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<blockquote data-quote="InsideUPS" data-source="post: 1109800" data-attributes="member: 31414"><p><strong><u>Interesting. We recently had a similar incident happen at our center</u></strong>. Two people were unloading a trailer when one of them collapsed to the floor and could not get up. The supervisor had the other unloader put his collapsed co-worker on a large steel package cart and wheel him out to his vehicle. The employee that collapsed in the trailer was placed into his vehicle and was sent home with NO assistance. THE MAJOR underlying issue in this case is that the collapsed employee has known "substance abuse" problems. </p><p></p><p><strong><u>I warned UPS managment that if this employee collapses at work and is under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol....or OTHER medical conditions that can cause confusion, disorientation, etc., (such as from diabetes , stroke, etc. ) and is sent back home on his own recognizance.......that UPS WILL BE LIABLE</u></strong> for any accident, damage, or injury to that employee or to other parties involved in a potential accident. There are LAWYERS just waiting for this type of ignorance and irresponsibility on the part of wealthy corporations such as UPS.</p><p></p><p>In regard to your question about UPS protocol on these types of matters... - THERE IS NONE. WITHOUT HESITATION, I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO CALL 911 REGARDLESS of THE CONSEQUENCES. You will be protected by the "GOOD SAMARITAN LAW".... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law</a> </p><p>DO NOT WAIT for UPS to make a good judgment call on what you should do... There are too many layers of management and too many people following the CYA principal of job survival to give you a quick and reasonable answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsideUPS, post: 1109800, member: 31414"] [B][U]Interesting. We recently had a similar incident happen at our center[/U][/B]. Two people were unloading a trailer when one of them collapsed to the floor and could not get up. The supervisor had the other unloader put his collapsed co-worker on a large steel package cart and wheel him out to his vehicle. The employee that collapsed in the trailer was placed into his vehicle and was sent home with NO assistance. THE MAJOR underlying issue in this case is that the collapsed employee has known "substance abuse" problems. [B][U]I warned UPS managment that if this employee collapses at work and is under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol....or OTHER medical conditions that can cause confusion, disorientation, etc., (such as from diabetes , stroke, etc. ) and is sent back home on his own recognizance.......that UPS WILL BE LIABLE[/U][/B] for any accident, damage, or injury to that employee or to other parties involved in a potential accident. There are LAWYERS just waiting for this type of ignorance and irresponsibility on the part of wealthy corporations such as UPS. In regard to your question about UPS protocol on these types of matters... - THERE IS NONE. WITHOUT HESITATION, I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO CALL 911 REGARDLESS of THE CONSEQUENCES. You will be protected by the "GOOD SAMARITAN LAW".... [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law[/url] DO NOT WAIT for UPS to make a good judgment call on what you should do... There are too many layers of management and too many people following the CYA principal of job survival to give you a quick and reasonable answer. [/QUOTE]
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