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Warehouse video analytics: trucks, dock doors and pallets with a frame for every event
The dock camera records when a truck arrived, docked at the doors and left. We match pallet jack passes with pallets to scans in your accounting system, and at night the same cameras watch the perimeter and security patrols.
- Dwell time of every truck from docking to departure, with a frame for each timestamp
- A list of pallet passes that have no matching scan in your records
- A night log of the perimeter and security patrols with frames in place of a paper log
Where the industry hurts
Problems we have seen at sites in this industry.
Truck dwell time is counted from hearsay
Under the Rules for the Carriage of Goods by Road, a vehicle's arrival for loading is counted from the mark on the consignment note, and completion from the handover of the processed documents. When the mark is made late or early, a dispute with the carrier comes down to the storekeeper's memory. Rules for the Carriage of Goods by Road in Ukraine, cl. 8.25–8.26
Open doors and warehouse temperature
HACCP requirements for food storage call for temperature and humidity control even when the warehouse is fully loaded. Dock doors left open with no truck break that regime, and the temperature log does not explain why. Order No. 590 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, cl. 2.15.2
Discrepancies surface at stocktaking
A pallet shipped without a scan gets noticed weeks later, when stock balances do not add up. By then you cannot tell which door it left through or when.
Equipment and people in the same aisle
Occupational safety rules limit loaded lifting and handling equipment inside production buildings to 5 km/h. Only someone standing nearby sees who drives faster or rides a pallet jack standing up. NPAOP 0.00-1.75-15 Occupational Safety Rules for Loading and Unloading Operations
Night security reports on paper
Whether a patrol was completed is known from a signature in a log. An operator cannot watch dozens of cameras, and a person at the fence gets noticed in the morning on the recording.
What the camera will notice
Every event reaches the person in charge as a card with a frame, and the log keeps the history.
| Event | What you get | Who acts |
|---|---|---|
| A truck arrived, docked at the doors and departed, queue in the yard | The time of each stage and dwell time, with a frame for each timestamp | Logistics coordinator, warehouse manager |
| Dock doors open with no truck longer than the limit | A card with the duration and total minutes per shift for each door | Warehouse manager |
| A pallet jack with a pallet passing through the doors | Every pass with a frame and direction, into the truck or out of it | Storekeeper, warehouse manager |
| Reconciling passes with scans in the records | Every pass reconciled with your records; a pass without a scan instantly becomes a card with a frame | Financial control, security department |
| A “pallet without a scan” warning before the doors | A signal to the pallet jack driver before entering the truck if the pallet has not been scanned | Storekeeper |
| Vehicle entry and exit with the license plate | A gate log with a frame of the vehicle and its plate | Security department, logistics coordinator |
| A person near the perimeter at night | A card with a frame and time | Security guards |
| A night security patrol completed or missed | Patrol statistics for the night with frames, and deviations from your route | Head of security |
| People in the warehouse outside working hours | A card with a frame | Security department |
| A camera stopped sending frames or was moved | A notification with the time since the camera went offline | System administrator |
| Headcount by zone every half hour | How many people are in each zone, with a frame as proof | Warehouse manager |
| Riding on a pallet jack standing up | A card with a frame for the occupational safety team | Occupational safety department |
| A person in the equipment traffic zone or on the dock while a truck is docking | A card with a frame; you set the danger zones and hours | Occupational safety department |
| A pallet in an aisle or near an emergency exit longer than your standard | A card with a frame and how long it has been there | Warehouse manager, occupational safety |
Camera map
Typical site: warehouse with six loading docks. Select a camera to see what it covers.
Regulations and requirements
What they mean for video monitoring. This is not legal advice.
- «Правила перевезень вантажів автомобільним транспортом в Україні» (Rules for the Carriage of Goods by Road in Ukraine, Order No. 363 of the Ministry of Transport, October 14, 1997)Clauses 8.25–8.26 tie the time of arrival and completion of loading to marks on the consignment note. Frames of arrival, docking and departure give an independent time record for handling dwell time claims.
- NPAOP 0.00-1.75-15 «Правила охорони праці під час вантажно-розвантажувальних робіт» (Occupational Safety Rules for Loading and Unloading Operations, Order No. 21 of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, January 19, 2015)The rules set requirements for docks, aisles and equipment traffic, including a speed limit of 5 km/h for loaded lifting and handling equipment inside production buildings. We configure door zones and aisles to match these requirements and your instructions.
- Law of Ukraine No. 2694-XII «Про охорону праці» (Law of Ukraine “On Labor Protection”), Article 13The employer monitors whether workers follow the rules for handling machines and equipment and use protective gear. Cards with frames become data for that monitoring.
- Order No. 590 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, October 1, 2012 (HACCP requirements), cl. 2.15 «Зберігання та транспортування» (“Storage and transport”)Food warehouses must control temperature and humidity. The time dock doors stood open explains deviations in the temperature log.
- Law of Ukraine No. 2297-VI «Про захист персональних даних» (Law of Ukraine “On Personal Data Protection”), Article 7Biometric data is a special category. We recognize license plates at the vehicle entrance, and faces only at the staff entrance and only with workers' written consent.
What we measure
- Truck dwell timeHow long each vehicle stays from docking at the doors to departure, averaged per day and per carrier.
- Minutes of open doorsHow many minutes each door stood open with no truck beyond the limit, per shift.
- Share of passes without a scanWhat share of pallets went through the doors without a scan in your records, over the period you choose.
- Security patrolsHow many of the planned patrols per night were actually completed along the route, with frames.
- Camera availabilityHow much of the time each camera was up and running, week by week.
FAQ
How does this help in a dwell time dispute with a carrier?
Arrival, docking and departure each come with a frame and an exact time. That is an independent record you show the carrier instead of relying on the storekeeper's memory.
Does it work with the cameras we already have?
In most cases, yes. After a short site review we tell you which cameras work right away and whether the vehicle entrance needs a dedicated camera for plates.
What if the system gets it wrong?
Every event arrives as a card with a frame, and your person decides in one click whether it is a violation. We fine-tune the rule to your doors and show you the results before launch.
What if security did patrol the grounds but the system did not see them?
A missed patrol arrives as a card that the head of security checks in one click. We verify the route with you at night, so “not seen” never turns into “did not patrol” without a check.
Can we connect our WMS?
Yes, per project: we connect your WMS or another accounting system after a review.
Does warehouse footage go anywhere?
No. We deploy on-site, in your own cloud, or in our secure cloud, and frames never leave the environment you choose.