Loading
Dock Safety Saves You Money
At your loading dock, there could
be up to 100 chances a day for a serious accident.
Loading dock safety not only saves lives, it saves
companies millions of dollars in medical bills,
equipment loss, and lawsuits. This being the case,
it is easy to see why loading dock safety pays
for itself many times over.
The
most serious warehouse and loading dock accidents
are caused by falls from high places, overturning
forklifts, and unguarded machinery. By adhering
to loading dock safety procedures, you can save
your operation huge expenses in medical care,
equipment damage, litigation, time, and poor public
image. The most pressing areas of loading dock
safety include:
- Trailer
creep (trailers rolling away from a loading
dock)
- Overhead
obstructions
- Wet
and slippery surfaces at the loading dock
- Poor
lighting and restricted views
- Pedestrian
and other vehicular traffic
- Areas
congested by empty containers, pallets, and
other debris
Day-to-day enforcement of loading dock safety,
along with the proper amount of loading dock safety
equipment, can save your company countless dollars
and hours lost to accidents. While accidents may
not occur every day at loading docks, when accidents
do happen, they are very costly and sometimes
fatal.
Ace
Industrial Equipment carries a range of loading
dock safety equipment such as dock levelers, wheel
chocks, pallet rack for
empty pallets, warning lights, and more. Please
call us to receive advice about your loading dock
safety and to learn more about how we can help
you achieve your warehouse goals.
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