The Firefighters Education and Training Foundation, the largest railroad training company in the world, has purchased a total of 4 Kelso Klincher™ (“KKS”) manway units for installation on their training railcars to be used specifically for initial industry training purposes. These resources are used by the Class 1 railroads including Union Pacific and CSX for on-location training of shippers, railroad employees and HAZMAT personnel.
John R. O'Neill, President of The Firefighters Education and Training Foundation (www.thesafetytrain.org) comments that,
“Kelso has taken the initiative to design a superior tank car manway securement system, something that has been needed for a long time. The Kelso Klincher™ is safer for workers to use, faster to open and close and addresses the NAR problems experienced with the old eye-bolt manway securement systems. I predict this will become a very popular product very quickly once the industry sees just how efficient it is. We are proud to have the Kelso Klincher™ on our training cars being used on CSX, Union Pacific and other railroads. Last year our Safety Trains were used to teach over five thousand emergency responders along the Nation's railroads.”
Manway technology has not changed in decades. The KKS gives Kelso a unique patented product offering that is the first manway technology in nearly 100 years. Current technology is dated, slow, and at times dangerous to its users. Kelso’s new innovative KKS is easier, faster, safer to use and priced competitively. It is designed to address modern environmental sensitivities, government regulations and improve worker safety while providing economic rewards to its users.
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