Main features of the Safe-T-Bleed® system.

Features and Benefits

Safe-T-Bleed® offers you several critical safety features for your hydraulic system:

OSHA Compliance and Hydraulics
OSHA's lockout standard applies to all forms of energy, including hydraulic energy. Safe-T-Bleed® is the only product in the world that is specifically designed to bring a hydraulic system into total compliance with OSHA's lockout standard with respect to de-energization and verification.

Safely Air-Bleed
Safe-T-Bleed®'s unique closed-loop AirBleed™ system allows you to remove air from cylinders, air bleed pumps, load-sense lines, etc., safely and effectively, without ever having to open the system to atmosphere. This feature protects people and the environment.

Safe Machine Adjustment
In certain situations it may be necessary to manually move a hydraulic cylinder to dislodge a foreign object, or to make an adjustment. To do this, a person may be forced to enter a pinch-point while the power unit is operating, in defiance of their company's lockout policy. Safe-T-Bleed® allows you to manually move a hydraulic cylinder with the power unit locked out, thus protecting people from pinch-point hazards.

Safely Lower Loads
A suspended load presents a considerable problem if a holding valve malfunctions, or the prime mover is disabled. More importantly, it presents an extreme safety hazard if "trial-and-error" methods are used to remove the oil from a cylinder to lower a load.
Safe-T-Bleed® allows you to safely lower suspended loads without ever exhausting oil to atmosphere.

Safely Check Pressure "on-the-fly"
Safe-T-Bleed®'s PressureChek™ assembly allows safe and simple, on-the-spot pressure checks under full system pressure anywhere a MicroBleed® valve is located.

Environmentally and User-Friendly
An estimated 200 million gallons of hydraulic oil are wasted each year in the U.S! Safe-T-Bleed® is an environmentally friendly system. When Safe-T-Bleed® is installed in a hydraulic system, oil is NEVER exhausted to atmosphere while de-energizing, air-bleeding, or pressure monitoring.
Safe-T-Bleed®'s compact, user-friendly, Hydraulic Energy Control Module (HECM), and the Safe-T-Bleed® MicroBleed® valves are safe, simple, and easy to use.