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<blockquote data-quote="boswharfs" data-source="post: 75890" data-attributes="member: 239"><p>We had a situation where a package shute that came out in the middle of our belt was just above eye sight when raised. Every edge on it was sharp. We went to the safety committee the day it was installed and attempted to get something done to pad it. After many attempts to get someone to pay attention to it, sure enough I ended up banging my head on it. At this point it became my personal mission to get it fixed!!!! Talked to center manager and was blown off. Threatened to report to OSHA and was told that we didn't want to do that because OSHA would want to pad every sharp edge in the building and that would cost UPS $$$$$ Also told if they fixed it here UPS would have to fix it in all the buildings. Again $$$$$$. I set up a meeting with the district safety mgr. Was promised it would be fixed. Still nothing. When someone asked me to be part of the safety committee, I told them the reason I wouldnt was demostrated in this process. The next week it was fixed. Go figure. On the other hand, the fastest way Ive found to get anything done is to just show it to the Liberty Mutual rep. The floorboards of my 30 year old 800 that were rotted out and I couldnt get fixed because the company didnt want to put any body money into the truck (slated to be crushed) were fixed the next day after I showed him. Even during peak when the body shop is closed. This again was after multiple attempts and after the district manager said he would do something and after the safety committee was involved as well. There is a way to a safer work place. It isnt easy and you have to hunt to find which channels actually work. Safety committee, unfortuantely is often just a bone thrown to us to make it look like the company is doing something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boswharfs, post: 75890, member: 239"] We had a situation where a package shute that came out in the middle of our belt was just above eye sight when raised. Every edge on it was sharp. We went to the safety committee the day it was installed and attempted to get something done to pad it. After many attempts to get someone to pay attention to it, sure enough I ended up banging my head on it. At this point it became my personal mission to get it fixed!!!! Talked to center manager and was blown off. Threatened to report to OSHA and was told that we didn't want to do that because OSHA would want to pad every sharp edge in the building and that would cost UPS $$$$$ Also told if they fixed it here UPS would have to fix it in all the buildings. Again $$$$$$. I set up a meeting with the district safety mgr. Was promised it would be fixed. Still nothing. When someone asked me to be part of the safety committee, I told them the reason I wouldnt was demostrated in this process. The next week it was fixed. Go figure. On the other hand, the fastest way Ive found to get anything done is to just show it to the Liberty Mutual rep. The floorboards of my 30 year old 800 that were rotted out and I couldnt get fixed because the company didnt want to put any body money into the truck (slated to be crushed) were fixed the next day after I showed him. Even during peak when the body shop is closed. This again was after multiple attempts and after the district manager said he would do something and after the safety committee was involved as well. There is a way to a safer work place. It isnt easy and you have to hunt to find which channels actually work. Safety committee, unfortuantely is often just a bone thrown to us to make it look like the company is doing something. [/QUOTE]
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