What is Emergency Make-Safe Work? | Structural & Hazmat Protocols

Make-Safe Work Definition

✓ Primary Objective: Make-safe work comprises urgent temporary repairs performed immediately after an incident (storm, impact, collapse, fire, hazmat spill) to eliminate immediate life-safety hazards and prevent secondary property damage.

✓ Insurance Requirement: Property insurance policies legally require policyholders to take reasonable steps to mitigate further loss following an event.

Core Scopes Included in Make-Safe Work

Emergency Roof & Envelope Tarping: Heavy-duty UV-stabilized tarpaulins anchored with timber battens across compromised roofing to halt rainfall ingress.
Structural Shoring & Propping: Acrow props, heavy timber balks, and bracing to support cracked load-bearing walls or sagging roof beams.
Hazardous Materials Isolation: PVA encapsulation of fractured asbestos materials, warning signage, and physical barricading of contaminated rooms.
Site Security & Fencing: Temporary chainwire fencing and lockouts around impact zones to protect the public from falling masonry or glass.