Saturday, January 12, 2008

Options to Improve Dock Safety

Dock safety includes the safety of warehouse personnel and prevention of damaged to vehicles.

These are the commonly used features/equipments that could be found in a distribution centre.



Dock Seals and Shelters

Dock seal consists of two pads/ air pad on the two side frames of the door and one head curtain along the top of the door jam.











Dock shelter is a fixed-frame structure/ flexible-frame structure with a head curtain that extends outward from the building.








Stop and Go lights

The lights consists of red and green lights on the inside and out side of each dock door location. When the delivery vehicle is at the location location, the light is red and signals to both the lift truck operator and delivery driver that it is not ready for departure. When the delivery truck is clear to leave, the green light will signal to both the lift truck operator and the delivery driver that the truck is departing and it is not safe to enter with the delivery truck/ trailer.










ICC Bar Lock (Hook) Device

The Hook device is a device in the leveler pit area and is controlled from the dock to extend forward, upward, and beyond the dock leveler lip.








Wheel Chocks

Wheel chocks are used to prevent a trailer or vehicle from rolling out of a stationary position.




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