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Plastic Barricades

Water-filled Barriers – are they right for your workzone?

What are water-filled barriers? Water-filled barriers are just that – plastic barricades perfectly designed to hold water. They are most commonly made in the jersey-shaped variety, a tried and true barricade shape that has been in use for decades. When filled with water, barricades drastically multiply their weight, making them extremely sturdy and highly reliable …

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Orange OTW water-filled barricadse set up along a Salt Lake City street with a construction truck in the background

Traffic Control Devices: 4 Safety Facts About Plastic Barriers

Traffic control devices come in all shapes and sizes. From simple traffic signs to long formations of longitudinal channelizing devices (LCDs), all of these items play important roles in protecting both motorists and construction crews along roadsides. At OTW Safety, we specialize in manufacturing safety equipment like plastic barriers, which are often essential products for …

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traffic control devices are especially important while driving at night

How to Get the Best Price for the Highest Quality Barricades

High quality barricades are essential for ensuring safety measures are met for airports, construction, events, crowd control and security. At the same time, no one wants to pay more for a product or service than they should. However, balancing the budget while purchasing important safety equipment –– like barricades –– can sometimes prove difficult. No …

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Looking at Barricades for Sale? Ask These 5 Questions Before You Buy

From airports to grade schools, construction sites to rock concerts, many organizations are looking at barricades for sale. With such a wide variety of uses, it can sometimes be difficult for business leaders to identify the best possible barricades for their situation. At OTW Safety, we always aim to take any confusion out of the buying …

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red barricade with signage in gym

The History of Plastic Safety Barriers

Through the years, safety barriers have been used to facilitate event planning, to protect roadside construction crews, and to ensure airport runway safety, but the history of these barriers goes back farther than you might think — perhaps the earliest use of modern safety barriers occurred in Belgium in September 1864. Faced with the impending …

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