FEATURE LOADING BAYS & DOORS


GOOD MAINTENANCE keeps business moving


bays is the flexibility to adapt to a variety of operations and vehicle types. With the majority of injuries being to pedestrians working around them, good housekeeping, regular servicing and maintenance and appropriate health and safety for loading bay systems are key, while making sure the necessary handling throughput rates are achieved. Pickerings Lifts Loading Systems


provides solutions from dock levellers and roller shutters to industrial sectional doors and vehicle restraints and a comprehensive service offering including service contracts, a 24/7 emergency call- out repair service and maintenance agreements tailored to customer’s needs.


LOADING ENVIRONMENT Regular expert servicing is important but there are ways in which we can improve customer’s loading environments. These include looking at the systems they have in place including integrating and sequencing controls from doors, docks and vehicle restraint systems, upgrading dock loading equipment to meet new demands from wider fleet diversity:


The loading bay remains one of the most dangerous areas in a warehouse. Jonathan Bowdler of Pickerings Lifts Loading Systems discusses approaches which can be taken to improve safety


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very year there are over 5,000 accidents involving transport in the


workplace and despite the many safety improvements to equipment over recent decades the loading bay remains one of the most dangerous areas of a warehouse. An integral part of the logistics and distribution process where effective, properly planned and specified loading equipment can enhance the productivity of goods movement within all business environments, its upkeep is imperative to ensure maximum operational efficiency.


The environment it sits within is constantly changing to reflect the needs of building tenants, customers and market demand so design cannot stand still. The growth of e-commerce and online shopping for example has seen an increase in more frequent loadings of vans and smaller trucks for shorter delivery destinations in addition to cross-dock operations for loading larger trucks for long distance distribution. A single warehouse can therefore have


a multitude of distribution uses and one of the key design elements for loading


LOADING/UNLOADING VANS AND TRUCKS FROM ONE LEVEL


An increased demand for parcel services has prompted Hörmann to develop a loading bay door specifically to meet the needs of parcel delivery companies. The Parcel Walk door has been designed to readily accommodate loading and unloading of both vans and trucks from the same level access bay. The door includes a detachable lower section which has a pedestrian walkway attached. When working with vans the door opens as normal, lifting the ‘catwalk’ up out of the way. It is when working with trucks and demountable bodies that the door comes into its own. The lower section is unlocked from the upper and this leaves the pedestrian walkway between two access piers. This allows easy access to the inside of the truck for loading and unloading purposes. This door is particularly suitable for use with conveyor systems often employed in parcel handling


operations. It can be supplied with the compact WA 300 SA operator with soft start, soft stop as standard. This adds to the longevity of the doors while ensuring it is smooth and quiet in operation. Featuring force limitation, a closing edge safety device is not needed as the door will stop automatically


if it encounters an obstruction. From a cost point of view this operator uses approximately 75% less power than a comparable three-phase device and is around 30% cheaper.


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● Installing dock levellers with greater working ranges and a platform thickness designed to manage their loads and type of materials handling equipment;


● Using dock levellers with segmented lips;


● Using vehicle restraints to lock a trailer at each bay and reduce the risk of vehicle creep and drive away;


● Installing dedicated dock deck trailer loading bays or multi-use bays to better manage their loading arrangements;


● Using dock management technology to capture every aspect of the loading process and keep track of dock operations, drive productivity by optimising utilisation of each bay and help plan for the future;


● External hazard factors including ensuring there is adequate lighting and power, clearly-marked floor lanes designated for pedestrians, protected walkways with barriers in high traffic areas and safety signs and human intervention elements such as quality and regular safety training and safety induction exercises for temporary workers at peak operating times. All of these aspects will not only


heighten health and safety, reliability and reduce accidents but help to improve their loading processes and efficiency, reduce downtime and energy consumption and ultimately cost over the lifetime of the asset.


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