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Education and Equipment can increase safety in your loading dock
Dave Piasecki

It is easy to come to the conclusion that the loading dock area is very likely to be the most hazardous part of your operation when you consider the combinations of hazards and the volume of activities that occur in this area. For the lift truck operator, ramps and inclines, overhead obstructions, dissimilar surfaces often wet and slippery, poor lighting in trailers, other vehicular traffic, pedestrian traffic, restricted views, sheer drops, trailer creep, congested staging areas, and accumulations of empty containers, pallets, and debris are hazards which can all be present at the same time within a very confined area. While OSHA does require training of lift truck operators on these types of hazards, many operations fail

Sittin' on the dock. wastin' time?
John R. Johnson

Not if you want to stay out of trouble with your carriers. A leisurely pace won’t cut it in 2004 at least where the loading dock’s concerned. IN HIS LEGENDARY SOUL BALLAD Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay, the late Otis Redding sang of whiling away the hours watching the tides roll in and out of the San Francisco Bay. If only life on the loading dock were so tranquil. But if days spent on the dock ever did unfold at a leisurely pace, that’s all behind us. These days, it’s strictly business. Get the truck in, load or unload it, move it out. No time for breaks. No room for delays

All you ever wanted to know about Boat Heating
Max Heller

When choosing a heater there are several choices to be made. Forced Air or Thermo (hot water) heating, sizing, and where to buy. We can answer the last question first, buy your heater here at Seacraft. What type of heater should I buy, Forced Air or Hot Water? First let me tell you that both types have their advantages and disadvantages..

Gas -vs- Diesel Part II
David Pascoe

Judging by the number of letters I get and the questions I see on Internet forums, many people are still quite uncertain about the costs and benefits of gas and diesel engines. "Which is best?" they ask, as if one form of power were universally better than the other. Like most things in life, each type of engine is better suited for some applications than others. It all depends on your needs, the type of boat you own, and how you use it. Diesel engines are not something you should take lightly

Material Handling: A Look at What's Happening In Moving Things
Gary S. Vasilash

Material handling, one might think, is all about dealing with physical objects. But as seems to be the case with just about everything, controls are playing an increasingly important role. Power-and-free conveyors. Enclosed-track conveyors. Heavy-duty roller conveyors. Tow-line conveyors. Skid conveyors. Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs). Automatic electrified monorails (AEMs). Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS). You get the picture

Nylon material creates novel dock bumper
Quadrant EPP

Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP) and Oakland International have jointly developed and launched a revolutionary loading bay dock bumper that will significantly reduce on-going maintenance and replacement costs. Following an extensive 15 month trial, Oakland has launched the ID Dock Bumper into the UK and European markets. Manufactured from Quadrant EPPs' Nylatron DB+ material, the Oakland ID Dock Bumper is already in service with major UK distributors and retail outlets and is proving to be the most durable application of its kind available in the marketplace. Dock bumper problems are of real concern to all distribution and logistics companies..