Drive-away prevention system\ October 1st 2007 Castell's drive-away
prevention system Salvo is
now protecting warehouse
staff at what is believed to
be Europe's largest singlesite
PVC compounding
operation.
Hydro Polymers has
installed Salvo on the only
loading bay at its Newton
Aycliffe site.The bay handles
about 30 trailers per day, for
UK and European markets.
When drivers reverse a
trailer up to the loading bay,
they are given the Salvo
Susie lock by the warehouse
operative. Fitting the lock to
the trailer's exposed
emergency air line coupling
immobilises the trailer and
releases a coded key which
the operative inserts in a
control box inside the
warehouse. Turning the key
powers the bay, enabling
the door to be raised and
loading/unloading to begin.
The key stays trapped until
the door is fully closed again. More articles from Castell Safety International Ltd: |