Loading dock and yard safety, day and night
The loading dock is where forklifts, trailers, drop-offs and people meet, and where cargo walks out the door after hours. ElectricEye watches the same dock cameras for unsafe work during the shift and for theft and tampering once the doors close.
The numbers behind the risk
Average value per cargo theft in the U.S. and Canada in 2025, up from $202,364 in 2024
Source: Verisk CargoNet, 2025Injuries with days away, restriction or transfer per 100 workers: warehousing vs. all private industry, 2024
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024U.S. work deaths in 2024 where a forklift was the source of injury
Source: National Safety Council (Injury Facts, BLS data), 2024One dock camera, two shifts
During operations ElectricEye looks for unsafe work. After hours, the same cameras switch to security.
People at open dock edges
Workers near an open door with no trailer, or in loading zones where they should not be.
Forklift traffic at the docks
Near-misses between forklifts and people on the dock floor, in trailers and on dock plates.
Restricted-area entry
Unauthorized personnel in loading zones, staging areas and the yard during operating hours.
Dock-door loitering after hours
People lingering at dock doors, trailer bays and high-value staging areas when the building is closed.
Trailer seal tampering
Approaches to sealed trailers and dock doors overnight, flagged as they happen.
Active deterrence
Two-way audio talk-downs, sirens and strobes triggered automatically when a threat is confirmed.
Live on your cameras in hours
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Use the dock cameras you have
No new hardware. ElectricEye connects to existing IP cameras over RTSP or your VMS.
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Set day and night rules
Safety rules during operating hours, security rules after close. ElectricEye switches automatically.
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Respond with evidence
Alerts go to supervisors by day and to security by night, each with the clip and a severity rating.
Common questions
- Can the same camera monitor dock safety and dock security?
- Yes. ElectricEye uses the same dock cameras for safety during operating hours (people at open dock edges, forklift near-misses, restricted-area entry) and for security after hours (dock-door loitering, trailer tampering, intrusion), switching automatically with no manual changes.
- How big is the cargo theft problem?
- Verisk CargoNet reported an average value of $273,990 per cargo theft in the U.S. and Canada in 2025, up from $202,364 in 2024, with total estimated losses of about $725 million.
- What percentage of warehouse injuries happen at the loading dock?
- A figure of 25 percent is widely repeated, but we have not found a primary source for it, so we don't use it. What is well documented is that warehousing has more than twice the private-industry injury rate (BLS, 2024).
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