Loading Dock Safety

Latest Loading Dock Safety Articles

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  Best Practices

  A Primer on Forklift Hand Signals

  Forklifts are very useful but also dangerous machines. The most common causes of forklift fatalities are:Crushed by tipped vehicle (42%)Crushed between the vehicle and a...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  Best Practices

  Quiz: Loading Dock Safety

  Loading docks involve a whole range of potential hazards and changing situations. As a result, having a strong understanding of loading dock safety is key for anyone...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  Best Practices

  4 Common Forklift Accidents - And How to Prevent Them

  As fun as they look to operate, forklifts are a serious workplace hazard. OSHA estimates that there are 110,000 forklift accidents each year and that an American worker...

  By: Jessica Barrett

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  Employee Health

  3 Ways to Manage Carbon Monoxide Risks at Loading Docks

  From 1999 to 2015, there were about 7,393 deaths from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the United States. It’s often referred to as the silent...

  By: Dirk Seis | Director of Marketing

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  Best Practices

  5 Simple Ways to Prevent Injuries Around Open Loading Docks

  A loading dock door that has been left open is a common sight in many warehouses. Open dock doors, however, leave employees at risk of falls, whether on foot or while...

  By: Dirk Seis | Director of Marketing

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  Best Practices

  How to Design Safe Loading Docks and Warehouses for Lift Truck Drivers

  If your workplace's loading dock area is poorly designed, it will force your lift truck drivers to engage in a lot of risky behavior, such as:Navigating their...

  By: Franco Karas | Director of Sales

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  Best Practices

  5 Loading Dock Catastrophes (and How to Prevent Them)

  Every loading dock is different, but they all have one thing in common: the potential for utter tragedy.About a quarter of all industrial accidents occur on the loading...

  By: Rick DeJong | Director of Engineered Solutions

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  PPE

  3 Weather-Related Loading Dock Hazards and How to Deal with Them

  Lots of hazards come to mind when we think of loading docks, like lift truck traffic, clutter, and ergonomic injuries. But one hazard that doesn't always get...

  By: Sarah Manielly | Marketing Specialist

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  Hazards

  Why Housekeeping Is an Important Part of Loading Dock Safety

  Keeping things tidy makes your workplace look efficient and organized. But it also helps keep workers safe.Loading docks can be dangerous areas to work in. In fact,...

  By: Dirk Seis | Director of Marketing

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  Best Practices

  4 Major Forklift Hazards Near Loading Docks (and How to Control Them)

  Loading docks are found in businesses ranging from commercial and industrial buildings to offices, hospitals, and warehouses. No matter what the operation, loading docks...

  By: Dirk Seis | Director of Marketing