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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 563108" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>JonFrum, </p><p></p><p>I am not sure how long you have been with UPS but you should get involved with your safety committee. You will learn a lot and it may keep you from having an injury or accident. </p><p></p><p>Please, I challenge you to pose the question about walking on a moving belt to a senior employee who has worked in a hub or local sort or preload.... especially an employee on a safety committee! </p><p></p><p>There is one exception to the rule on moving belts. A metro gathering belt at dock level that is used to unload package cars may be the exception depending on the facility you work at. </p><p></p><p>This has nothing to do with being a "victimless crime" as you so absurdly put it. It has to do with your safety and the safety of other employees. This is <strong>absolutely</strong> reckless and unsafe behavior. </p><p></p><p>Let me put it this way.... If you blow a stop sign and the other cars stay stopped and let you go through.... I guess in your mind, this is a victimless crime. No harm no foul. Eventually, there will be a circumstance which could cause someone their life. </p><p></p><p>Same premise applies to walking on a moving belt. You could trip on a package moving by you and fall off the belt to the cement below. You could get pinned by packages when a jam happens. You could get sucked into the belt at any point. Your clothes could catch on a rough edge. I could go on and on and on! </p><p></p><p>It really confuses me that you have no real understanding of conveyor securing and lockout. Unless you are at a reload type operation that does not have moving belts ??? </p><p></p><p>As for protection as a management person. I worked in California. California has some of the toughest employment laws in the country. I never felt that I was not protected. Management or non-management or for that matter union employees who say they are at risk or unprotected do not realize the resources they have at their disposal. </p><p></p><p>If you run scared you will be taken advantage of. The key is to know your rights and just go out and do the best job you can do and you will usually be OK. If you act and perform confidently your adversaries will move to another target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 563108, member: 9789"] JonFrum, I am not sure how long you have been with UPS but you should get involved with your safety committee. You will learn a lot and it may keep you from having an injury or accident. Please, I challenge you to pose the question about walking on a moving belt to a senior employee who has worked in a hub or local sort or preload.... especially an employee on a safety committee! There is one exception to the rule on moving belts. A metro gathering belt at dock level that is used to unload package cars may be the exception depending on the facility you work at. This has nothing to do with being a "victimless crime" as you so absurdly put it. It has to do with your safety and the safety of other employees. This is [B]absolutely[/B] reckless and unsafe behavior. Let me put it this way.... If you blow a stop sign and the other cars stay stopped and let you go through.... I guess in your mind, this is a victimless crime. No harm no foul. Eventually, there will be a circumstance which could cause someone their life. Same premise applies to walking on a moving belt. You could trip on a package moving by you and fall off the belt to the cement below. You could get pinned by packages when a jam happens. You could get sucked into the belt at any point. Your clothes could catch on a rough edge. I could go on and on and on! It really confuses me that you have no real understanding of conveyor securing and lockout. Unless you are at a reload type operation that does not have moving belts ??? As for protection as a management person. I worked in California. California has some of the toughest employment laws in the country. I never felt that I was not protected. Management or non-management or for that matter union employees who say they are at risk or unprotected do not realize the resources they have at their disposal. If you run scared you will be taken advantage of. The key is to know your rights and just go out and do the best job you can do and you will usually be OK. If you act and perform confidently your adversaries will move to another target. [/QUOTE]
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