Industrial safety specialist Castell has launched heavy-duty access interlocks. The AI-HD and AIE-HD have been designed to deliver robust performance where there are high potential loads and a high frequency of use. The risks to personnel safety in harsh environments can be increased due to the heavy wear placed on safety components. The UK’s HSE recently reported that the construction industry in particular, while accounting for only around 5% of Britain’s employees, still accounted for 31% of fatal injuries to employees and 10% of reported major or specified injuries.

Recognising these issues, Castell examined how it could develop its durable AI and AIE access interlocks to deliver enhanced products that would meet the day-to-day operational cycles encountered in heavy industry.

Castell says “the AI-HD and AIE-HD will deliver years of performance in the harshest environments.” The products use a heavy-duty stainless steel support mechanism, designed to take up to 1.5 times the load of current access interlocks, which reinforces the locking action. The design also provides additional protection for applications with high levels of vibration.

Elisa Hunt, Castell’s Marketing Manager, commented: “Castell has always been synonymous with high-performing products in harsh environments and the new HD access range takes this to a new level. Taking feedback from our customers in the cement mixing, tanker loading and waste and recycling industries has enabled us to develop a product that offers new levels of safety performance.”