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How Do Safety Impact Barriers Work for Loading Dock Systems in Winston-Salem, NC?

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10/8/2020

Safety barrier impacts differ depending on their usage. In an industrial setting, a safety barrier may be in the form of a fence that is designed to keep the operator away from hazardous activities.

A loading dock is an area in warehouses, commercial and industrial buildings where goods are loaded and unloaded on the vehicles.

The loading dock area in Winston-Salem, NC is the busiest part of the commercial and industrial facility, it is prone to accidents if the dock system has no proper barriers and safety equipment. The employees are at risk during the dock operation. To help reduce the occurrence of dock accidents, as well as avoid delays in the operation and increase productivity, it is ideal to have your loading dock with safety equipment.

What is a safety barrier?

A safety barrier is a part of a machine that helps prevent a trackway into a dangerous area. It is commonly used to avoid the risks of accidents. Safety barriers may be hard barriers that are physically restricting a passage or it may be a soft barrier that controls circuits based on the presence of foreign bodies.

Loading Dock Impact Barriers

· Dock Guard Safety Barrier Lip

The dock guard safety barrier lip gives protection to personnel, goods, and equipment from rolling out of the dock accidentally. This kind of safety impact barriers is most useful in keeping the truck lift safely on the leveler and when it is used below the dock end loading conditions. It provides life expansion to the leveler. The dock guard lip hinge is 400% stronger than a conventional leveler hinge in normal operations.

· APS Bollard Pole

The APS bollard pole is great protection for different dock warehouse applications. It is available in heavy-duty that measures 6” or 4” in diameter, schedule 40 pipes with one half base plate. An optional cap is available and floor hardware is included.

· APS Dock Impact Barrier

The APS dock impact barrier’s lower impact barrier is built from 9/16” of thick steel cable that can be seen inside a flexible fiberglass rail. It can stop a 10,000 lb fork truck moving at 4 mph. the highly visible yellow nylon webbing gives an additional visual barrier at the dock.

This type of impact barrier is operated manually using a gate style barrier. The APS dock impact barrier is opened by releasing the latch and lifting the gate into an upright position with few efforts when dock use is required.

The APS dock impact barrier can lessen the occurrence of the following:

· Accidents due to a forklift, pedestrians, or pallets jacks falling off the dock when the door is open

· It can harm the equipment, load, door panels, and door track when the door is closed.

It is 4” wide, weather-resistant for long-term performance, and with 47,000 microprisms per square inch that provides intense reflective property. Simple to install. The operations can be performed by a single dock attendant in just a few seconds with minimum effort required. With one hand, it can raise and lower the dock impact barrier. It can also be maintained minimally and with interlock capable-optional.

Overhead Door Company of the Foothills, a division of DuraServ, provides insight and choices regarding safety and operational needs for loading docks, and businesses. We take great pride in our “Service First” approach and have made great service at the heart of our business. We offer loading dock impact barriers namely Dock Guard Safety Lip, APS Bollard Pole, and APS Dock Impact Barrier.

We strive to have common parts, on our trucks and in our warehouse, to be able to service your equipment quickly. Our highly-skilled and experienced workers have all the skills and knowledge required to respond to any type of safety impact barrier in Winston-Salem, NC.

To ensure the safety of your personnel and the machines, our team works closely with you, our client, and our sales team to make sure that detailed, high-quality safety impact barriers are created for you.

Whether you have a single facility, or if you have facilities on a national scale, we can handle all of your loading dock safety equipment needs. Contact us at 828-388-8700 to discuss your service requests.

We are proud to serve Greater Hickory and the following cities: Winston Salem, Mocksville, Newton-Conover, Claremont, Taylorsville, Wilkesboro, Boone, Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Statesville, Troutman, Lincolnton, West Jefferson, Mount Airy, Clemmons, and Pilot Mountain.

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