Can I Put Barbed Wire On My Fence?
December 14, 2009 2 CommentsAccording to the ‘Occupiers Liability Act 1884′ If you do put barbed or razor wire on your fence the you must take reasonable precautions to prevent injury to other people, including trespassers, caused by dangers on your property or boundary.
The ‘Occupiers Liabilty Act’ clearly states that YOU are responsible for any injury someone receives even if they don’t have permission to be on your property. The only acception to the rule – is that adequate signs were clearly in place to warn an intruder of any danger.
However – Adequate warning signs are not a guarantee that you are protected from possible compensation claims for injury caused. For example:
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If a child is injured climbing your barbed or razor covered walls or fences, the law is likely to consider that you have breached your duty of care. Leaving you wide open to a ’No-Win-No-Fee’ compensation claim
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Your warning signs are written in english and your non- speaking english intruder cannot read them
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A person with a learning disability climbing your fence is unable to take adequate responsibility for his or her own safety
You can protect your property without causing harm to intruders and leaving your self wide open to insurance claims.
For instance – A Roller Barrier (Above ) is a ‘Non-Aggressive’ Anti Climb Barrier that offers practical and effective perimeter security – without the risk of intruders impaling or seriously injuring themselves. The rollers are wide and therefore difficult to grip fingers around and on to, and the rollers move in sections making it very difficult to clamber on to and over.
Rotating Anti Climb Guard
It is more effective to roll away aggression without intent to harm, the aggressor soon loses the rush of adrenalin and gives up.
Unlike broken glass or razor wire, which can form mantraps, or impaling spikes which are often illegal and can also present a dangerous hazard to employees working overhead or nearby. Effective Rolling Barriers like Vandgard are not designed with intent to cause serious harm, the rotating action creates an unstable anti climb barrier which rolls if anyone attempts to climb over it. Visually it must be a clear warning in itself so it does not ontravene either the Health or Safety at Work Act, COSHH regulations or any other civil or criminal laws.
Occupiers Liability Act 1957
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