“It takes less than a second for that box to drop if something fails.”
Five Minutes Versus a Lifetime Installing a pair of Bedlocks takes about five minutes, according to King, and removing them takes about the same. Once in place, the bed will remain supported while technicians remove cylinders, replace hoses, clean the truck or perform other maintenance.
“That bed is going to sit and rest on the Bedlocks for five minutes, five days, or five months.”
For a fleet owner or public works department, the business case extends beyond worker safety. A serious accident can mean workers’ compensation claims, liability exposure, disrupted operations and the loss of an experienced employee.
Harold is reluctant to reduce that kind of event to a financial calculation.
“If somebody loses a life,” he says, “besides all of the tragedy and the loss of life and a parent, a brother, a sister, a mother or father not going home ever, it costs upwards of a million dollars or more in compensation.”
His conclusion is much simpler.
“This is a small investment compared to the cost of a life.”
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