ABUS 76PS/40 Plastic-Covered Aluminum Core Padlock, 0.24 lbs, 1 37/64" Width

It is built for lockout duty. Both the body and the shackle are insulated by the plastic covering, and the lock ships on the one worker, one lock, one key principle that lockout procedure requires. Each lock is keyed to a single key so no second person can open another worker's lock. The aluminum core keeps it light enough to carry on a belt all shift.

Ten colors: black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, purple, red, white, and yellow. That is the usual reason to buy the plastic-covered 76 rather than a bare metal padlock, since color-coding by trade, crew, or shift is how most lockout programs keep track of whose lock is on the disconnect.

The 76PS/40 is rekeyable, and it runs a precision 8-pin cylinder with 150,000 guaranteed keyed-different bittings, which is what lets a large site issue every worker a genuinely unique key rather than recycling bittings. Because it rekeys, an in-house locksmith or your distributor can bring it onto an existing 76 Series keying scheme.

Yes, wrong lock for that. The 76 is key-retaining by design, so the key stays captive until the shackle is locked shut. That is deliberate on a lockout lock and a nuisance on a lock you open and leave open, like a gate you use all day. For a non-key-retaining padlock, ZenSupply carries the Sargent 858 with a stainless steel shackle, the Sargent 82-856 with a 2 x 2 inch brass case, and the Medeco 54515G XT electronic padlock with a 5/16 inch shackle.

No. The 76PS/40 uses a fixed 8-pin ABUS cylinder. It rekeys, but it does not accept a removable or interchangeable core, so it will not fold into an SFIC system with the rest of your building. If you are standardizing padlocks on a removable core system, ZenSupply carries the Sargent 60-858-2 removable core padlock with a 2 inch stainless steel shackle.

The ABUS 76PS/40 uses an aluminum core with a plastic-covered body and shackle, which is aimed at safety lockout work indoors and in sheltered areas. Where the lock hangs in open weather year round, the Medeco 521 G8R is built as a weather-tight padlock with a solid stainless steel body, and the Medeco 54515G XT is an electronic padlock rated for indoor and outdoor use with a 5/16 inch shackle diameter. For a maintenance crew locking exterior gates, fence chains, and equipment cages, the stainless 521 G8R body is the straightforward swap.

The ABUS 76PS/40 is key retaining and self locking: the shackle latches shut without turning the key, and the key stays captive in the cylinder until the lock is closed, which is what lockout/tagout procedure requires so a worker cannot walk away leaving a lock open. The Sargent 758 is also a key retaining standard padlock. If you want the key free while the lock hangs open, the Sargent 858 and the Sargent 82-856 are both non-key retaining, as is the Medeco 54515G XT. That difference decides which one belongs on an energy isolation point versus a storage cabinet a technician props open.

The ABUS 76PS/40 carries an 8-pin cylinder and is rekeyable, so it is keyed as its own lock rather than pulled into a site-wide core program. Where a campus or plant already runs removable cores across its doors, the Sargent 60-858-2 is a removable core padlock with a 2 inch stainless steel shackle from the 758/858 series, so the same core that goes in the door cylinders goes in the padlock and one master key covers both. Facilities buyers standardizing a building usually pick that route; safety departments buying one-worker-one-lock devices stay with the 76PS/40.

Push the shackle closed and it locks itself. The 76PS/40 is self-locking, so a worker snapping it onto a disconnect does not need the key in hand to secure it. It is also key-retaining: the key will not come out until the lock is locked, which stops someone pocketing the key and walking off with the lock hanging open.

Two different jobs. The 76PS/40 is an insulated, lightweight lockout lock: aluminum core, plastic jacket over body and shackle, color-coded, meant to hang on an energy isolation point and be carried all day. For fixed security on a gate, chain, or storage cage, a solid-body lock is the better pick, and ZenSupply carries the Sargent 758 key-retaining padlock and the Medeco 5260 brass body padlock with a 7/16 inch shackle. For wet or coastal exposure, look at the Medeco 521 G8R weather-tight padlock with a solid stainless steel body.

The standard 76PS/40 gives 1-17/32 inches of vertical shackle clearance, which covers a normal hasp but not a chain link stack or a doubled-up bracket. The 76 Series is built with 9 different shackle options, so a longer shackle is the thing to specify at order time rather than a different lock family. Measure the total stack you need to pass through and match it against the vertical clearance.

Not for the same job. The 76PS/40 is built around a solid aluminum core with the body and shackle insulated in plastic, which keeps it light at about a quarter pound and non-conductive for electrical lockout. A brass body lock such as the Medeco 5260, which uses a 7/16 inch shackle diameter and M3 key technology in a satin chrome finish, or the Schlage KS23D/KS23F with its 5/16 inch shackle, is a conductive metal-bodied lock intended for general padlocking duty. Use brass for gates, cabinets, and chains; keep the insulated aluminum core lock on breakers, disconnects, and anything energized.

The 76PS/40 runs a precision 8-pin cylinder rated for 150,000 guaranteed keyed different bittings, with a V-cut key, which is enough to hand every worker on a large site a unique lockout key. Where the requirement is a patented high-security key system instead, the Sargent 82-856 is a KESO series padlock with a 2 inch by 2 inch brass case and stainless steel shackle, and the Medeco 5260 uses M3 key technology. Those are the ones to look at when key control and duplication protection drive the spec rather than lockout procedure.

Check the opening before assuming it drops in. The ABUS 76PS/40 measures 1-37/64 inches wide with 25/32 inch of horizontal shackle clearance and 1-17/32 inches of vertical clearance, so it suits a compact hasp or a lockout hasp jaw. The Sargent 82-856 has a 2 inch by 2 inch case and the Sargent 60-858-2 carries a 2 inch stainless steel shackle, both physically larger through the body and shackle. On a crowded disconnect or a multi-lock scissor hasp where several locks share one jaw, the narrower 76PS/40 body is what lets the whole crew get their locks on.

The ABUS 76PS/40 comes in ten colors - black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, purple, red, white, and yellow - because the plastic covering over the aluminum core is the color, so a plant can assign a color per trade, per shift, or per contractor and read the hasp at a glance. Among the metal-bodied comparables, the finish is the metal itself: the Sargent 758 and Sargent 858 are US4 satin brass, and the Medeco 5260 is satin chrome. If your lockout program depends on visual identification at the disconnect, the color range is the deciding factor.

The ABUS 76PS/40 is a mechanical padlock with an 8-pin rekeyable cylinder, so it needs no power, no programming, and no software behind it - a worker gets a key and the lock works. The Medeco 54515G XT is an electronic indoor/outdoor padlock supplied with a cylinder and a 5/16 inch shackle diameter, which is the direction to go when you need an audit trail of who opened what and when, or the ability to revoke a credential without collecting hardware. Utilities, telecom cabinets, and remote sites tend to need that record; a lockout tagout station on a production floor generally does not.

Commercial. The 76PS/40 is a commercial-grade padlock aimed at workplace safety use, with a solid aluminum core rather than a laminated or die-cast consumer body, and an 8-pin cylinder well above the 4 and 5 pin cylinders on retail padlocks. The large key with V-shape cuts is specified as break resistant, which matters when a crew is cycling the same lock daily.

No, that is the point of the PS version. The plastic covering wraps both the body and the shackle, so the lock is not putting bare aluminum against a painted panel, an anodized locker door, or a stainless enclosure. The same jacket is what insulates it for electrical lockout work.