20200903OBA_R1_Loading_Dock_Operational_Conditions · OPW20/0145

6 RECOMMENDATIONS

6.1 MANAGEMENT CONTROLS

It is recommended that operation of the compactor to be limited to the day time period only (7am - 6pm)
and not use kitchen exhaust and other mechanical plant adjacent to the loading docks between 10pm and
7am.

Furthermore, trolley collection must not occur after 10pm and prior to 7am.

Loading dock operation is to be limited to the time period between 3am and 10pm only, with refrigeration
trucks recommended to idle for a maximum of 15 minutes during unloading. This idling shall only occur
during the loading/unloading activity at the loading dock, and not whilst waiting to enter the loading dock
or along the boundaries. In the case of refrigeration trucks, planned entry times could be scheduled before
hand to ensure that no idling occurs along the boundaries or at the entry to the loading docks.

For all other trucks, no idling should occur within the sites at any time also with the exception of a short-
time pick-up/drop-off within the loading dock.

Such restrictions should be included if not yet followed (e.g. signs installed at the entry and along the
boundaries of the shopping centre loading docks and within loading docks). Furthermore, If trucks are to
remain idling whilst waiting to enter the loading dock, it is recommended that this is done away from the
site as otherwise the impacts can be adverse.

6.2 ACOUSTIC BARRIER

An acoustic barrier is recommended along the northern boundary of lots 21 and 19 adjacent to the
blockwork loading dock wall as shown in Figure 19. The height of the barrier must be a minimum of 1.8
metres above the loading dock ground level or top of the existing loading dock blockwork wall whichever
is higher, with a minimum surface density of 12 kg/m. This assumes that the pad heights of the residential
buildings do not exceed that of the loading dock concrete pad level.

Figure 19- Acoustic Barrier

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Acoustic barrier 1.8m high above loading dock ground level or top of loading dock blockwork wall,
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