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Items Tagged with 'loading dock safety'

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Automated loading dock equipment

Safety tips for overhead doors in loading zones

Evelyn Long
June 16, 2022

Loading zones are high-traffic work areas with many safety hazards. Even for fully-trained employees, bad habits and lapses in best safety practices can be fostered over time — such as using overhead doors without proper caution. 


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Improving warehouse safety also boosts efficiency

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Dan Matthews
April 26, 2022

Demand for goods is likely at an all-time high. Many people who were stuck at home during the pandemic restrictions opted to make home improvements and upgrades. Combine that with significant supply chain slow-downs and there is a recipe for extreme demand.


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loading dock hazards

How to design a safe and efficient loading dock

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Emily Newton
April 26, 2022

Loading docks are a key part of any warehouse or factory that regularly moves products in and out of the facility. The perpetual movement of people, equipment, and merchandise through these spaces can create a dangerous environment for staff and visitors. What does it take to design a safe and efficient loading dock?


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Automated loading dock equipment

How to avoid load dock injury in the warehouse

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Emily Newton
April 22, 2021

The combination of large vehicles, heavy machinery, uneven terrain and large loads make the loading dock dangerous for warehouse workers of all kinds. Dockworkers, truck drivers and employees that work elsewhere in the facility must exercise caution when in this area.


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Automated loading dock equipment

Automated loading dock equipment a boon for aging workforce

Eliminate backbreaking manual labor
Chad Dillavou
November 1, 2019

America’s workforce is aging. According to AARP, nearly half of new jobs in the U.S. last year were filled by workers 55 years or older. Due largely to ongoing labor shortages, this disproportionately small demographic accounted for more than 1.4 million of the 2.9 million new jobs in 2018, many of them in the fast-growing sector of warehousing and distribution centers.


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loading dock hazards

Slow down & watch out: Know the FACTS about loading dock hazards

November 1, 2017

Loading docks are flooded with potential danger, and without the proper training, procedures, equipment, and maintenance they are liable to deliver disaster at every turn.


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CANTILEVER LIFT GATES

SRC Cantilever Lift Gates

April 1, 2017
Are your dock doors open in summer? Unguarded dock doors pose significant risk for falls resulting in serious injury. SRC Cantilever Lift Gates provide comprehensive fall protection solutions around loading dock areas.
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technology and automation

Bring your loading docks into the 21st century

Troy Bergum
August 2, 2016
Advancements in technology and automation have changed virtually every aspect of our daily lives.
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