Enhancing lockout-tagout (LOTO) procedures with Kirk trapped key interlocks ensures energy isolation procedures cannot be circumvented. Typical industrial equipment may contain hot fluids, blades, fans, pinch points and moving parts hazardous to workers. A written lockout-tagout procedure is used to document the steps to isolate the hazardous energy source. Kirk’s trapped key interlocks can aid…
Kirk Key interlock safeguards small circuit breakers
Smaller footprint bolt lock offers greater product options for switchgear applications Kirk Key has developed a reduced size mechanical bolt interlock for smaller stature breakers. Modelled on the KIRK Standard Duty series Type F, the smaller Type FF ensures that workers follow a pre-determined sequence of operation to safely access electrical switchgear. Manufactured with a…
Kirk Key expands Eagle Valve Interlock Series
Kirk Key has expanded its Eagle Valve Interlock Series, adding bolt interlocking designs to the range of integral valve interlocks. The trapped key interlocking system ensures that workers follow a pre-determined sequence of operation for activating valves in a wide range of industrial settings from manufacturing plants to petrochemical facilities. Eagle Valve Interlocks attach to…