{"id":"6d5c1e33-fd5c-4183-afc9-686682e8d243","task":"Select and specify a dock leveler type using ANSI MH30.1 as the performance benchmark","domain":"loading-dock-equipment","steps":["Identify the leveler category needed - mechanical (spring-assisted), hydraulic, or air-powered - based on cycle count, power availability, and budget.","Confirm the leveler's performance and testing meets the current ANSI MH30.1 standard (Performance and Testing Requirements for Dock Leveling Devices, published by MHIA's LODEM group), not an outdated edition.","Match leveler capacity (working load) to the heaviest forklift-plus-load combination expected at that dock, not just typical loads.","Verify lip length and vertical travel range cover the full spread of trailer bed heights the dock will service, including low-bed and high-cube trailers.","Check that the leveler integrates with planned fall-protection and dockboard-securing measures (OSHA 1910.28 and 1910.26) before finalizing dock pit dimensions."],"gotchas":["ANSI MH30.1 has been revised multiple times (2007, 2015, 2022); always confirm which edition a vendor's compliance claim references.","MH30.2 covers portable dock leveling devices (dock boards/plates) - a separate standard from MH30.1's built-in levelers; don't conflate the two."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T00:35:42.760Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6d5c1e33-fd5c-4183-afc9-686682e8d243"}