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Stops drive-aways
December 1st 2007

Recognising that a system of traffic lights and manual powering up of loading bays by drivers at its Hull factory failed to physically prevent a driver from leaving a bay prematurely, Birds Eye went to Castell for an alternative.

The company's Salvo system was installed on all 10 loading bays and staff were pleased to find that operating procedures remained unchanged.

Mick Cahill, Birds Eye's safety and environmental manager, says "Salvo's not made a jot of difference to them except that it's much safer and now provides a physical block to driveaways." Having reversed a trailer up to a loading bay, drivers collect a Salvo Susie lock from a storage cabinet next to the bay door and fit it to the emergency airline coupling. This releases a coded key, which drivers insert into an electrical switch next to the cabinet.

By turning the key, drivers power up the bay, change the external traffic lights to red and send internal lights to green. Loaders now know that it is safe to begin loading or unloading and depress the button on the internal switch to raise the bay door.

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