Dock Safety and Management Practices

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OCCUPATION HEALTH AND SAFETY
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Manual picking of goods from shelves under Workplace and Safety Regulations 2012
(WHS), Work Health and safety Act 2011 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
(codes of conduct)
 Create an environment which is well lit in dusty and humid environments under the
environmental Act; free from dust and other substances.
 The WHS standards require employees to be provided with personal arrest systems to
prevent falls
 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS) 1996 requires that regulations are put
in place to prevent backbone injuries from carrying heavy items (Shorthreed, 2009 p. 24).
 The WHS code of conduct provides that an employer shall provide a safety helmet for
employee where there exists potential head injuries.
 The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 requires that objects are properly placed to prevent
them from tipping in housekeeping.
 The WHS regulations require that a person in charge of a working place ensures that
there are falling object protection precautions apart from the protections systems on
personal falls (Carnollhy, 2015 p. 18-50).
Transportation across the warehouse to docking area
 WHS requires that employees ensure that the dock board supports the intended load
 Dock boards which are portable require that anchoring or use of devices are used to
prevent them from moving out of position
 Handholds and other means are used to enable safe transfer of equipment’s

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 The WHS provides that appropriate systems and physical barriers should be put in place
where there is a risk of a wheel toppling over when a wheel is being driven
 The Australian code of practice require that there are unprotected edges and sides. This
requires that edges which are 1.2 meters of 4 feet high are protected through safety
systems, personal fall systems and guardrail systems.
 WHS requires demand appropriate training on use of equipment, inspection and
maintenance as well.
Loading goods into delivery trucks
 Employers are required by the WHS code of conduct regulations to ensure that the
working environments are well lit together with the NSW, New South Wales code of
practice, and Safe Work Australia codes
 WHS requirements require that materials used in storage do not create hazards. Such
storage material include containers, bundles and bags.
 WHS also requires that wheel clocks are used on trucks under the rear wheels to prevent
movement of trucks.
 NSW code of practice requires that trucks have their brakes set in wheel blocks
preventing movements while loading. This also prevents sliding of trucks and causing
unnecessary accidents
Packing and Shrink Wrapping of Goods