Pierre Balson is the vice president of sales for Kirk Key Interlock Company, 9048 Meridian Circle NW, North Canton, OH 44720, 234-209-9301, www.kirkkey.com.
To eliminate human error and prevent a worker from performing an unauthorized or unsafe operation when machinery is engaged, trapped key interlock safety systems are an advanced method of Lockout/Tagout machine guarding that protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards.