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Intersection accident. Now to solve the problem we have a crack team of Suits coming in next week to do observations on us. Apparently whatever their regular job is can wait.
You said it.
Intersection accident. Now to solve the problem we have a crack team of Suits coming in next week to do observations on us. Apparently whatever their regular job is can wait.
Can we say non essential positions..................Intersection accident. Now to solve the problem we have a crack team of Suits coming in next week to do observations on us. Apparently whatever their regular job is can wait.
You might be going slow, but if someone hits you going 70, you better be belted!
By an unmarked rented car being driven by a suit who has never left his desk before, maybe?How can you be hit at 70mph when you are backing on to a loading bay?
Sometimes this board just amazes me. This is one of those times....
This is supported by NIOSH, Fire Chiefs, Fire Unions, etc.
Someone at UPS with what I believe to be sincere intentions tries to adopt the concept. It seems other companies have done the same. Even for Firefighters, its just a symbolic jesture.
People here however have figured out how to turn this into a management vs. hourly issue.
There really is not much more to add. All the facts are out......
This has become the regular job around here. We have been getting these on area observations at least 3 days a week for months and months now. The drivers have developed their own little phone network now. At the first sign of the rental vehicle of the week we call one another until everyone knows what and when to look for. It makes for a fun little game to go along with the job we are paid to do. The accidents have not stopped but the expense accounts have grownIntersection accident. Now to solve the problem we have a crack team of Suits coming in next week to do observations on us. Apparently whatever their regular job is can wait.
...... The accidents have not stopped but the expense accounts have grown
I would rather see a sermon than hear one.
UPS made a business decision that the lives of its employees were not worth the $40 it would have cost to equip its pre-1995 vehicles with 3 pt seatbelts, and to this day it refuses to update these vehicles. That decision tells me everything I need to know about UPS's priorities as far as safety is concerned; crap like pledges and commentaries and acronyms is nothing but a bunch of warm and fuzzy feelgood nonsense that makes absolutely no difference out there in the real world where the work is getting done.
I for one have never been a fan of "symbolic" gestures. Symbolic gestures in my opinion are inherently dishonest because they allow you to pat yourself on the back and feel like you are doing something about a problem when in reality you are not. They are actually a form of denial. If you are not going to take concrete action towards solving a problem then at least be honest enough to admit that fact instead of pretending otherwise.
And still left unanswered is the question of why UPS would spend $700 on Telematics hardware with seatbelt sensors that do nothing but generate a report if the vehicle moves without the belt being buckled. If 100% seatbelt compliance is the goal---which it should be---why not just wire that sensor into the starter relay so that the vehicle cant be started until the belt is buckled?
I have answered the question multiple times.
You just don't like the answer.
You know the answer Bubblehead its to build a case for your termination. If they wired it to the ignition that would be a sign they really care about you and you really know how they feel.I must have missed that answer, so please humor me, why not wire the seatbelt sensor to the ignition system?
There are many, many similar examples of UPS chasing it's tail.
It often seems to me that UPS is more interested in treating symptoms rather than fixing problems.
The same reason they insist on us honking the horn while backing instead of having a beeper built in every time we hit reverseYou know the answer Bubblehead its to build a case for your termination. If they wired it to the ignition that would be a sign they really care about you and you really know how they feel.
I must have missed that answer, so please humor me, why not wire the seatbelt sensor to the ignition system?
There are many, many similar examples of UPS chasing it's tail.
It often seems to me that UPS is more interested in treating symptoms rather than fixing problems.
I have answered the question multiple times.
You just don't like the answer.
I honestly do not remember you ever answering that question. Could you refresh my memory?
Okay... I don't know why, but I'll bite....
Wiring the Seat Belt to the ignition is one way to ensure you don't drive without your seat belt. I don't know the cost of that method vs. the $600 per vehicle for Telematics. However, that would only help with that one issue.
Telematics also gathers much other information. Backing, bulkhead door. Speed, Braking, etc.
While Telematics has a goal of improving safety, that is NOT the only goal.
It gathers information can can be used to find improper travel, improper dispatch, automotive issues, etc.
It does much more than just seat belts. It has won many awards and UPS has a patent on this technology :
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