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I tried to search the forums but the search timed out each time. I feel sure this subject had been covered. Anyway, I shall ask the question again. The way I interpret the WAHR loading docks present a hazard where a person can fall and be seriously injured. Therefore the dock needs to be guarded against with Hand rails and intermediate guards. I believe this is a strict liability and therefore the employer has no option.
I would like your views please
Kind regards
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Do you been loading bays for HGV's with docklevellers, bay doors etc?
If so if the bay has a door (controlled access etc) that is sufficient in my opinion, if there is no door then its common to have a chain or barrier across the open dock.
If its just a straight drop with no edge protection or access control when there is no vehicle on the dock, then yes in my opinion that would not be adequate.
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The dock is approximately 100 yards long there is a dock leveller and a scissor lift but between them is only a light chain from stansion to stansion. We don't have a lot of traffic so it is light use. The dock leveller does not go straight into the building as is the case in distribution centres
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I seem to recall a recent successful appeal against an IN issued by local authority on just this issue - perhaps in a recent SHP edition.
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