Lighting towers, temporary fencing, VMA signs, these are all things that might spring to mind when asked to think of equipment you might need when planning an outdoor event. However, the humble ground protection mat should never be overlooked, for this simple device can save you countless amounts of damage and injury costs after your event, making the venue safer not only for your visitors and staff but the ground itself too. This article will explain how.
Ground Protection Mats Have Environmental Benefits
While protecting the visible grass surface may be the first thing that springs to mind when one thinks of ground protection mats, they have considerable benefits for what you can’t see too. Whole ecosystems thrive in and under grass surfaces, and without adequate protection, serious harm can be done when masses of people or equipment are brought across it. Laying an adequate ground protection mat over such a surface can mitigate the effects your event will have on these ecosystems.
Ground Protection Mats Mitigate Injuries to Event Staff and Visitors
Slips, trips, and falls are some of the most common injuries to befall people. This risk is amplified when uneven ground is involved, as is often the case for outdoor events. Ground protection mats can help smooth over these uneven surfaces, reducing the risk of falls.
Ground Protection Mats Can Protect Equipment
Ground protection mats don’t just protect the ground from people and equipment, they can actually help protect your equipment from the ground too. How does this work, you ask? It’s quite simple really, ground protection mats help make uneven ground easier for plant equipment to traverse and/or be sited on, without compromising stability, and preventing accidents and breakages to machinery. It also helps to reduce the amount of debris and other dirt that can end up in mechanisms, etc.
Ground Protection Mats Are as Easy to Install as They are to Remove
Laying ground protection mats doesn’t take a great deal of skill or specialist equipment. Likewise, after the event, they can easily removed and before long it will be like they were never there in the first place.
Ground Protection Mats Help Avoid Costly Damage Repairs
Events can be costly enough to run without having to pay for damages after the event. Without adequate protection, masses of people and/or equipment traversing your event site will leave their mark on the ground surface. For this reason, ground protection mats are an absolute must when you’re holding an outdoor event that’s likely to have a heavy impact on the grounds. The cost to hire ground protection mats is far less than that to repair a damaged field, so for peace of mind be sure to add them to your event equipment list in the planning stage.
Ground Protection Mats Bolster the Ground’s Stability
Unprepared, fields and similar spaces are not often well-suited to deal with crowds of people and/or heavy equipment that go part and parcel with outdoor events. As mentioned elsewhere in this article, uneven ground can lead to injuries to visitors and damage to equipment (if it can hold them at all), and laying ground protection mats can be a highly effective way to bolster the strength of soft or uneven ground surfaces.
As you can see, ground protection mats really are an essential item for many outdoor events, especially if you’re planning one in a field. They are inexpensive to hire, and you don’t need to worry about storage costs when they’re not in use. Power Plant Hire have experience in providing ground protection mats and other equipment for events all across Leinster, being based in Enniscorthy Co Wexford and regularly serving customers across Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, and Wicklow. For more information, get in touch with our team on 053 923 5003 or email sales@powerplant.ie. |
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