Salvo the white stuff for safety
June 1st 2005

Castell’s Salvo drive away prevention system is used by Arla Foods at its Hatfield Peverel dairy in Essex – which processes 5 million litres of milk per week.

In June 2004, Salvo was installed on 6 of Hatfield Peverel’s 17 loading bays.

Since then not a single health and safety incident involving those bays has been reported, much to Arla’s satisfaction.

“From a health and safety point of view, it’s the best thing I’ve seen,” says Arla’s Dispatch Area Manager, Alex Oxley. “The drivers don’t mind using it and I certainly wouldn’t be without it.” Essentially, once the trailer is in position, drivers use a Salvo lock, fit it to the airline coupling, immobilising the trailer. Using the key, an electrical switch and by pressing a single button, a green light inside the loading bay tells operatives that can begin. Pressing a button on another switch releases a key to insert into a Castell Hercules door lock. Turning this key allows the side-bolt to be retracted and the door to be raised.

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