges. NON-DRILL's view is simple: decide how the protection will connect while the project still has choices.
Read insightTfNSW B80 and Temporary Edge Protection: Why the Fixing Method Is Now a Design Decision
Drilling into bridge concrete isn’t necessarily prohibited under TfNSW B80, but it can trigger additional engineering and approval considerations. This article looks at why the edge-protection fixing method is worth deciding before the pour, while the project still has options.
Read insightThe Jersey Barrier Is Already Giving You a Connection Point
Concrete Jersey barriers are usually treated as finished objects once they have been placed. NON-DRILL sees potential connection points. Across signage, hoarding, cyclist rails and covered walkways, suitable existing lifting anchors have formed part of engineered temporary-works solutions without new drilled fixings. The engineering changes. The philosophy does not: before creating another fixing, ask what the structure is already giving you.
Read insightNo Drilling Is a Benefit and Better Planning Is the Real Advantage
No drilling is an obvious benefit. The greater advantage is planning the connection before installation becomes an urgent site decision. NON-DRILL uses existing or planned anchors to create a clear, practical edge-protection method. The result is simpler installation, fewer decisions at the exposed edge and a system designed around the actual structure.
Read insightHow to Write a SWMS That Actually Works on Site
A SWMS should do more than satisfy a compliance requirement. It should help everyone on site understand the work, the risks and how those risks will be controlled before the job starts. This practical guide explains how to write a SWMS that is clear, site-specific and genuinely useful to the people doing the work.
Read insightSilica Dust and Concrete Drilling: Can We Design the Task Out?
When concrete drilling creates silica dust, the first question shouldn’t always be how to control it. Sometimes it should be whether the drilling needs to happen at all. We look at how smarter edge-protection planning can remove a silica-generating task before it reaches site.
Read insightPrecast Edge Protection for Data Centres: Design the Connection Before the Panel Reaches Site
Data centres are built for speed, but temporary edge protection can become a late-stage problem if the connection isn’t planned early. We look at how designing suitable connection points into precast panels can keep edge protection aligned with the construction sequence before the panels ever reach site.
Read insightWhy Are We Buying Edge Protection Twice?
Why install temporary edge protection, remove it and then bring in a second handrail system? For reinforced earth walls, NON-DRILL offers a different way to plan the transition from construction to the finished structure. Where project requirements allow, the same posts and rails can move from temporary protection into their permanent position, reducing duplicate equipment, handling and installation.
Read insightEdge Protection Should Be Designed Into the Build
Edge protection is often treated as a decision for later, after the structure is complete and access is urgently required. NON-DRILL explains why bringing the connection method into design and constructability discussions earlier can preserve options and simplify the work on site.
Read insightTemporary Edge Protection Standards Explained: What Project Teams Need to Know
A practical guide to AS/NZS 4994 and AS 1657 for project engineers and temporary works teams. Understand temporary edge protection, fall prevention, connections and compliance considerations.
Read insightEdge Protection Compliance Is a System, Not a Sticker
A tested post or compliant component does not automatically create a compliant edge-protection system. The connection, supporting structure, configuration, installation and inspections must all work together under actual site conditions. NON-DRILL explains why project teams should design the control and its connection before selecting the system.
Read insightThe Structure Should Choose the Edge-Protection Method
At Guildford Sewage Treatment Works, edge protection was required across precast concrete structures as construction progressed. NON-DRILL connected directly to the existing lifting anchors, avoiding new holes and the associated dust, noise, vibration and make-good work. The project shows why the structure and construction sequence, not a one-size-fits-all product, should determine the edge-protection method.
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