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<blockquote data-quote="8Keys" data-source="post: 1169332" data-attributes="member: 48236"><p>As a 12 year hub worker in the U.S., your viewpoints seem like a very accurate portrayal of my UPS experience. I think the ladders in my building are generally safe and have either gates or chains in good repair, but otherwise everything you say sounds like you could be working right next to me. It is far too easy for the college age supervisors and their college age labor to just go go go and forget about safety or quality. That is the easy reaction to the pressure that is being put on us. It's a lot harder to come in every day and give an honest hard day of work and still not hit some magic production number because you are trying to do everything by the book. But all of those little things that people neglect have their consequences. That 30kg box that hits you in the head should not have been at the top of the wall. That is a safety hazard both to the loader and the unloader, and both have to work harder for no particular reason. It also is likely to crush boxes, even before the wall falls (and a good wall would have locked in shelves also). These are things that are trained as proper methods, but then those methods are not reinforced on a regular basis by belt supervisors. All of the time I see young new employees who are trying so hard to work fast but they do stupid stuff that could get themselves hurt, cause the company to pay a huge fine, etc. Along the same lines, if you need help lifting a 50kg box and it is awkward or straining to attempt by yourself, by all means get someone to help you. The rule is there for a reason. There are a ton of people around here who have back issues that will probably never really go away. The sickening thing is a lot of them are only in their 20s and already serious back problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="8Keys, post: 1169332, member: 48236"] As a 12 year hub worker in the U.S., your viewpoints seem like a very accurate portrayal of my UPS experience. I think the ladders in my building are generally safe and have either gates or chains in good repair, but otherwise everything you say sounds like you could be working right next to me. It is far too easy for the college age supervisors and their college age labor to just go go go and forget about safety or quality. That is the easy reaction to the pressure that is being put on us. It's a lot harder to come in every day and give an honest hard day of work and still not hit some magic production number because you are trying to do everything by the book. But all of those little things that people neglect have their consequences. That 30kg box that hits you in the head should not have been at the top of the wall. That is a safety hazard both to the loader and the unloader, and both have to work harder for no particular reason. It also is likely to crush boxes, even before the wall falls (and a good wall would have locked in shelves also). These are things that are trained as proper methods, but then those methods are not reinforced on a regular basis by belt supervisors. All of the time I see young new employees who are trying so hard to work fast but they do stupid stuff that could get themselves hurt, cause the company to pay a huge fine, etc. Along the same lines, if you need help lifting a 50kg box and it is awkward or straining to attempt by yourself, by all means get someone to help you. The rule is there for a reason. There are a ton of people around here who have back issues that will probably never really go away. The sickening thing is a lot of them are only in their 20s and already serious back problems. [/QUOTE]
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