Loading Dock Safety Assessments
Loading Dock Safety is a critical aspect of workplace safety management. All loading docks present potential safety issues that need to be controlled and addressed.
If overlooked, neglected or mismanaged, loading dock safety hazards may develop into more than just a costly accident. Shared by trucks, forklifts and workers, loading docks are often busy hubs of activity with numerous hazard points that go beyond traffic safety.
Loading docks are considered high-risk areas of any organisation's operations. Research shows that approximately 25 percent of all reported warehouse injuries occur at loading docks.
With that in mind, loading dock safety has become a priority area of regulators conducting loading dock traffic audits, and associated Workplace Health and Safety and compliance audits.
This effort to strengthen workplace safety through loading dock risk audits is prompting organisations to prioritise regular reviews of their loading dock safety management plans.
For every incident at a loading dock, hundreds of near misses occur that shouldn’t happen in the first place. Loading dock rules and regulations, loading dock fall protection, and loading dock safety gates are all priority areas of loading dock audits.
Overwhelmingly, the National Safety Council reported that forklift accidents cost employers an average of $48,000 per single work-related injury and $1,390,000 per death.
The good news is that many accidents are preventable by engaging Proactive Group Australia to work with your organisation to conduct an independent Loading Dock Risk Assessment.
In addition, we can assist in developing a workplace Loading Dock Traffic Management Plan that goes above and beyond compliance to implement proven safety protocols and safety controls that are specific to optimising the safety of your existing work environment.
Our Five-Step Loading Dock Safety Assessments include:
• Comprehensive Risk Assessment
A loading dock safety assessment at your site is conducted by our experienced consultants in a similar way to that of a loading dock safety audit, except at Proactive Group, our loading dock assessment goes beyond the fundamentals of identifying hazards and issues, to develop a clear and concise action plan for your organisation.
• Site Report
After completing our comprehensive risk assessment, a site report is produced which identifies the present hazards, determines risk levels and presents potential control measures.
• Loading Dock Traffic Management Plan
A comprehensive traffic management plan is prepared specifically to the compliance and safety needs of your loading dock with detailed diagrams, itemised traffic management recommendations and controls to help maximise safety outcomes.
• Supply and Installation
Proactive Group Australia supplies and installs premium loading dock safety products that are compliant with Australian Standards. Your organisation has the option to install the recommended safety products that are presented in the Loading Dock Traffic Management Plan.
• Training
Proactive Group not only assists with the initial assessment and planning but also provides ongoing support and assistance with optional training material and assistance in implementing an effective workplace safety plan.
• Review
Loading dock safety must be reviewed at regular intervals or when anything changes in the workplace. Talk to Proactive Group about our scheduling regular loading dock assessments for your business or organisation.
Proactive Group Australia is a market leader in Loading Dock Compliance, with a proven track record of improving workplace safety for hundreds of complex projects Australia wide.
Check out Proactive Groups range of Loading Dock Safety Products.