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Think Safety First: Loading Dock Products to Protect Employees, Cargo and Equipment

 Posted on: April 15th, 2022

How to increase safety in warehouses and loading docks
Increase safety in warehouses and loading docks with designed and tested safety solutions

To be compliant with OSHA, your facility needs to follow certain safety guidelines. We have the products to help.

Dock bumpers add a buffer between semi-trucks and your facility.
Loading dock bumpers add a buffer between semi-trucks and your facility

Loading Dock Bumpers

Purpose: Protect trucks and loading docks from accidental damage caused by a truck backing up too far against a loading dock.

Features:

  • Molded or laminated rubber options
  • Multiple size options including square, horizontal and vertical
  • Come with mounting holes

Wall guards serve the dual purpose of directing traffic flow and protecting against accidental damage.
Wall guards serve the dual purpose of directing traffic flow and protecting against accidental damage.

Wall and Corner Guards

Purpose: Highlight prominent corners to prevent accidental damage when vehicles or equipment pass by. Wall guards help direct traffic. High-visibility stripes and colors make them hard to miss.

Features:

  • Durable construction
  • Hi-vis colors
  • Multiple size and configuration options

Chocks act as a important fail-safe in the event of a parking brake failure.
Wheel chocks act as a important fail-safe in the event of a parking brake failure.

Wheel Chocks

Purpose: Prevent vehicles and equiment from moving when vehicle is parked.

Features:

  • Option of rubber, polyurethane, steel, aluminum
  • Multiple sizes
  • Single or dual chocks

Bollards protect pedestrians, equipment and buildings from accidental external or internal vehicle damage.
Bollards protect pedestrians, equipment and buildings from accidental external or internal vehicle damage.

Bollards

Purpose: Quickly identify important machinery or equipment, as well as driving hazards. Also creates protection for pedestrians when used outdoors around facilities.

Features:

  • Choice of in-ground or above-ground mounting options
  • Multiple heights and diameters
  • High-visibility colors call attention to key areas

Machine guards keep your important equipment safe from forklifts, runaway pallet jacks and more.
Machine guards keep your important equipment safe from forklifts, runaway pallet jacks and more.

Machine Guardsand Barriers

Purpose: Create more protection than a bollard but less involved than a full barrier system. Good for highlighting equipment and machinery to avoid with vehicles or forklifts, as well as designated pedestrian walkways.

Features:

  • Steel construction
  • High-visibility colors
  • Mounting holes
  • Hollow to fill with concrete

Guard rails create designated no-drive areas to keep pedestrians safe in warehouses and similar facilities
Guard rails create designated no-drive areas to keep pedestrians safe in warehouses and similar facilities

Guard Rails

Purpose: Create high-visibility walkways so that pedestrians stay safe in areas where equipment is frequently used.

Features:

  • Steel construction
  • High-visibility colors
  • Mounting holes
  • Optional lift-out brackets allow certain rails to be removed if needed