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UKAS · LOGISTICS STORAGE

Slip testing
for Freight Terminals.

Freight terminals — including cross-dock, parcel hubs and multi-modal transfer points — combine high-volume MHE traffic with continuous yard-to-internal weather carry-in, on tight operational timelines that make weekend out-of-hours testing the standard.

17025 ISO/IEC accreditation
Freight Terminals Sector covered

Freight Terminals testing

Tier 2 · Logistics Storage

  • Sector contextFreight terminals — including cross-dock, parcel hubs and multi-modal transfer points — combine high-volume MHE traffic with continuous yard…
  • Out-of-hours attendance23:00–05:00 visits to avoid production-shift disruption.
  • UKAS-accredited reportsAccepted by HSE, FSA, BRC, MHRA and PL insurers.
  • Multi-site programmesGroup annual contracts for portfolio operators.
Surfaces tested in freight terminals

The freight terminals surface vocabulary.

Every freight terminals site has a distinct surface vocabulary that drives the testing protocol. We test the actual surfaces present, not a generic baseline.

  1. 01 · SURFACE

    Power-floated concrete with cross-dock topcoattested at trailer-to-trailer transfer zones

  2. 02 · SURFACE

    Steel grating and dock-edge transitionsweather-exposed and high-incident

  3. 03 · SURFACE

    Anti-slip aggregate finishes at weather thresholdsparticularly important in coastal terminals

  4. 04 · SURFACE

    Painted pedestrian segregation linestested independently of main floor

Specific risk zones

Where the incidents actually happen.

Generic slip testing misses the zones that actually generate incidents. Freight Terminals sites have distinct high-risk zones that warrant independent testing.

Trailer-to-trailer cross-dock transfer

Continuous wet-pallet movement between trailers drags moisture across the dock floor; PTV at the transfer-line is the lowest in the facility.

Yard-side dock approach

External weather carry-in plus diesel and hydraulic drips from trailers create combined exposure.

Parcel-sortation conveyor underbelly

Maintenance access carries hydraulic-and-grease contamination.

Regulatory framework

Freight Terminals · regulatory context.

Freight terminal slip testing operates under HSE INDG225, Workplace Regulations 1992 Reg 12, and PUWER 1998. UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 reports support both HSE compliance and customer-audit frameworks where operators run on behalf of named retail clients.

HSE INDG225 Slips and trips
WHSWR 1992 Reg 12 Floor condition
PUWER 1998 MHE
Related sectors

Adjacent industrial categories.

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Out-of-hours attendance

Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm office hours.
23:00–05:00 attendance for production-floor sites by arrangement.