You can prepare warehouse dock steps for your business’s dock space, but they must be prepared well. REDD Team understands how to plan quality warehouse dock steps and can help you create steps that work for your spot.
These steps are designed to go outside the doorway to your warehouse dock. Since your dock is designed differently from the rest of the building, you’ll require a different staircase for access. REDD Team will help you plan a staircase that fits your spot.
The General Concept
You’ll require warehouse dock steps for easy access to your dock area. On average, the doors and other openings to a dock are about 48 inches off the ground. This measurement is based on the average clearance a loading truck has off the ground. The height is necessary for allowing people to load and unload things directly from the dock.
Forty-eight inches is too high of a surface for people to climb, so providing warehouse dock steps is necessary. These steps can also work like any other steps around your property.
How Many Steps Are Necessary?
You can start planning your steps when you figure out how tall they should be and how much space you have for them. We recommend having at least six steps on your setup. This measurement is based on each step being about ten inches deep.
The steps should also have rises of about six to seven inches each. These short rises are ideal for helping people go up and down safely without exerting too much effort.
Planning Landings
The number of steps isn’t the only thing to consider, as you also have to review whatever landings you will include on your warehouse dock steps. Our experts at REDD Team recommend you prepare as large of a landing on the top and bottom ends as possible to provide a safe space for getting on and off the steps.
For the top landing, at least 60 inches of space should be between the doorway and the edge of the top step. For the bottom landing, you’ll need 60 inches or more of room from the last step onward. These measurements are to provide a space to ensure the steps are safe. You’ll especially require the top landing to ensure people aren’t surprised when they open the door to go outside.
Look For Guardrails
You’ll also need guardrails for the top of your staircase. Guardrails are necessary to keep people from falling off the side. These rails will be over three feet in height, which should be enough to allow a person to look over the rail safely without falling over. These rails can also continue along the sides of the steps to create an added barrier for when people go up or down the stairs.
You can ask us at REDD Team for help planning your warehouse dock steps to improve how well your steps work. We’re available by phone at 800-648-3696, plus you can contact our website for details on how we can serve you. We want to help you plan the best steps that will ensure the safety of everyone in your workplace.