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| Loading docks safety - Pedestrian protection |
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Docking and transhipment operations generate high risks of accidents. The main risks are vehicle-pedestrian collisions, crashing against docks, falling of people and handling equipment from the loading dock. Here are our solutions to ensure the safety of docks, protection of people and protection of the dock installations: |
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| A) 800 mm telescopic lip dock levellers - Ref. STV levelers / STVP levelers |
The telescopic lip is used to cross the anti-crushing safety zone. The solution consists in embedding an adjustable ramp into the dock structure and installing bumpers that close off a 500-mm safety space. You will then be compliant with the NF EN 349 standard covering risks of crushing the human body. |
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| B) Barrier lip leveller with safety zone - Ref. Dock leveler BODY GUARD |
The Expresso BODY GUARD leveller has two safety devices: 1) Anti-crushing system to protect people during the truck’s approach 2) An obstacle device to prevent the lifting machinery from falling. At rest, the obstacle is also used to protect the separating doors.
| C) Draw-bridge levellers with safety zone - Ref. Stationary drawbridge leveler with anti-squash monobloc frame - Type 8860 |
High strength aluminium ramps: 1) with a one-piece chassis and built-in safety zone. The one-piece chassis also allows for the correct backing-up of the truck and protects the ramp from abnormal trailer reversing, thereby guaranteeing the equipment’s service life. 2) Draw-bridge levellers on a dock with added dock bumpers. |
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If there are no wheel guides, or if they are not sufficient (1), there is a risk of pedestrians being crushed between two vehicles or between a vehicle and a building. There is also an increased risk of collisions between two vehicles. |
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| A) Wheel guides |
The wheel guides reduce the risk of crushing between two vehicles and make truck manoeuvring easier by providing perfect centring along the dock axis. This makes it possible to protect both the equipment (bumpers, leveller, shelters, but also the building itself).
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| B) Concrete wheel guides C) Signage using ground markings or lighting |
The Concrete wheel guides are very resistant to shocks, their rounded shape makes it possible not to damage the vehicles in the event of a bad trajectory. |
The wheel guides can be completed by ground markings about 15 metres long at the front and by the installation of KIGR001 dusk sensor-operated lighting used to make night operations safer and easier. |
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Transshipment docks are areas with a high accident risk. There are risks of the fork lifts falling before the trailer is backed-up to the dock, or if the truck departs unexpectedly following human error, due to an incorrectly tightened parking brake, or due to a slope away from the dock station. |
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| A) Wheel chock system or vehicle restraints |
Risk control implies that the door is coupled to the wheel chock system. The door can only be electrically opened if the wheel wedge has been fitted. An audio alarm will warn the user of the danger if the door is opened manually. Furthermore, wheel chocking prevents the unexpected advance or even departure of the truck during transshipment (when using Stop Trucks® and the manual chock). 1. Electric wheel chock 2. Vehicle restraints : Stop Trucks® - Automatic wheel blocking 3. Manual Blocker - Manual blocking system for trucks - Manual lock up blocking system |
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 Loading dock Intelligent safety |
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| A) Dock barriers |
The automatically locking swivel barriers are coupled to the dock equipment. They can prevent the access of people and vehicles to sensitive areas. For example, a barrier can lock whenever a dock lift table is moving down, to prevent all risks of falls. |
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| B) Fixed guard rails and dock stairs |
Secure access to areas of transhipment with guardrails (delivery per linear meter with anchor plates) and with other installations such as gravity gates or dock stairs. |
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| C) Barrier lip leveller with safety zone |
| Barrier lip dock Levelers Expresso have in addition to their anti-crushing device, an anti-falls system. At rest, the lip creates an obstacle in the building that protects the door from shocks and prevents the fall of the forklifts when the door is open. | |||
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There is a risk of unhitched trailers tipping over during loading operations using a fork lift if the trailer parking legs fail or break. |
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| A) Trailer jack stands |
The trailer jack stands are used to support the trailers during transshipment when the trailers are not hitched to the trucks.
Their height can be adjusted using a crank or a jack.
| B) Safety trestles |
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Protect transshipment areas during bad weather |
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| When existing awnings are not sufficient to provide effective protection, the risks of slipping during transshipment operations are increased by rain and frost.
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| A) Loading tunnels and dock shelters |
The tunnels for leveller are used to provide comfortable working conditions by protecting both people and the goods to be transferred, especially when the building does not have enough awning coverage in the loading area, or if the awning is too short.
| B) Inflatable shelter |
The inflatable shelter provides a sealed connection between the back of the truck and the warehouse wall. It is used to minimise heat loss and protects staff from bad weather during operations to load and unload trailers on the docks.
| C) Non-slip coating |
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| Limiting the risks of collisions due to lack of lighting When the light inside trailers is reduced, or when working at night, it is important to have a directional light source in addition to any lighting installed on the handling machinery because its effectiveness is often limited by the transported load. |
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The installation of additional lighting makes it possible to light the most dangerous areas and eliminate contrasts in brightness that need time for the eye to adapt, which are a potential source of danger. CE product compliant with the following directives: Directive 2004/108/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC - Directive 2011/65/EC
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| A) Directional LED dock light - Ref. PJQU100 |
This directional LED dock light is compliant with the INRS ED6059 directive:
It can provide 110 lux. lighting power 10 m inside trailers.
| B) Directional wide angle LED dock light - Ref. PJQU90 |
This LED dock light can be used to light areas thanks to its wide lighting angle.
| C) Halogen dock light - Ref. PJQU60 |
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The repeated impacts of trucks on insufficiently protected loading docks lead to the inevitable deterioration of the buildings, structures and dock equipment. |
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| Mobile dock bumpers |
Protect your docks effectively and long-lastingly using the Expresso mobile bumpers EXPRESSO.
As trucks with pneumatic suspension are on the increase, static dock bumpers (classic) cannot withstand the pressure (vertical up and down movement) exerted during transshipment operations for very long. The rubber then rapidly deteriorates. Once the bumpers have been destroyed, it is the building that suffers the vehicle impacts. The solution: mobile bumpers. The solution: mobile bumpers, they permanently follow the variations in vehicle height.
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EXPRESSO - Your safety partner - Loading dock safety and dock equipment |