Drive away protection system
April 1st 2007 Wincanton, the UK's secondlargest logistics company, has installed Castell's Salvo drive-away prevention system across all 11 loading bays at its West Thurrock site. This is the fourth Wincanton distribution centre to be protected by Salvo. "There were three clinching factors behind our decision to go with Salvo," says Simon Kirwin, Wincanton's health & safety manager at West Thurrock. "First, the simplicity of the system. Second, its low cost when compared to alternative vehicle-restraint technologies. And third, the fact that we've had nothing but positive feedback from other warehouses that have been using Salvo, be they Wincanton-owned or otherwise." Drivers arriving at the site report to the operations office where they swap their paperwork and gate pass for a Salvo lock. Having reversed the trailer to the appropriate loading bay, they fit the Salvo to the emergency airline coupling, releasing the uniquelycoded key from the end of the unit. Returning to the office, they hand in the key, which is then picked up by a warehouse operative and used to open the relevant bay door. This action changes the external traffic light from green to red, informing drivers that loading or unloading is taking place. More articles from Castell Safety International Ltd: | 
