I want to start being safer on preload!

[Feduppreloader]

So I’ve been on preload for a little over two years and I’ve worked in the same position for the vast majority of that time. During this time I have had to walk on this particular chute to occasionally break a jam and no manager or supervisor has ever complained about that it’s just kind of an unspoken agreement that I wouldn’t get in trouble for walking on the chute to go break the jam. But i’m starting to see the logic behind the safety rule of not walking on chutes LOL. So what would happen if I decided I was no longer going to walk on the chute. For safety reasons. Would management/supervisor come up to me and say does that mean that you are admitting that you have been walking on Chutes? Even though they’ve always known that I have been doing so, they have just always turned a blind eye to it.



Thanks!!

 

[Shift Inhibit]

So I’ve been on preload for a little over two years and I’ve worked in the same position for the vast majority of that time. During this time I have had to walk on this particular chute to occasionally break a jam and no manager or supervisor has ever complained about that it’s just kind of an unspoken agreement that I wouldn’t get in trouble for walking on the chute to go break the jam. But i’m starting to see the logic behind the safety rule of not walking on chutes LOL. So what would happen if I decided I was no longer going to walk on the chute. For safety reasons. Would management/supervisor come up to me and say does that mean that you are admitting that you have been walking on Chutes? Even though they’ve always known that I have been doing so, they have just always turned a blind eye to it.



Thanks!!

Stop walking on the chute, let boxes jam/backup... sup will either jump up & break jam themselves or get you a longer Shepard’s hook to reach jam .. it’s as easy as that .

 

[Deleted member 83221]

A week ago I tripped and my glasses flew off and a box crushed them! Preload is no joke! Stay safe! Stay Alert!

 

[Shift Inhibit]

A week ago I tripped and my glasses flew off and a box crushed them! Preload is no joke! Stay safe! Stay Alert!

I’ve tripped on a box & crushed another box with my ass a few weeks back

 

[Deleted member 83221]

I’ve tripping on a box & crushed another box with my ass few weeks back

I hate moving irregs and accidently knocking boxes off the shelf

 

[Shift Inhibit]

I hate moving irregs and accidently knocking boxes off the shelf

I hate irregs , in general

 

[RetiredIE]

So I’ve been on preload for a little over two years and I’ve worked in the same position for the vast majority of that time. During this time I have had to walk on this particular chute to occasionally break a jam and no manager or supervisor has ever complained about that it’s just kind of an unspoken agreement that I wouldn’t get in trouble for walking on the chute to go break the jam. But i’m starting to see the logic behind the safety rule of not walking on chutes LOL. So what would happen if I decided I was no longer going to walk on the chute. For safety reasons. Would management/supervisor come up to me and say does that mean that you are admitting that you have been walking on Chutes? Even though they’ve always known that I have been doing so, they have just always turned a blind eye to it.



Thanks!!

Never, ever walk on the chute. Ever. If you get hurt doing it, you are screwed. Let the packages jam up. This is not your problem to fix. You are enabling bad behavior of the management team. Preload is hard enough. Stay safe!

 

[Mdet]

So I’ve been on preload for a little over two years and I’ve worked in the same position for the vast majority of that time. During this time I have had to walk on this particular chute to occasionally break a jam and no manager or supervisor has ever complained about that it’s just kind of an unspoken agreement that I wouldn’t get in trouble for walking on the chute to go break the jam. But i’m starting to see the logic behind the safety rule of not walking on chutes LOL. So what would happen if I decided I was no longer going to walk on the chute. For safety reasons. Would management/supervisor come up to me and say does that mean that you are admitting that you have been walking on Chutes? Even though they’ve always known that I have been doing so, they have just always turned a blind eye to it.



Thanks!!

Hey I have been on pre load for 11 years. What we do in our building we let things happen and sups come and fix it. The new sups don’t know what they are doing so I just load my area and leave or I ask for help if I need it.

 

[Indecisi0n]

I’ve tripped on a box & crushed another box with my ass a few weeks back

Is your ass ok?

 

[Shift Inhibit]

Is your ass ok?

Yes, thank you for asking

 

[UPSER1987]

I hate irregs , in general

Lol

 

[Feduppreloader]

It’s very hard for me to just let it jam up when you have sups and managers yelling to break the jam

 

[Shift Inhibit]

It’s very hard for me to just let it jam up when you have sups and managers yelling to break the jam

Yell back at them

 

[Mdet]

Yell back at them

Tell your union steward, say u are working safe but I want to be moved.

 

[Shift Inhibit]

Tell your union steward, say u are working safe but I want to be moved.

You should have a “request area move” sheet in your building (usually by entrance).. you write current work location & where you’d like to move and sign.. then they will go by seniority when position opens up in desired work location

 

[Integrity]

So I’ve been on preload for a little over two years and I’ve worked in the same position for the vast majority of that time. During this time I have had to walk on this particular chute to occasionally break a jam and no manager or supervisor has ever complained about that it’s just kind of an unspoken agreement that I wouldn’t get in trouble for walking on the chute to go break the jam. But i’m starting to see the logic behind the safety rule of not walking on chutes LOL. So what would happen if I decided I was no longer going to walk on the chute. For safety reasons. Would management/supervisor come up to me and say does that mean that you are admitting that you have been walking on Chutes? Even though they’ve always known that I have been doing so, they have just always turned a blind eye to it.



Thanks!!

I really appreciate your desire become a safer worker on the Preload.

Do you know the correct methods for safely breaking jams at chute and or slides?

 

[Feduppreloader]

I really appreciate your desire become a safer worker on the Preload.

Do you know the correct methods for safely breaking jams at chute and or slides?

I’ve basically forgot all that. We used to go over the material regularly, but quite doing that since covid

 

[Integrity]

I’ve basically forgot all that. We used to go over the material regularly, but quite doing that since covid

Are you aware that the conveyor must be turned off and secured before attempting to break a jam?

 

[Feduppreloader]

Are you aware that the conveyor must be turned off and secured before attempting to break a jam?

Yes
Always do that

 

[Integrity]

Yes
Always do that

My recommendation would be to request a jam break pole to break the jam.