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<blockquote data-quote="JonFrum" data-source="post: 784731" data-attributes="member: 18044"><p>You seem to have misunderstood my comments about air cans and submarines. They are cramped by necessity due to the nature of the situation. And people know that going in. On the other hand, a preloader has no way of knowing that somewhere down the road he will be assigned one of the few low-entry package cars, which he will have to duck into and out of a couple of hundred times per shift, while carrying a <u>stack</u> of packages, and looking <u>down</u> to watch his step. Why would Management deliberately assign the taller person, rather than the shorter person to these cars? And why would they stick to their guns, even after being told the preloader had repeatedly injured himself?</p><p> </p><p>The OSHA violation is that a job hazard was called to Management's attention and they refused to fix it even though a fix was readily at hand. Employers are under an obligation to provide a safe work environment. They are suppose to look for hazards and correct them on their own, but especially when actual injuries are reported. The fact that the hazardous situation was the result of a Management decision, just makes it all the worse.</p><p></p><p>If ducking your head hundreds of times is listed on the Essential Job Functions of the Preloader sheet. Can you quote it to us?</p><p> </p><p>You don't have to be handicapped to get a job accommodation. We have various drivers that need seats that are lower than most, or higher, or that pull foreward more, or push back more. These people are not handicapped, just taller, or shorter, or fatter (caloricly-challenged) than most. If the seat will not adjust enough, the mechanics make an adjustment, or we give them a package car with a seat that fits them. That's called a reasonable accommodation. No big deal. The idea is to allow everyone to be productive and safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonFrum, post: 784731, member: 18044"] You seem to have misunderstood my comments about air cans and submarines. They are cramped by necessity due to the nature of the situation. And people know that going in. On the other hand, a preloader has no way of knowing that somewhere down the road he will be assigned one of the few low-entry package cars, which he will have to duck into and out of a couple of hundred times per shift, while carrying a [U]stack[/U] of packages, and looking [U]down[/U] to watch his step. Why would Management deliberately assign the taller person, rather than the shorter person to these cars? And why would they stick to their guns, even after being told the preloader had repeatedly injured himself? The OSHA violation is that a job hazard was called to Management's attention and they refused to fix it even though a fix was readily at hand. Employers are under an obligation to provide a safe work environment. They are suppose to look for hazards and correct them on their own, but especially when actual injuries are reported. The fact that the hazardous situation was the result of a Management decision, just makes it all the worse. If ducking your head hundreds of times is listed on the Essential Job Functions of the Preloader sheet. Can you quote it to us? You don't have to be handicapped to get a job accommodation. We have various drivers that need seats that are lower than most, or higher, or that pull foreward more, or push back more. These people are not handicapped, just taller, or shorter, or fatter (caloricly-challenged) than most. If the seat will not adjust enough, the mechanics make an adjustment, or we give them a package car with a seat that fits them. That's called a reasonable accommodation. No big deal. The idea is to allow everyone to be productive and safe. [/QUOTE]
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