In January 2017, a series of rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) pertaining to walking-working surfaces and fall protection standards were enacted. The rule affects a wide range of workers, including warehouse workers. Specific to warehouse workers, new rules pertaining to loading dock equipment were enacted. The new rule specific to loading dock equipment is outlined in 29 CFR 1910,26, “Dockboards.” The new rules impose new requirements on employers who operate loading docks to either equip dockboards with run-off guards or to demonstrate that there is no hazard of transfer vehicles from running off the dockboard edge. This document summarizes how an employer could apply American National Standards pertaining to loading dock equipment to demonstrate that hazards pertaining to run-off are adequately addressed.

This precautionary label brochure has been prepared by the Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers Product Section (hereafter referred to as “LODEM”) of the Material Handling Industry of America. It has been created as a service to owners, users, designers and specifiers of loading dock levelers. The purpose of this publication is to provide voluntary guidelines for the selection and application of safety labels for use on loading dock levelers. This is a voluntary guide and should be incorporated into a comprehensive safety program by owners of loading dock levelers.

The Study Units in Fundamentals of Warehousing & Distribution Volume 3: Warehouse & Personal Performance are designed to build on the knowledge of warehouse equipment, processes and operations introduced in Fundamentals of Warehousing & Distribution Volumes 1 and 2 . Volume 3 focuses on how the performance of equipment, processes and employees come together in different types of warehouses. Students will learn: How the performance of a warehouse is measured by the companies that operate those facilities. How the performance of warehouse workers and managers affect the success of the warehouse. How different warehouse designs and equipment enable a warehouse to meet different performance requirements,illustrated by five real world case studies. The first three case studies describe conventional, semi-automated and automated warehouse designs, which are the most common facility types. The final two case studies explain how cross-docking and direct-to-consumer facility designs operate. These are the two most common special purpose warehouses students are likely to encounter. How to think critically about warehouse performance by encouraging students to create their own case study example of a local facility. The goal of Volume 3 is to broaden the student’s understanding of why a warehouse uses certain types of equipment and how those choices impact the performance of that facility. It also focuses on personal performance and the expectations (metrics) business places on the employees. People, equipment and the facility have to work as one team to meet the company’s objectives in satisfying their customers. Kindle Version http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BPNN9B2/ref=r_soa_w_d Special quantity pricing is available to public schools. For information, contact the MHI Knowledge Team at education@mhi.org For quotes on special quantity shipping contact education@mhi.org.