Loading-bay safety – DockSafe

Industrial-safety company Castell and access-control specialist Traka have joined forces to create DockSafe, a loading-bay safety system described as intelligent.

DockSafe uses Traka’s immobiliser system to control access both to the loading bay and Castell’s Salvo Susie mechanical locking device. Since only authorised users can gain access to the loading-bay equipment, the possibility of untrained staff accessing potentially hazardous equipment is removed, explains Castell.

Access is granted through the intelligent Traka iFob, which allows Castell’s Salvo Susie to be released from its storage cabinet. The Salvo Susie is then fitted to the articulated trailer’s exposed emergency airline coupling. A Castell key is subsequently released from the Susie and inserted into the Salvo control panel, enabling the bay doors to be opened. This sequence of events ensures that the trailer is immobilised while loading or unloading is carried out, says Castell.

As well as restricting access to authorised personnel only, the system is also said to provide full traceability on who used which door, and when this occurred. This audit trail is described as being vital when assessing both performance and efficiency.

David Hughes, global sales director at Castell, commented: “The ability to track and control who is accessing equipment delivers a number of benefits to the end-user: increased safety, improved efficiency and a complete end-to-end audit trail.”

For more information, visit www.castell.com or www.salvosafe.com

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