Preventing dangers at docks

摘要

Loading docks ― instead of being hazardous places to work ― can be equipped for far greater employee safety, higher productivity. At worst, a loading dock is a danger zone. At best, it's a safe and productive place to work. And without the right equipment and practices, the difference between the former and the latter can be less than you might think. Just consider this. A forklift operator loads 20 pallets per trailer, making 40 crossings of the dock per trailer loaded. The operator loads 10 trailers a day, and works 250 days a year. That's 100,000 crossings over this dock "danger" area a year. Then factor in other workers, other dock positions, and multiple shifts. That's when you see that the opportunities for dock accidents are anything but remote.