Quick Release Locking Mechanism U.S. Patent No. For...
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Grain Bin Rescue Sleeve Easy Carry | Rapid Deployment | Affordable Think Safety Save Lives At Turtle Plastics, we feel that even just one grain entrapment accident is too many. We believe that The Turtle Tube is the best tool available today for rapid response horizontal grain bin entrapment accidents. We’ve developed this educational brochure to raise awareness about potentially hazardous environments one may encounter. 7400 Industrial Parkway Drive Lorain, OH 44053 440-282-8008 or 1-800-437-1603 www.turtleplastics.com fi[email protected] TT031918 ©2018 Turtle Plastics. All rights reserved. This brochure is provided for general information purposes only. Please consult applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding agricultural operations for additional information and requirements. FEATURES • Developed specifically for use in grain handling at food processing plants, breweries, elevators and grain transport vehicles • Designed, developed, tested and built by farmers and firefighters, working together to better save lives • Rapid deployment • One-piece construction • 15” storage diameter • Carrying bag included • Weighs only 18 lbs • Priced well below competitors • Training available Part # Product Wgt TUTU-1 Turtle Tube 8.16 kg/18 lbs We stay on top of our industry by keeping you safe in yours U.S. Patent No. D809,210 Quick Release Locking Mechanism For Rapid Deployment
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Grain Bin Rescue SleeveEasy Carry | Rapid Deployment | Affordable
Think SafetySave Lives
At Turtle Plastics, we feel that even just one grain entrapment accident is too many. We believe that The Turtle Tube is the best tool available today for rapid response horizontal grain bin entrapment accidents.
We’ve developed this educational brochure to raise awareness about potentially hazardous environments one may encounter.
7400 Industrial Parkway DriveLorain, OH 44053
440-282-8008 or 1-800-437-1603www.turtleplastics.com
TT031918©2018 Turtle Plastics. All rights reserved.
This brochure is provided for general information purposes only. Please consult applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding agricultural operations for additional information and requirements.
FEATURES• Developedspecificallyforuseingrainhandling
at food processing plants, breweries, elevators and grain transport vehicles
• Designed,developed,testedandbuiltbyfarmers and firefighters, working together to better save lives
• Rapiddeployment
• One-piececonstruction
• 15”storagediameter
• Carryingbagincluded
• Weighsonly18lbs
• Pricedwellbelowcompetitors
• Trainingavailable
Part # Product Wgt
TUTU-1 Turtle Tube 8.16 kg/18 lbs
We stay on top of our industry by keeping you safe in yours
U.S. Patent No.D809,210
Quick Release Locking Mechanism For Rapid Deployment
THINK SAFETY SAVE LIVES TURTLE PLASTICSWHY QUICK RESPONSE IS CRITICALThe effort required to pull someone from grain is a major hindrance to quick rescue.A person buried to the waist in grain requires a force equivalent to their own body weight plus 160 pounds to free them. The force required to remove a person buried under grain can exceed 1,300 pounds.
ENTRAPMENT | GRAIN FLOWIt takes just five seconds for a person to become engulfed by flowing grain; it takes 60 seconds to become completely submerged and risk death by suffocation.Responsetimeiscritical,andhavingtheproper equipment to facilitate a speedy rescue is crucial.
ENTRAPMENT CATEGORIESEntrapment in a grain bin is a leading cause of injury or death for farm workers. You can become entrapped in flowing grain in many ways.
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Based on a 10-inch auger unloading at a rate of 4,086 bushels per hour.
Chart Sources : Purdue University, Iowa State University
Unloading Entrapment
The most common entrapment, caused when an individual becomes engulfed in flowing grain that is being unloaded from a bin.
Bridging Entrapment
An individual falls through crusted grain into a cavity created as a result of unloading a portion of the grain.
Avalanche Entrapment
Canhappenwhenverticallycrusted grain becomes dislodged and engulfs the individual (one person died in just 12 inches of corn.
Grain Transport Vehicle (GTV) Entrapment
A danger when an individual becomes engulfed in grain while located in a grain transport vehicle.
The Turtle Tube™ is easily deployed around the entrapped person to create a barrier against added pressure from the grain, as well as from the rescue workers.
