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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 507294" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Incorrect.</p><p> </p><p>I have flamed no one.</p><p> </p><p>I have merely expressed an opinion that safety does not begin and end with the ability to recite a commentary.</p><p> </p><p>I have merely expressed frustration with the fact that in 22 years with this company I have yet to see ONE tangible accomplishment on the part of my Safety Comittee in regards to safe equipment, adequate egress, and unfair time allowances.</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps there is a building somewhere in which the Safety Committee was able to work with the company to get such issues resolved. If so, my hat is off to them. Such is not the case at my facility.</p><p> </p><p>It has been my experience that the only way to truly make any sort of a difference is thru the grievance procedure. This takes the decision making out of the hands of those who only wish to maintain the status quo and avoid rocking the boat, and instead drops it into the laps of those who are empowered to actually change something.</p><p> </p><p>I have successfully filed grievances to force the company to solve egress issues in overcrowded MDU's and to install grab rails by the doors of pup trailers to allow those of us who deliver from them to maintain 3 points of contact while getting in and out.</p><p> </p><p>As per the contract, I first brought these issues to the attention of my Safety Committee. After several months it became apparent to me that they had no intention of ever addressing the problem, so I took it to the next level. UPS fought against these improvements tooth and nail, I might add.</p><p> </p><p>I guess the difference between myself and a certain other poster on this forum is that I see safety as being a combination of many factors whereas the other poster sees rote memorization of acronyms and a 100% score on a Keter audit as the be-all and end-all of safety.</p><p> </p><p>I would imagine that this is due to the fact that one of us has spent 22 years actually <em>doing</em> the work while the other one has spent that same amount of time reading about it from behind a desk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 507294, member: 14668"] Incorrect. I have flamed no one. I have merely expressed an opinion that safety does not begin and end with the ability to recite a commentary. I have merely expressed frustration with the fact that in 22 years with this company I have yet to see ONE tangible accomplishment on the part of my Safety Comittee in regards to safe equipment, adequate egress, and unfair time allowances. Perhaps there is a building somewhere in which the Safety Committee was able to work with the company to get such issues resolved. If so, my hat is off to them. Such is not the case at my facility. It has been my experience that the only way to truly make any sort of a difference is thru the grievance procedure. This takes the decision making out of the hands of those who only wish to maintain the status quo and avoid rocking the boat, and instead drops it into the laps of those who are empowered to actually change something. I have successfully filed grievances to force the company to solve egress issues in overcrowded MDU's and to install grab rails by the doors of pup trailers to allow those of us who deliver from them to maintain 3 points of contact while getting in and out. As per the contract, I first brought these issues to the attention of my Safety Committee. After several months it became apparent to me that they had no intention of ever addressing the problem, so I took it to the next level. UPS fought against these improvements tooth and nail, I might add. I guess the difference between myself and a certain other poster on this forum is that I see safety as being a combination of many factors whereas the other poster sees rote memorization of acronyms and a 100% score on a Keter audit as the be-all and end-all of safety. I would imagine that this is due to the fact that one of us has spent 22 years actually [I]doing[/I] the work while the other one has spent that same amount of time reading about it from behind a desk. [/QUOTE]
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