Protects Caterpillar
October 1st 2008 Caterpillar Logistics has
entrusted the safety of
loading bay employees at its
Tullamarine warehouse in
Victoria, Australia, to
Castell's Salvo. Caterpillar's
goal was to implement a
process on its loading bays
that would protect
employees from unscheduled
vehicle departure.
Commenting on the
system Michael Forrest,
warehouse supervisor, says
"It's innovative, it's costeffective
and, more
importantly, it's easy to use.
I know that our people are
going to go home safe every
night."
Salvo attaches to an
articulated trailer's emergency
airline coupling and
prevents unscheduled trailer
departures, or 'driveaways'.
Removal of the airline
automatically locks on the
trailer's brakes. When the
Salvo Type 1 lock is fitted to
the exposed coupling it
releases a coded key. This is
inserted into the control
panel of the relevant loading
bay and enables the door to
be opened or the dock
leveller positioned. Once
loading has begun, the key
is trapped in the control
panel, putting the loader in
full control of the operation.
It is only released when
loading has been completed
and the door shut, allowing
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