Dock SOP templates
The dock is where the most severe warehouse incidents happen. These procedures cover daily dock safety inspections, dock plate operations, trailer chocking and spotting, and yard truck movement.
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5 of 105 templates
- DockRev 1
Dock Daily Safety Inspection
Start-of-shift safety walk of every dock position, covering levelers and dockboards, vehicle restraints and wheel chocks, signal lights, dock door and edge protection, lighting, and housekeeping, plus the tagging and lockout of any position found defective.
- Regulatory references
- 6 CFR refs
- Sections
- 8 sections
- Review cadence
- quarterly review
- DockRev 1
Dock Plate and Leveler Operations
Safe deployment, use, and stowing of dock levelers and portable dock plates, covering lip engagement verification, capacity limits, keeping clear of open dock edges, and removing defective equipment from service.
- Regulatory references
- 4 CFR refs
- Sections
- 8 sections
- Review cadence
- annual review
- DockRev 1
Driver Check-In, Seal Verification, and Gate Control
Gate and driver management procedure covering the single controlled entry point for carriers, identity and appointment verification before a trailer comes on site, inbound seal verification against the shipping paperwork with a seven-point trailer inspection where the facility performs one, seal removal witnessed and recorded, the driver waiting area and the rule that drivers do not walk the warehouse, outbound seal application and recording on the bill of lading, controlled seal stock with a numbered issue log, and the discrepancy stop-and-escalate rule that applies the moment a seal number does not match.
- Regulatory references
- Best practice
- Sections
- 8 sections
- Review cadence
- semiannual review
- DockRev 1
Trailer Chocking and Spotting
Securing trailers and trucks at loading docks before entry, covering wheel chock placement, dock lock engagement and verification lights, driver key control, the red and green light protocol, and spotter signals for trailer moves.
- Regulatory references
- 1 CFR refs
- Sections
- 8 sections
- Review cadence
- annual review
- DockRev 1
Yard Truck and Trailer Movement
Yard spotter operations for moving trailers between the gate, the parking rows, and the dock, covering yard truck pre-use checks, coupling and uncoupling with fifth wheel and landing gear verification, backing into a dock position, communication with the dock through signal lights and radio, and pedestrian exclusion in the yard.
- Regulatory references
- 6 CFR refs
- Sections
- 10 sections
- Review cadence
- annual review
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