The best practice is to seek the advice of safety consultants and qualified loading dock equipment representatives. This article originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of Occupational ...

An estimated two-thirds of loading dock accidents can be prevented with equipment and technology which already exists. However, there is no single piece of equipment that can resolve every safety ...

Busy loading docks contain a vast assortment of distractions that can lead to damaged goods, damaged equipment and worst of all, damaged employees. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A busy loading ...

To address both safety and operational concerns, Pentalift designed and manufactured a custom 16-foot-long, 30,000-pound-capacity hydraulic dock leveler. The 16-ft platform length decreased the ...

CHICAGO HEIGHTS -- Dock workers at Roadway Express here responded to reports of harassment and intimidation on the Chicago Heights terminal dock by arguing that safety also is a problem, ...

Dirk Seis, director of marketing for Ideal Warehouse, a manufacturer of loading dock safety products based in Woodbridge, Ontario, estimated that a non-operating dock burns nearly $1,700 per hour ...