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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 481270" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Steve,</p><p> </p><p>The dillemna you face as a Safety Committee co-chair is a common one. I have seen it before. You joined the Committee with the best of intentions, and with a sincere desire to make a difference.</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, UPS's goals for the Safety Committee is the exact opposite. </p><p> </p><p>The Safety Committee was formed as a response to an OSHA mandate. Its only purpose, in UPS's eyes, is to help the company pass a Keter audit.</p><p> </p><p>It is the policy of UPS that its "Safety Committees" will not discuss or make any changes to equipment, facilities, policies or procedures in the workplace. The role of the "Safety Committees" is strictly limited to grading papers, reciting acronyms and catch phrases, and assisting the company in teaching the employees to pass audits. Under no circumstances will the "safety committee" EVER be allowed to step outside of these carefully controlled boundaries.</p><p> </p><p>Safety involves more than the ability to correctly recite a 10-point commentary. Safety involves a fair dispatch, a fair time allowance for your route, a properly designed facility, and a vehicle that is ergonomically suitable for the job. These factors are every bit as relevant to safety as the 10-point commentary, yet they are "off limits" to discussion or change by the Safety Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Steve, you joined the Safety Committee of a company that made a business decision that <u>your life</u> is not worth the $40 it would have cost to equip your P-800 with a 3-point seat belt. A company that made a business decision that <u>your health</u> was not worth the expense of equipping your P-800 with power steering. If you haven't figured it out by now then you will soon; by participating on the Safety Committee, you validate it and make it appear authentic. Whether you realize it or not, you become part of the problem by allowing the company to pretend thbat it actually cares about our safety when its <u>actions</u> prove just the opposite.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 481270, member: 14668"] Steve, The dillemna you face as a Safety Committee co-chair is a common one. I have seen it before. You joined the Committee with the best of intentions, and with a sincere desire to make a difference. Unfortunately, UPS's goals for the Safety Committee is the exact opposite. The Safety Committee was formed as a response to an OSHA mandate. Its only purpose, in UPS's eyes, is to help the company pass a Keter audit. It is the policy of UPS that its "Safety Committees" will not discuss or make any changes to equipment, facilities, policies or procedures in the workplace. The role of the "Safety Committees" is strictly limited to grading papers, reciting acronyms and catch phrases, and assisting the company in teaching the employees to pass audits. Under no circumstances will the "safety committee" EVER be allowed to step outside of these carefully controlled boundaries. Safety involves more than the ability to correctly recite a 10-point commentary. Safety involves a fair dispatch, a fair time allowance for your route, a properly designed facility, and a vehicle that is ergonomically suitable for the job. These factors are every bit as relevant to safety as the 10-point commentary, yet they are "off limits" to discussion or change by the Safety Committee. Steve, you joined the Safety Committee of a company that made a business decision that [U]your life[/U] is not worth the $40 it would have cost to equip your P-800 with a 3-point seat belt. A company that made a business decision that [U]your health[/U] was not worth the expense of equipping your P-800 with power steering. If you haven't figured it out by now then you will soon; by participating on the Safety Committee, you validate it and make it appear authentic. Whether you realize it or not, you become part of the problem by allowing the company to pretend thbat it actually cares about our safety when its [U]actions[/U] prove just the opposite. [/QUOTE]
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