Development of systematic evaluation tools for truck restraining devices at loading docks Abstract During handling operations on loading docks, trucks sometimes start moving unexpectedly and cause a forklift and the worker driving it to fall. A means of prevention used by companies consists of installing a device for anchoring the truck to the dock. Several systems or means of retention are offered on the market, but all are not effective and reliable. An initial project has already resulted in the publication of an inventory of existing anchoring devices. In the present project, the authors have developed and validated a tool for systematically evaluating the safety of systems and means of retention according to the particular context of the dock and the company. Through a research report and 13 appendices, they present the results of the different aspects studied, which the readers can adapt to their own situation. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Development of a tool for evaluating the means for retaining trucks on transfer docks (Corrected version) Research Report: R-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Data collection grids used during field visits Report Appendix: RA1-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Detailed results of the "retrospective" grid Report Appendix: RA2-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Results of the FMEA analyses (Corrected version) Report Appendix: RA3-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Fault tree results Report Appendix: RA4-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Modeling study of semi-trailer slipping Report Appendix: RA5-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Semi-trailer rollover study Report Appendix: RA6-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Finite element study of the strength of underride guards Report Appendix: RA7-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Preliminary study of the effectiveness of the wheel chocks used to prevent unexpected semi-trailer starting and slipping during transfer work (Corrected version) Report Appendix: RA8-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Example of the application of the evaluation tool Report Appendix: RA9-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Contextual characterization questionnaire Report Appendix: RA10-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Detailed description of the safety and retention measures evaluation grid Report Appendix: RA11-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Retention measures implementation forms Report Appendix: RA12-381Development of a tool for evaluating the means for truck retention on transfer platforms - Report on the evaluation-tool validation study Report Appendix: RA13-381 Simplified Articles Pour retenir un camion au quai À chaque entreprise sa mesure Volume 18, n0 3 Scientific Publications Efficacité des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordement en fonction du contexte de l'établissementBournival S., Gauthier F., Laurent Giraud, Bourbonnière R., Richard J.-G., Daigle R.Source : in Des SSTratégies... pour des résultats durables : 26e congrès de l’Association québécoise pour l’hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail / AQHSST, (26e : 5-7 mai, 2004 : Montréal, Canada), CD-ROM, 2004, 8 p.Outil d’évaluation des mesures de retenue des camions aux quais de transbordementBourbonnière R., Laurent Giraud, Gauthier F.Source : in Qualita : Congrès international pluridisciplinaire qualité et sûreté de fonctionnement, (6e : 16-18 mars, 2005 : Bordeaux, France), Qualité et sûreté de fonctionnement, Actes du congrès, vol. 1, Bordeaux, Ed. Yves Dutuit, Daniel Noyes et François Pérès, 2005, p. 153-160Efficacité des cales de roue utilisées pour éliminer les risques de départ inopiné et de glissement des remorques - Étude préliminaireBourbonnière R., Laurent Giraud, Gauthier F., Bournival S., Daigle R.Source : Travail et santé, vol. 22, no 1, 2006, p. S2-S6Development of a loading dock safety evaluation toolGauthier F., Laurent Giraud, Bournival S., Bourbonnière R., Richard J.-G., Daigle R., Massé S.Source : Journal of Safety Research, vol. 38, no 1, 2007, p. 35-51 Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0098-0230 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2004 Research Field: Mechanical and Physical Risk Prevention Team: Laurent Giraud (IRSST)François Gauthier (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)Serge Massé (IRSST)Jean-Guy Richard (IRSST)Réal Bourbonnière (IRSST)Renaud Daigle (IRSST)