Minimises risks of human error
August 1st 2008 Industrial safety and valve
control expert Netherlocks
has launched the SHL a new
smart handwheel lock. The
key transfer lock can be fitted
easily like a simple lock-out
device to any size or type of
handwheel-operated valve. No
valve details, extra parts or
customised adaptors are
needed, and it locks the
wheel into pre-set, safe
positions controlled by the
interlocking key release
mechanism.
Traditionally, valve locks
have depended on the precise
specification of each valve in
order to be fitted effectively.
Detailed valve information
would needed to fashion the
mountings for the lock. The
design of this product means
it can be added onto any
existing handwheel-operated
valve to mechanically secure
it, without the need for such
information.
Interlocks minimise the
danger caused by the
potential for human error:
they prevent the valve from
being operated until it is
safe to do so. The coded key
to unlock the valve is only
released for use once the
correct sequence of
precautions has been
completed, with each stage
of the process enabled only
once the previous one is
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