Risk Assessment: Workers Operating In Loading/unloading (shipping/receiving) Areas
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
134
Pages
12
Page Range
55 - 66
Published
2014
Size
1,341 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/SAFE130061
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
E. Salvador & M. Forte
Abstract
Loading/unloading areas are essential for many businesses, including production facilities, logistic centres, product receiving/shipping centres, department stores etc. These areas can be very dangerous for workers due to the type of operation, the use of mobile equipment and the frequent interferences between workers and mobile equipment. This presentation is a quantitative methodology (isorisk maps) to analyse and map the risks related to loading/unloading areas with the aim of comparing the various levels of exposure for workers, considering different technical and design solutions and with respect to applicable procedures. This methodology is based on the identification of a risk assessment criteria (risk grading) from which it is possible to extract quantitative indications of the vulnerability level (probability), severity (loss potential) for each site and the impact of single risk factors. Keywords: risk assessment, vulnerability, severity, loading/unloading areas, shipping/receiving areas, isorisk maps.
Keywords
risk assessment, vulnerability, severity, loading/unloading areas, shipping/receiving areas, isorisk maps