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particularly from unauthorised access, especially by 
children.
As secure fencing is required under construction 
legislation, arrangements for monitoring the fencing/
hoarding around the site should be included as part of 
any control measure.
Secure storage of fl ammable liquids, LPG and any 
substantial volume of combustible materials must be 
considered, particularly when the site is closed.
On some sites, particularly those vulnerable to 
arson, gathering details relating to the area’s history is 
an essential part of site security.
Precautions that need to be taken may include:
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Signifi cant physical anti-climb fencing/boarding
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Security 
lighting
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CCTV 
monitoring
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Regular out of hours security controls or a perman-
ent presence
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Liaison with local authorities including the fi re and 
police service.
Securing items such as expensive plant and tools away 
from view, together with the management of combust-
ible waste (secure skips), also reduces the risk of arson 
Figure 8.30
Tar boiler used to heat bitumen

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as any potential thief/arsonist will be either unaware of 
the items to steal or unable to fuel a fi re due to the lack 
of combustible materials.
Construction and maintenance operations on 
schools often present a higher level of risk due to the 
presence of children. There have been instances of 
fi res being set to construction works on schools where 
signage denoting the presence of fl ammable mater-ials, 
as part of the arrangements for providing information 
to staff and members of the emergency service, has 
enabled the fi re setters to be provided with information 
of fuel supplies. Signage should therefore be considered 
in liaison with the police and fi re service.