Six Tips to Prevent Slips on the Loading Dock
Mary Blaser
During wet, snowy and icy conditions, the area surrounding your loading dock can be as hazardous – or even more hazardous – as an icy sidewalk or a wet entryway. These tips can help you prevent employee injuries.
Workplace injuries and accidents that cause employees to miss six or more days of work cost U.S. employers nearly $62 billion in 2013, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data is available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Academy of Social Insurance, according to the 2016 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.