STUG, you mentioned how not knowing the exact date for your injury could delay or invalidate your comp claim. This is not necessarily true. My comp claim for my bilateral ulnar nerve damage in both elbows was approved based upon the repetitive nature of our job, not a specific date.
Did you say that your injury happened at a certain date? I could not, as I complained about the issue several times to my supervisor, who said, try the chiropractor or get a massage. This went on for 2 years and now I have a numbness in my back. I relayed all of this info to WC and was denied. I just went to my chiropractor and got the original date I saw him. I'm going to tell WC that this is the date of my original injury.
Steve I don't understand your question. Unless you work a satallite route you work around others every day and have this opportunity every day you go to work.
First off tie, I joined the safety committee in January, after much thought, thinking I would make a difference. If you go to the
Safety Compliance thread, you'll get the whole story.
I was never trained, though I did go to the initial 8 hour safety seminar. I listened in on safety conf calls, drilled drivers on the keys and DOK. When I made suggestions, they were rebuffed. MGMT has their agenda at our center, which is not a satellite, and will not budge. Accidents and injuries have gone unreported, and runners/gunners, of which I was one, remain without scrutiny. On the other hand, the drivers that are more careful, do the methods and run over allowed, are the ones being written up, as I have been, since changing from runner to method man.
Though the opposite should be happening, it's not. Therefore, if UPS is thinking so much about safety, why is mgmt still getting away with this?