FEATURE LOADING BAYS & DOORS
STERTIL COMBILOK DELIVERS ON LOADING BAY SAFETY
It’s a disturbing fact that loading bays are dangerous places. Barely a day passes without news of yet another accident involving vehicles, loading bay operatives and even members of the public. Such accidents frequently result in life- changing injuries and, tragically, fatalities
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ompany size offers no protection against this problem. One of the
UK’s leading supermarkets was recently fined £1.6 million following an accident in which the victim was trapped between a loading dock and a reversing lorry. As in any environment, many loading
bay injuries are caused by simple trips and falls. However, the vast majority of serious accidents are due to the inadvertent movement of vehicles during loading and unloading operations. In other words, if vehicle movement – including ‘creep’ and careless ‘driveaways’ – can be effectively prevented, then such accidents are avoided and serious
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injuries eliminated. The Combilok vehicle restraint system
from Stertil Dock Products was developed exclusively to reduce the risk of unintentional vehicle movement on loading bays and offers a ‘safety net’ against poor communication by holding vehicles in one place until loading or unloading is completed. Not only does this improve safety, it also eliminates damage to expensive goods and equipment and helps guard against theft.
PREVENTING ACCIDENTS Of course, the most effective means of preventing accidents in the loading bay is to design a system that eliminates
NOVEMBER 2018 | MATERIALS HANDLING & LOGISTICS
Combilok guides the wheels of an oncoming lorry into a central position, the rearmost wheel is automatically restrained preventing the lorry creeping forwards
the need for personnel to be anywhere near a reversing vehicle. To that end, the Stertil Combilok is activated and controlled from within the safety of the warehouse or distribution centre. Also, during operation, the Combilok is fully interlocked: the loading bay door cannot be opened until the Combilok is in position and the Combilok cannot be released until the door is closed again and it is safe to drive away. Red and green lights on the control panel also ensure that operators can clearly see if the vehicle restraint is still in use. Totally automatic in operation, the Combilok also overcomes any language difficulties that may arise with drivers delivering from all over the world.
LIMITING RISKS Premature ‘driveaways’ from the dock during loading and unloading is not uncommon nor is the occurrence of a docked lorry creeping forwards. The unique Combilok limits all of these risks. A highly durable tubular structure, installed above ground, simply guides the wheels of an incoming lorry into a
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