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I thought of this while reading the annos to [Detly]'s idea for a "Drenchcoat" where the conversation veered towards large industrial freezers. [UnaBubba] said: "You'd love some of the stuff they use in the meat industry. Blast chillers that run at -26C are fun, for about 5 minutes. You don't last long
if you get locked in one of them." A chilling thought, indeed.
Which begs the question, does this happen? [Detly]'s reply suggests it does. So, why not have a panic button in there connected to some central control to alert others to your plight if this actually happened to you?
I googled and found lots of stuff about kids suffocating in old freezers but not in big modern ones. As I said, if this is a common safety feature, I'll take it down straight away.
Drenchcoat
http://www.halfbake...ea/The_20Drenchcoat
The freezer thing's mentioned in the annos. [saker, Oct 05 2004]
Like this ?
http://www.adm.mona...hazard/Doorlatc.htm
[skinflaps, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Or this ?
http://www.walkinco.../specifications.htm
[skinflaps, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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The links don't mean you have to // take it down straight away // |
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That was one lucky girl in the first link. Thanks, [skinflaps]. |
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The problem in our case was caused by the sudden change in pressure caused by opening the door - not a lock of any sort. The button could active some pressure relieving device, such as a laterally sliding vent in the front; but the pressure locking only lasted for a few seconds. |
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... someone read my idea? |
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All industrial freezers and cold rooms must have an opening mechanism on the inside and all the ones I've been in have alarms. |
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