Perhaps no area in a cold storage warehouse or distribution facility has more potential for employee injury than a loading dock. Lift truck collisions, trailer malfunctions, accumulating ice or puddles leading to falls, and many other hazards are always lurking and multiplied by the number of loading docks within a facility. And that was all before COVID-19 entered the picture.
To find out what’s trending in dock safety today, we spoke to experts at design-build firm ESI Group USA, and at commercial and industrial door manufacturer Rytec, to see what solutions are available for operators to meet current challenges.