ABUS 76/40CAB Plastic-covered Aluminum Core Padlock, 3/16" Shackle Dia., 1 37/64" Width

That is what the 76/40CAB is built for. The body and shackle are insulated with a plastic cover over a solid aluminum core, and the cable shackle is 3/16 inch diameter with 3-35/64 inch of vertical clearance, so it threads through a breaker lockout device, a hasp, or a valve handle. It follows the one worker, one lock, one key rule, and it is key retaining, so the key cannot come out until the lock is closed and the worker keeps possession of it while the equipment is locked.

Pick by what you are wrapping. The 4 inch cable covers a standard hasp, a single breaker lockout, or a valve handle. The 8 inch cable is the one to order when you have to loop around a larger handwheel, gang several lockout devices together, or reach around gate hardware where the 3-35/64 inch vertical clearance on a rigid shackle would not close. Both cable lengths are offered in every color and in both keyed alike and keyed different.

For true lockout/tagout, order the 76/40CAB keyed different. Each worker gets a lock only they can open, which is the point of the one worker, one lock, one key discipline. Keyed alike is the right call when the locks are securing property rather than protecting a person, for example a set of tool cribs or job boxes one supervisor opens with a single key. Both keying options are offered across every color and both cable lengths.

Two different jobs. The 76/40CAB has a flexible cable shackle and an insulated aluminum body, which is what you want for lockout/tagout: the cable reaches around awkward geometry and the insulation keeps a metal lock off live gear, and the lightweight body is easy to wear on a belt all shift. If you are securing a gate, a container, or an exterior door hasp against attack, a rigid shackle padlock is the better tool. ZenSupply carries stainless steel shackle options such as the Sargent 858 and the brass body Schlage KS23D/KS23F with a 5/16 inch shackle.

The 76/40CAB runs its own 8-pin ABUS cylinder, so it keys within the 76 Series rather than into a facility master key system built on another brand. If the requirement is that maintenance staff open padlocks with the same key they carry for the doors, look at an interchangeable core padlock instead, such as the Sargent 60-858-2 removable core padlock with a 2 inch stainless shackle, which takes the core from your existing system.

The ABUS 76/40CAB is key-retaining by design and self-locking, which is what lockout procedure wants: the key cannot come out until the lock is closed on the point. If your procedure calls for the opposite, so the key can be pulled while the lock hangs open, look at the Sargent 858, a non-key-retaining padlock with a stainless steel shackle in US4 satin brass, or the Sargent 82-856, non-key-retaining with a 2 inch by 2 inch brass case and stainless steel shackle. Both trade the flexible cable for a rigid steel shackle, so they suit a fixed hasp rather than a wrapped or awkward-reach point.

The 76/40CAB is rekeyable and runs an 8-pin cylinder, but it is an aluminum core lock built around its own cylinder, not a core-accepting body. For a padlock that takes a removable core so it drops into an existing keying system, the Sargent 60-858-2 is a removable core padlock with a 2 inch stainless steel shackle. If you want to bring the padlock onto a high security key system instead, the Medeco 5260 is a 52 Series brass body padlock with M3 key technology in satin chrome, and the Medeco 521 G8R is a weather-tight solid stainless steel body padlock supplied less the pop-out cylinder so you install your own.

The 76/40CAB has an insulated body and shackle over a solid aluminum core, which is aimed at safety at work rather than at weather exposure on an unprotected gate. For an outdoor point, the Medeco 521 G8R is a weather-tight padlock with a solid stainless steel body, and the Medeco 54515G XT is an electronic indoor/outdoor padlock with a 5/16 inch shackle diameter that is non-key-retaining. The 54515G carries a heavier shackle than the 3/16 inch cable on the 76/40CAB, so confirm the hasp opening takes it.

Nine colors are offered on the 76/40CAB: blue, black, brown, green, orange, purple, red, silver, white and yellow. Facilities commonly assign one color per trade or per shift so a supervisor can see at a glance whose lock is on the equipment. Each color is available with either the 4 inch or 8 inch cable and in both keyed alike and keyed different.

The 76/40CAB uses a precision 8-pin cylinder with 150,000 guaranteed keyed different bittings, so a large facility can keep issuing unique keys without running into duplicate cuts across crews. The key is a large, break resistant blank with V-shape cuts.

Yes, the 76/40CAB is rekeyable, so a lost key on a keyed different lock does not mean scrapping the padlock. It is also self locking, meaning it snaps shut without turning the key, which keeps a crew moving through a lockout sequence.

A 3/16 inch cable is thinner than the 5/16 inch shackle on a typical brass padlock like the Schlage KS23D/KS23F, so it passes through the small holes on scissor hasps and breaker lockout devices that a full size shackle will not enter. Vertical clearance on the 76/40CAB is 3-35/64 inches, which is the working span you have once the cable is looped.

They are not the same tool. The Sargent 758 is a key-retaining standard padlock in US4 satin brass, so it shares the key-retaining behavior the 76/40CAB has, but it is a brass-finish metal padlock with a rigid shackle. The 76/40CAB is insulated on both body and shackle, carries a flexible cable shackle in 4 inch and 8 inch lengths, and comes in blue, black, brown, green, orange, purple, red, silver, white and yellow so each worker can be identified by color. If your program relies on color coding by person and on an insulated body, the 758 does not replace it.

The 76/40CAB is a mechanical lock with a precision 8-pin cylinder rated for 150,000 guaranteed keyed different bittings, ordered keyed alike or keyed different. If you need electronic credentials rather than a cut key, the Medeco 54515G XT is an electronic indoor/outdoor padlock with a 5/16 inch shackle diameter, supplied with cylinder and non-key-retaining. Note the change in behavior: the 76/40CAB is self-locking and holds the key until it is locked, which the non-key-retaining 54515G does not do.

Split them by what the lock has to do. The ABUS 76/40CAB is a commercial 76 Series lock, rekeyable with an 8-pin cylinder, self-locking and key-retaining, on a 3/16 inch cable shackle in ten colors, which fits personal lockout assignment where each holder needs a visually distinct lock. The Sargent 858 is a non-key-retaining padlock with a stainless steel shackle in US4 satin brass, and the Sargent 60-858-2 in the same 758/858 family takes a removable core with a 2 inch stainless shackle, which fits doors, gates and storage secured under one facility key system. Many facilities carry both rather than choosing one.