Handbrake Alarm (HBA) Redarc Brochure HBA1224
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MADE IN AUSTRALIA
Don’t forget
to apply the
brake when
you take a
break.
Every year the number of runaway vehicles increases...
simply because the operator has forgotten to apply the
hand brake when leaving the vehicle.
There are reports where incidents have caused
significant damage and personal injury... soon it may
even cause a fatality.
Apart from the obvious risk of damage to the runaway
vehicle, it can cause damage to other vehicles, the
workplace environment and - worst of all - to people.
There is also the concern that some vehicle operators
try to chase their runaway vehicles and enter the cab to
try and stop them - a practice that can result in serious
injury or death.
These situations can all be easily prevented by installing
a REDARC HBA1224 Hand Brake Alarm.
Benefits
n Cost effective protection against damage
caused by runaway vehicles
n Many mine sites have adopted the HBA1224
as a mandatory Health and Safety installation
n Warns you when you forget to apply
the hand brake
n Horn output ensures
others will be warned
n Designed to fit any
vehicle
www.redarc.com.au
Australia
Phone (08) 8322 4848
Fax (08) 8387 2889
International
Phone +61 8 8322 4848
Fax +61 8 8387 2889
REDARC Electronics
ABN 77 136 785 092
23 Brodie Road (North)
Lonsdale, South Australia
Australia 5160
power@redarc.com.au
N3533
See the REDARC HBA1224 Hand Brake Alarm at your nearest
auto-electrician or 4WD specialty store.
Copyright © 2012 REDARC Electronics Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
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The increasing concern with runaway vehicles
on mine sites saw the State Mining Engineer
in WA, Mr. Martin Knee, release a Mines
Safety Bulletin on January 4th 2008 regarding
“unattended vehicles rolling away”.
The bulletin highlights a number of recent
incidents that have caused significant damage
and personal injury. One such incident describes
an operator loading the trailers of a road train
parked on a “very slight” slope.
The truck and trailer began rolling downhill
and eventually came to rest 120 metres from
the loading area in a creek. After the incident
the vehicle was inspected and the park brake
was found to be disengaged. The bulletin also
states the primary concern by some vehicle
operators attempting to pursue and enter the
cabs of their runaway vehicles to try and stop
them - a practice that can result in serious
injury or death.
One of the mines safety bulletin
recommendations is to “investigate and
implement systems such as warning alarms
to alert the operator that the park brake has
not been engaged when the vehicle door has
been opened”.
In response to an increasing number
of customer enquiries and the above
recommendation, REDARC released the
HBA1224 Hand Brake Alarm which can be
utilised in a wide variety of vehicles including
passenger, commercial, mining and transport
applications.
The HBA1224 is a compact unit measuring
50mm x 30mm x 25mm - small enough to
bedash-mounted in most vehicle or machinery
cabins. It has mounting tabs which may be
drilled for screw mounting.
The HBA1224 features a built in LED warning
light and piezzo buzzer, but can also be used
to trigger an external LED, lamp or alarm (for
example, a horn relay).
Specifications
Part number HBA1224
DC input voltage range 9V-32V
Current draw (alarm off) <2mA
Current draw (alarm on) 30mA
Audible warning Piezzo buzzer
Visual warning Red LED
External warning outputs Ground output (0.5A max)
Weight 75g
Dimensions 50mm x 30mm x 25mm
Warranty 2 years
Actual instances of runaway vehicles causing damage to the vehicles and their environments
HBA1224 installation
