New ANSI Standard to Prevent Accidental Unclamping Cascade Clamp Open Guard, complies with ANSI/ITSDF B56.1

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- 28 Oct 2010 ( #485 )
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Effective for lift trucks manufactured after October 7, 2010 a new safety standard states that all lift trucks with a load bearing clamp (paper roll clamp, carton clamp, etc.) must require two distinct motions on the part of the driver before opening or releasing the clamp. For example, you must press a button and then move a lever to unclamp the load. This requirement applies to new and used attachments being mounted on new trucks shipping after the effective date above.

Section 7.25.7 of ANSI/ITSDF B56.1 Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift trucks states: The manual operation or physical action of the control used to release a load bearing clamp shall require two distinct motions or operations by the operator before the clamp is opened and the load bearing force is released. For example move the lever or handle to the left (or right) and then forward (or down), or, depress a button on the lever or handle and then move the lever or handle forward (or down).

Cascade's Clamp Open Guard meets the requirements of this new safety standard and is also an excellent choice for trucks that shipped prior to the effective date for users that focus on safe operations. This system is recommended for use with all paper roll clamps, layer pickers and sliding arm clamps and provides an added level of security to prevent accidental load dropping.

Click here to download Cascade's Clamp Open Guard specification sheet.

To order your Clamp Open Guard please call your local Cascade representative or contact Cascade at 800-227-2233.

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