GMR Safety is your first stop for innovative dock safety products! GMR Safety develops, manufactures, and markets two well-respected dock safety products - the POWER CHOCK™ vehicle restraint device and the CLEAR TO GO™ safety barrier.
INDUSTRY PROBLEM
Early departure and trailer creep
An unsecured or poorly-secured trailer is always at risk of early departure or trailer creep, which can lead to hazardous conditions and serious loading dock accidents. In some instances, these dangerous conditions can result in damage to expensive equipment and valuable cargo. In other cases, employee injuries and fatalities can occur. Effective truck restraint at the loading dock is the key to preventing loading dock accidents!
Dock door damage and dock drop-offs
A common problem at loading docks is forklifts which damage your loading dock doors. This can occur if there is no safety barrier that protects the dock door when it is closed. In addition, when the doors are open there is the potential hazard of forklifts falling off the loading dock, which can result in a serious dock accident. Damage to expensive material handling equipment and employee injuries can also result from dock drop-offs.
Industry solutions
INDUSTRY SOLUTION
Two patented solutions for these dock safety problems:
The POWER CHOCK™ System is a superior wheel lock and dock restraint system that handles early departure and trailer creep hazards. Wheel restraints are much more effective for keeping a truck restrained at the dock than the standard rubber trailer chock.
The CLEAR TO GO™ SB safety barrier reduces the potential for loading dock door damage and helps prevent dock drop-offs.
VEHICLE RESTRAINT
GMR Safety’s POWER CHOCK™ System
A true cost-effective vehicle restraint system must provide:
A high level of safety that helps control dock operations and reduces dock hazards and accidents.
Universal compatibility for all types of vehicles and weather conditions.
Proven performance in a wheel-based vehicle restraint system that provides the ultimate level of safety.
A simple design + low maintenance = low total cost of ownership.
The Power Chock™ System meets all these requirements. It is a far superior system to the standard truck chock and it also prevents trailer creep. As a wheel restraint system, the Power Chock™ is unsurpassed as both a dock chock and vehicle chock safety system.
SAFETY BARRIER
GMR Safety’s CLEAR TO GO™ SB
This innovative dock safety product is manually-activated, with a highly-visible barrier designed to separate from the unit when struck. Once the alarm is activated, it alerts employees to an unsafe situation, thereby preventing a loading dock accident. The safety barrier can easily be reattached to the unit in just a few seconds. It also provides dock employees with plenty of reaction time of reduce the risk of hitting the dock door.
NEWS
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Truck Restraint and RIG Bar Damage
The process of loading and unloading semi-trailer trucks can pose any number of hazards, one of which is early departure of the truck from the dock. There are several options for securing a trailer to the loading dock to prevent early departure.
One of these is to use the trailer's rear impact guard (RIG) as the attachment point for a vehicle restraint device. However, the RIG bar doesn't always provide a secure attachment point for the vehicle restraint device. A wheel restraint system is the only effective way to prevent early departure. Wheel restraints help prevent a variety of catastrophic accidents at the loading dock and should be considered the first choice in vehicle restraint systems. Read More...
Fall Off Protection: New Safety Barrier That Prevent Dock Drop-Offs and Loading Dock Door Damage
The safe movement of cargo and material into and out of your facility is one of the most important tasks at your company. Where does this cargo enter and exit? Usually the loading dock—often one of the most dangerous work areas at your facility. Why so dangerous? Well loading dock drop-offs are oftencaused by the truck unexpectedly pulling away from the dock. Add to that the hazard of your expensive material handling equipment damaging your valuable loading dock doors. Put these two together and you have the formula for disaster. Combat these hazards by using the Clear to Go™ Loading Dock Barrier coupled with the Power Chock™ system. The Clear to Go™ safety barrier prevents drop-off and reduces damage to dock doors, preventing injuries and saving time and money. The Power Chock™ system is a wheel based vehicle restraint that can restrain all type of vehicles at the loading dock. These systems are dedicated to employee safety, and the lowest TCO. Read more...
GMR Safety's Newest product designed to prevent loading dock door damage and dock drop-offs.
The safe movement of cargo and material into and out of your facility is one of the most important tasks at your company. Where does this cargo enter and exit? Usually the loading dock—often one of the most dangerous work areas at your facility. Why so dangerous? Loading dock drop-offs caused by the truck unexpectedly pulling away from the dock. Read more...
