12/2015
Advantages of the Water Valve Operator Extension Stabilizer Bar
Utility workers take care of their cities as they perform routine and emergency maintenance on water and gas infrastructures. When they’re accessing manholes, they willing put themselves in danger of injury, but with a stabilizer bar, city governments can significantly reduce the risk of injury while increasing productivity.
1. Create a Safer Work Environment
Manholes are dark, slippery and damp, which can make them a treacherous work environment. However, utility professionals must work in these spaces to ensure the safe delivery of water and gas to their city’s citizens. With a stabilizer bar, workers can access important valves and other systems from the street, which serves to significantly increase their safety.
2. Save Time and Improve Efficiency
When working in manholes, workers must be careful and take their time to safely complete tasks. While this caution is necessary, it does lead to longer repair times and lower efficiency rates. Stabilizer bars take only a few minutes to install and breakdown with a crescent wrench and they allow workers quick access to the water valve housed inside the manhole. With this tool, workers can complete tasks faster.
3. Cut Costs for Cities and Workers
Between medical bills, workers compensation and long repair times, cities and workers both pay the price for unsafe and/or inefficient work environments. By reducing the risk of injury and the time needed to do repairs, workers and cities alike can avoid costly medical bills and long workweeks.
4. Take Advantage of the Versatility
A single stabilizer bar can fit multiple manhole shafts, which decreases the equipment load workers need to carry. The central hole is laterally mobile and expandable to accommodate off-center, slim and wide designs. The one-size-fits all approach in the stabilizer bar’s design makes it a particularly versatile tool.
5. Dependable Durability
The stabilizer bar is made from galvanized steel, which makes the device especially strong and durable. The steel can be expected to last for decades due to its special zinc coating. The coatings will protect the bar from rust and environmental forces, so workers can expect it to survive daily wear and tear. With speedy installation and breakdown times, it can be incredibly useful to many utility workers.
Using a stabilizer bar, utility workers reduce their risk of injury and can increase their work efficiency. The tool allows them to work outside the manhole and is quickly installed with a crescent wrench. With a full range of advantages, it is the perfect addition to any utility workers equipment.