Checkers

Checkers makes industrial site-safety equipment, and this collection covers its three main lines: cable protectors, wheel chocks, and ground protection mats. Everything sampled here is Checkers branded, including the Yellow Jacket and Guard Dog cable protector families.

Start with the cable or hose diameter and the number of channels: this range includes three-channel and five-channel protectors, drop-over and hinged-lid styles, and cross and connector pieces for the Guard Dog GD series. Product titles state the channel count and the line size each protector fits, such as 2.25-inch or 1.325-inch lines.

They are ramp sections that pair with a cable protector to give wheeled traffic a smooth, accessible crossing — kits are listed for the three-channel Yellow Jacket AMS system and for Guard Dog protectors, including the five-channel WSA-125 kit. If a cable run crosses a walkway or event route, the ramp kit is the piece that keeps the crossing accessible.

The chock range runs from a 20-inch single aviation chock for oversized aircraft to all-terrain chocks, with vertical and horizontal mounting brackets for the AT series. Match the chock to the vehicle and tire size it will secure, and use the brackets where chocks are stored on the vehicle or wall between jobs.

AlturnaMAT mats create a temporary surface over grass, mud or soft ground so vehicles and equipment can cross without tearing up the site, and the listed 2-by-8-foot mat has hand holes for carrying and positioning. They are used at events, construction sites and utility work where ground needs to stay intact under load.