SAFETY

We have the experience of crash testing for over a decade

It is the crash test which decides which items make it into our system. Only those items constructed to a standard which survives the crash testing will be taken into the Sortimo range. In case of accidents you must be totally sure that there will be no unpleasant surprises emanating from the load area of your vehicle.

To achieve this we do not trust to luck but systematic safety development. We would like to completely eliminate the danger of accident damage but that is not possible. Our testing and continuing concern in the field of safety offers you the best possible protection currently available.

The fitting of airbags into vehicles has been standard for a long time now, but who protects you from the dangers of your payload?

Loose tools and parts can be hazardous while on the move or in an accident. Sortimo's in-vehicle racking is an essential part of your health and safety policy. While more and more vans are coming equipped with driver and passenger airbags to protect the van occupants from the front, users need to recognise that an unsecured piece of equipment can become a lethal force in an accident. For example, an unsecured cola bottle can become a 30kg missile in a minor accident. Equate that statement to a power tool or a toolbox - or any other piece of equipment that is in the back of the van and not properly secured - and the risk being taken by the occupants becomes clear.

It has been proved in regular crash tests that if a vehicle with a payload weighing 100kg collides at 50km per hour, the load becomes 40 times its weight and small objects become deadly as they are catapulted in the direction of its driver.