Preventdrive-aways

Salvo – Ensuring Safer Logistics

Safety at the loading bay is critical and one oftenhears the much - touted statistic that the loading bay accounts for a quarter of all factory and construction accidents.

The most serious problem is premature vehicle departure andalthough many vehicle restraint devices have been tried, operatorshave mixed feelings about them.Anumber of procedures and products are commercially available thattry to address the problem of drive-aways but all have limitations and, to some degree, rely on operator integrity. Typically, accidents happenwhen traffic lights are mis-understood, when poor communicationbetween the lorry and the fork lift drivers occur or when wheelrestraints are not fitted. Even when an automatic restraint system isfitted, it cannot cope with all articulated vehicle types.Salvo links the articulated industrial trailer to the loading bay door during theloading of goods. The Salvo forces the driver to immobilise the trailerprior to the opening of the bay door. If the trailer is not locked in place,loading cannot begin.

Developed in partnership with one ofthe UKs leading logistics companies, Salvoprevents the drive-away of an articulated trailerduring the loading or unloading of goods at aloading bay.With increasing health and safetystandards being demanded through Europeanlegislation and increased penalties beinghanded out for non-compliance, Salvo offerscompanies a real opportunity to increase theirlevels of safety at the loading bay at anaffordable price. For more information on how you can implement the Salvo onto yoursite, please contact us on: Tel: +44 (0)208 200 1200 Fax: +44 (0)208 905 9378 Email: sales@salvosafe.com Date: August 2003 ‘Early Departure’ Atruck driver pulled away from this facility as the fork lift driver was attempting to enter the trailer. The fork lift driver, who had his industrial seat belt on, was shaken up as the fork lift drove off of the loading loading bay, but fortunately was not hurt.Installation of Salvo would have prevented this accident.