Tie, I must disagree. While the un/avoidable does to some extent influence the center opperations, I dont think it does enough for some managers to argue the difference. So they let it stand.
Funny how one driver cracks a mirror on a branch while avoiding a head on, yet another driver has a roll away, and is praised for the damage not being worse than it could have been? Go figure.
I really do believe if the company would agree that each accident is reviewed by the safety committee, and they alone give the recomendation of avoidable/unavoidable, then the safety committee would be perceived as a legit institution. Until then, while some do make a difference, mostly they are a cheap tool for UPS to skate by and show compliance to OSHA issues.
Personally, I would think UPS would welcome that type of action, instead of using the old "its that way cause I said it was" mentality when it comes to the rating of accidents.
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