Safety Padlock Pro — Stainless Shackle

This is the top of our padlock range. Same 38 mm footprint as a standard lockout padlock, but every part of it is specified a grade up: a glass-reinforced PA66 body and a solid 304 stainless steel shackle. It is built for the places that quietly destroy ordinary safety padlocks — coastal air, washdown bays, chemical and fuel handling, frost and heat.

What it is made of, and why that matters

• 304 stainless steel shackle — 5.5 mm diameter, 30.5 mm clearance. Stainless does not depend on a coating. The chromium in the alloy forms a passive oxide skin that re-forms by itself if the shackle is scratched or scuffed, so there is nothing to wear through. Budget lockout padlocks use zinc-plated steel: the plating protects the steel only until it is gone, and in salt air or a washdown bay that is months, not years. Rust in the shackle channel is the single most common reason a lockout padlock is thrown away.
• Glass-reinforced PA66 nylon body, moulded in one piece. PA66 is the engineering nylon used for under-bonnet automotive parts. It resists the oils, greases, fuels and solvents that stress-crack the ABS bodies used in cheap padlocks, and it holds its shape and strength at temperatures where ABS starts to soften. One-piece moulding means there is no seam, screw or rivet to work loose after a few hundred lockouts, and the body is non-conductive and will not spark.
• Key-retaining zinc alloy cylinder, two keys supplied. The key cannot be withdrawn while the padlock is open — so the lock never gets left hanging on a hasp with the key in someone's pocket. One worker, one padlock, one key, enforced by the hardware rather than by memory.
• Over 100,000 key differs. Supplied keyed different as standard, so no two padlocks on your site open each other.
• Labels already fitted. DANGER and DO NOT REMOVE labels front and back, so the lock is legible the moment it goes on. Laser engraving of your own numbering or company name is available on request.
• 90 g. Light enough to carry on a belt clip all shift.

Premium build, without the premium price

Padlocks specified like this — stainless shackle, engineering-nylon body, key retaining — sell in New Zealand for $90 and up. We import direct and hold stock here, so this one is $35 including GST. Nothing has been taken out of the lock to get there.

Colours

Red is in stock now. Yellow, blue, green, black, white, orange and purple are coming soon. If you need a particular colour for a departmental or contractor keying scheme, tell us and we will let you know when it lands.

Choosing between the two Pro padlocks

This one has a stainless steel shackle — choose it for mechanical isolation, valves, hasps and outdoor or corrosive sites where you want the strongest shackle. If you are working on or near live electrical equipment, take the Nylon Shackle Pro instead: identical body, but a fully non-conductive shackle.

Keying options

• Keyed different (standard) — every padlock has its own unique key. The safe default for personal lockout: your key opens only your lock. Held in stock — first dispatch Wednesday 5 August, then dispatched the day you order.
• Keyed alike — a set of padlocks that all open with the same key. Made to order and air-freighted to your key specification: allow about one week for delivery. Adding locks to an existing set? Put your key code in the order notes at checkout.

Need a master-keyed system (individual keys plus a supervisor override)? Contact us for a quote — we can supply any key combination.