Innovation Description and Benefit:

The Neosho maintenance building has come up with a load securement bar holder. For the bars to fit in the side boxes of the trucks they must be cut down which becomes a safety violation as the securement bar is not OSHA approved length. The bar holder is mounted on the front of the truck bed and slides down in a metal holder with a metal strap at the top of the bar to secure the bar in place. A couple other safety aspects. Out on the road you should stop to check your loads securement and loading or unloading a sander you will have the proper tool there for less chance of it slipping out of the ratchet. You would not have to put as much down pressure on the ratchet which will reduce strains from bar being too short.

The main aspect of this innovation is safety having the proper tools in a secured spot to keep from strains bars slipping out do to not being proper size or length. With the bar being in a designated spot you’re not having to dig through the toolbox or looking for an improper bar to use.