Posts by Raymond Hoekstra
Why Flexi Bollards Bend Instead of Break: The Engineering Behind Flexible Traffic Delineators
A delivery vehicle clips a bright orange bollard while turning into a warehouse entrance. The post bends almost flat against the ground...
Why Safe-Hit Posts Are Used Where Traditional Road Bollards Would Be Damaged
A delivery truck takes a corner slightly too tightly and clips a roadside post. The driver continues, but the post is left leaning at a...
Why Some Warning Lights Become Almost Invisible in Bright South African Sunlight
A roadworks team installs flashing amber warning lights along a temporary traffic barrier early in the morning. Before sunrise, the lig...
What Happens When a Manhole Cover Is Removed at a Live Workplace? A Step-by-Step Risk Breakdown
Removing a manhole cover can look like a simple maintenance job. Someone lifts the cover, puts it to one side and gets on with whatever...
Where Should a Manhole Barrier Actually Go? Understanding the Exclusion Zone Around an Open Manhole
Putting a barrier around an open manhole sounds simple until you actually have to decide where it should stand. Too close to the openin...
Why Road Cones Get Ignored: 7 Situations Where Drivers Stop Seeing Temporary Traffic Warnings
Road cones are designed to attract attention, but putting a bright cone beside a road doesn't guarantee that a driver will actually not...
Why Some Road Cones Are Easy to See at 50 Metres — and Others Disappear Into the Background
A road cone can be sitting directly in front of a driver and still fail to attract much attention. That sounds strange until you look a...
Why Heavy-Duty Barriers Matter: Inside the Strength and Design of the RoadQuip Big Foot Barrier
Most workplace safety conversations start with behaviour.
Train your staff.
Improve awareness.
Follow procedures.
Install ...
How Often Should Workplace First Aid Kits Be Checked and Replenished?
A workplace first aid kit is only useful if the equipment inside it is available, in good condition and ready to use when an incident o...
5 Problems Blasthole Savers Can Help Prevent on a Mining Site
A drilled blast hole may look like a small part of a mining operation, but its condition can have a much bigger impact than you might e...