Hazardous Material Regulations reflect on the potential for volatile cargo, such as propane, among others, being used in a terrorist attack. The Homeland Security Act and Transportation Security include, but are not limited to Operation Liberty Shield. This is mostly because of the war on Iraq and continued terrorist activities. Stronger Transportation protection is today needed and these Thief's Nightmare products do provide one solution.
While working on class 8 trucks (semi's) and construction equipment, all employers are required to establish a program by affixing Lockout/Tagout devices to disable machines and/or equipment to prevent the unexpected energizing, start-up or release of stored energy.
This is done in order to prevent injury to employees while servicing and/or performing maintenance on machines or equipment.
Hazmat shippers of all modes of transportation should have today in place increased stronger anti-theft protection devices in order to prevent wouldbe terrorist from driving away with vulnerable assets. Think of the liability and loss of life from any terrorist driving a semi-load of propane or other type of explosives into a nuclear power plant, major airports, financial centers, dams, national icons, monuments, sporting events, and the list goes on.
The Homeland Security (DHS); the Transportation Security Administration (TSA); and the Department of Transportation (DOT) today work closely together to tighten the security for volatile cargo.
A Lockout Device is:
A device that utilized a positive means such as a Lock, either "key" or "combination type", to hold an energy source in a safe position and thus prevent the energizing of a machine and/or equipment. This lockout device must be standardized within your organization.
What you need to comply with hazmat regulations today are products that offer Security and Safety compliance made simple for Lockout Tagout.
When standardized products are used throughout your company, and employees are properly trained to use them as required, the possibility of LAWSUITS due to these types of accidents are eliminated entirely INCREASING YOUR PROFITS.
Lockout/tagout products can be used for air, water, steam, fuel, oil and many other hazardous energy sources. A good source for such products are listed at the end of this article. Locking in both the open and closed position is required to hold the energy source as a Lockout/Tagout device. When used as ANTI-THEFT device it will give any unsuspecting professional thief his worst nightmare. The would be thief will soon leave defeated.
Here is how lockout/tagout works: Let's say you have a semi-truck or semi-trailer that is defective. By totally immobilizing the "Air System" on any semi-truck or unhooked semi-trailer, it actually locks up the entire Maxie-Brake System, your driver can not take off down the road with a dangerous vehicle. Safety is the #1 concern when a semi-truck or trailer is placed "Out of Service".
If only a out of service tag is used that can easily be ripped off or blown off in the wind, it gives a false sense of security. The unsuspecting driver may even cause an accident and kill someone place your company at unnecessary risk and liability due to your faulty equipment. Products that solve this problem can be found at the end of this article.
Each authorized employee shall affix a personal Lock and tagout device to the group lockout device when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.
The Cargo Lock can be used to lock up the rear & side doors on a semi-trailer, gang boxes or on anything else you may want to keep YOURS . The idea is to make something so impressive stong and undefeatable looking that the thief will take one look and leave for an easier target.
Thats all for now,
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