Safe Loading & Unloading ALC 2017

1 safe % Loading %&% Unloading %%(Incl&LUEZ)&Fi le name: safe Loading & Our Ref: E00540 Mike Robertson MD & Engineering Manager 0425 001 086 Why is the Logistics Industry SO Poor at Safety? Often the Warehousing and Distribution Division is the poor cousin of the business = less focus from management Road transport companies are obsessed with on-road safety You can t stop idiots on the road 2/3 of all truck / car accidents are the car s fault So Road Transport tends to be Blind to the fact that >25% of their fatalities are INSIDE their gate (and many more Unloading fatalities are in public spaces) 2&There&are&2&issues&here&Chain&of&Respo nsibility&or&WHS?

2 &3& Chain of Responsibility Laws (Compliance & Enforcement act) RMS (RTA) / VicRoads Now the NHVR (from Feb 2014) Apply for ON Road Issues Aimed at related parties in the supply chain Typical applications ! On Road offences ! Multiple parties over same breach Workplace Health & Safety Laws (Formerly OH&S Laws) Workcover / WorkSafe Apply for every workplace but, by Inter Dept Agreements not take lead On Road issues Typical applications ! Forklift / traffic Management ! Falling off trailers ! Loading & Unloading injuries ! Runaway Trailers Another&session!&Today!&WHS Law Legislative Requirements A common feature of all legislative requirements is the need to: " Provide a safe place of work This is achieved through: 1.

3 Evaluation of tasks and potential risks 2. Establishing suitable controls to reduce risks you identified. 4&787# truck#related #Industrial#Deaths#recorded#in#10#years# #So&how&much&training&have&you&had&in&RI SK&ASSESSMENT?&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading How do you undertake a quality risk assessment of your Logistics site? Energy method = Best Start point " Kinetic energy " Trucks " forklifts " Cranes " Potential energy " The load on truck or mobile equipment " People at height " Electrical energy " Chemical energy " Strain Energy " etc 5&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading Forklift and People Interaction " Interactions with people and Mobile Equipment is a major risk.

4 " forklifts have high accelerations, change direction quickly, but provide poor visibility for the driver " Forklift operators find it difficult to keep track of pedestrians. " Inexperienced pedestrians are unaware of the risk. " Experienced pedestrians often become immune to the risk. Is&the&Park&brake&really&on?&6&Just&how& close&do&you&really&need&to&be?&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading People get complacent and WAY TOO Close to forklifts 7&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading Falling Product " Falling product has resulted in multiple fatalities, and serious injuries. " Load dislodged by crane or forklift " forklifts often push product off the opposite side.

5 " Load falls from the crane or forklift tine. " Loads that move in transit can fall when lashings are released, or curtains or container doors are opened. " Reality Check! In the human reaction time of ~ seconds, a load falls 11 metres. Be careful is not enough! Falling#building#products# #Mark#Beilby#Fatality#8&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading Product moving on crane or forklift " Even if the product doesn t injuries or death are common " People crushed " Load traversing in " Load lowering " Load slung off centre " Load slides off the tines " Domino effect 9&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading People&Falling&off&Trucks&&" Too&common&for&drivers&or&loaders&to&fal l&from&the&truck&deck&" Worksafe&Australia&reports&that&between& 2009&and&2011&a&full&49%&of&ALL&injuries &due&to&falls&were&truck&drivers&(1540&o f&3100&claims)

6 &" MulYple&fataliYes&and&serious&injuries&h ave&resulted&" There&is&rarely&a&simple&soluYon&&&10&It #is#simply#irresponsible#&#illegal#to#al low#this#sort#of#behaviour#on#your#sites #Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading Reversing&Trucks&&" Reversing%trucks%vs%pedestrians%are&alwa ys&a&hazard&" Poor&to&zero&visibility&for&the& " Pedestrians&run&over&" Pedestrians&crushed&against& " Finger&docks&even&worse&11&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading Loading &Docks&&" Falling%%forkli9s%are&a&killer&" Can&be&forkli]&driver&error&" Can&be&due&to&truck&moving&12&Key Risk Areas Loading and Unloading Truck&moves&during&load/unload&&" PotenYal&for&vehicles&to&move&part&way&t hrough& Loading &or& Unloading &" MulYple&fataliYes&and&serious&injuries&h ave&resulted&" Vehicle&runaway&with&handbrakes&incorrec tly&applied&" Vehicles&actually&drive&away&&&&&The#dri ver# knows #he#can#move#13&Risk Controls Loading / Unloading Hierarchy of Controls 1.

7 Eliminate the hazard altogether. 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineering 5. Administrative (SOP) 6. Personal protective equipment AIM&FOR&THE&HIGHER&LEVEL&OF&CONTROL&14&R isk Controls Loading / Unloading " Controls must be fit for purpose " Use quick temporary options to confirm which controls work best " Check that the controls selected are robust and likely to have strong compliance " Use the hierarchy of controls " Aim high " If procedural, they need to be robust, well trained, and heavily enforced. EffecYve&control?&15&Risk Controls Loading / Unloading Exclusion Zones Can t See Can t Load " Very important and now minimum controls " Separation of people from forklift, crane, and falling loads " You can t stop product falling off tynes.

8 So stop people being in the Falling Zone " Loading Unloading Exclusion Zone = LUEZ 16&Conceptual#LUEZ#You#should#adapt#this #idea#to#suit#your#situaLon#and#risks##A #green#mat#can#make#a#cheap#and#flexible #driver#zone#Risk Controls Loading / Unloading Traffic Management Question how we can increase the hierarchy of control level " Define areas that are high risk " Physical controls that restrict access of pedestrians into high risk areas. " Very important to keep out any through-traffic " Minimise Loading numbers in the area people, forklifts " Driver removed and kept out unless required for the Loading process LUEZ Should overlap with plant s overall Traffic Management 17&Risk Controls Loading / Unloading Vehicle Isolation Several potential solutions.

9 " Isolate driver from vehicle and Loading area (if not required for Loading ) " Isolate forklift from truck where or when driver lashing/unlashing the load " Isolate keys 18&Risk Controls Loading / Unloading Prevention of Dock Falls " If Loading docks are present, consider if docks are right for your business " Isolate area when not in use " Bollard against falls close to the actual dock area Prevent Pedestrian/Truck Interactions " Isolation fencing/gates " One way traffic (forward) " Overlap with Traffic Management " Limit activities allowed in interaction areas " Special care at the base of raised docks, and/or where trucks are reversing " Critical procedures at a minimum eg.

10 3 m rule between forklifts and people 19&Risk Controls Loading / Unloading 20&Prevention of Falls from Trucks Many causes and many solutions: " Solutions worth more detailed discussion " Eliminate working at height " Engineer ways to work safely from the ground or at height " PPE and administrative controls Risk Controls Loading / Unloading Communications and Coordination Load tasks requiring coordination between people are a concern " Understand the process " Simplify it " Minimise the people involved in any task 21&Risk Controls Loading / Unloading Take 5 A basic safety method Transport safety needs a Take 2 philosophy. " Things are rarely the same or constant in the logistics environment " What is different about today?