Hazard: Injuries happen here when forklifts
run off the dock, products fall on employees
or equipment strikes a person.
Solutions:
• Drive forklifts slowly on docks and dock
plates;
• Secure dock plates and check to see if the
plate can safely support the load;
• Keep clear of dock edges and never back
up forklifts to the dock’s edge;
• Provide visual warnings near dock edges;
• Prohibit “dock jumping” by employees;
• Make sure that dock ladders and s