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