Chock Your Equipment!

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Why use wheel chocks on stationary equipment?

Chock Your Equipment!

Trailer wheel chocks are required by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for all loading and unloading operations. Additionally, the use of trailer wheel chocks is an excellent backup for other dock safety devices.

You may wish to put trailer wheel chocks on any trailer not in use at the moment as an added safety measure. The trailer wheel chock is an investment that will increase workplace safety. Better safe than sorry!

   

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