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Designed to prevent accidental dispensing, the Touch Guard safety taps from Tomlinson Industries are child-resistant, requiring a two-step action to control dispensing.

The tap handle must be squeezed and then pushed down to activate, and the handle released to shut off low. A study conducted by an independent laboratory, to Consumer Products Safety Commission Standards, showed the Touch Guard tap is “child resistant” for children under three and a half years old.

Tomlinson’s PS/HPS series consists of small, self-closing taps for hot water and hot and cold beverages.Existing PS/HPS taps can easily be converted to Touch Guard by replacing the upper assembly.

The Touch Guard safety feature is available in red, indicating that hot water is dispensed from this tap, with white and blue also available.

The Touch Guard has been available on all HFS Series taps for over 10 years, and is standard equipment on many POU and bottled water coolers.