Don't fall for it: preventing falls from loading docks

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Hundreds of Washington state trucking industry workers are seriously injured every year from a slip, trip, or fall. these injuries don't just happen. Preventing falls from loading docks: 1. Practice good housekeeping. 2. Look for marked floor transition at dock edges. 3. Replace barriers at dock openings after handling freight. 4. Use stairs or ladder to access dock level. 5. Identify hazards, eliminate them. Identify it, deal with it. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Automobiles
  • Education
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Safety Management
  • Staff Development
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Workers
  • Work-environment
  • Risk-factors
  • Training
  • Education
  • Trucking
  • Drivers
  • Safety-practices
  More +
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044689
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-01a-2007, 2011 Jun; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Don't fall for it: preventing falls from loading docks
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200333/cdc_200333_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 209.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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