That's a good idea! Only downfall is one day they'll get a new manager will come in and the radio will be the first thing to go then everyone will be pissed.Our center has overhead speakers above the belt line. The preload sup will play music (local FM station) during the sort. He will turn it off when the sort runs behind.
One of my PT sups told me they used to make them wear ties. One of the sups that worked with him got the tie caught in a belt and the belt just ate him.We are allowed to have One ear bud in... For safety. Someone did say onetime that headphones could get caught in the belt....
We hired a deaf guy once, IDK....
When you have pt sups sneaking phones in for their buddies...What happened to clean in, clean out for part timers?
This must be a big deal, my division manager just told us we couldn't have earphones or music period today, people have been using earphones for years at the center I work at, until recently.
What are the serious consequences? If it ain't monetary it's not serious to ups.The company can try and keep you from bringing in headphones as part of the clean-in/clean-out policy. Note that this isn't a safety issue (no matter what they say) as OSHA doesn't have a problem with headphones. Granted, if you work in a big building and someone's walking to/from work areas with headphones that can be a concern but that's not the rationale for banning headphones on sorts.
However, there is a National Health & Safety Grievance Panel decision from approx. 2007/2008 wherein the company and the union mutually agreed to allowed radios in the hub.
District LP tried to ban all personal electronics/cell phones/radios in my building somewhat recently and they backed down after we filed a Maintenance of Standards grievance. They only wanted to argue about cell phones and the labor manager didn't even contest/want to discuss the grievance I filed on compliance with a national panel decision. You might want to call your BA, as there's pretty serious consequences if the company refuses to abide by a national panel decision.
What are the serious consequences? If it ain't monetary it's not serious to ups.