AllOnTheHorses
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So I don't blame people for ordering stuff they want.. no matter where they live. But there needs to be limits to how much we are expected to carry up three or four flights of stairs.
apartments. heavy stuff.
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Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
There is 69 lbs.
bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
Nothing higher than two floors on my area. That being said, I am not lugging heavy or irregular parcels up the stairs by myself. I will get a signature and leave them inside the entrance door or offer to place them in the garage.
Received a customer complaint over this practice a couple years ago. Told my supervisor that I couldn't keep those parcels in my power zone while maintaining three points of contact. Felt it was unsafe and threw their safe work methods right back at them.
Received a customer complaint over this practice a couple years ago. Told my supervisor that I couldn't keep those parcels in my power zone while maintaining three points of contact. Felt it was unsafe and threw their safe work methods right back at them.
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Cornfed whiteboy
I'll tag the door and leave it downstairs cause I don't want that big sumbitch in my truck all day
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
You shouldn't be DRing an apt anyway.
bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
If they have a secure entrance we can.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Wrong.
Wrong on both counts.
ARTICLE 44. OVER 70 POUND SERVICE
PACKAGE HANDLING
The parties agree that the health and safety of the employees are of the utmost importance. The Employer agrees that UPS management will not insist that any unsafe action be undertaken and the Union agrees to encourage its members to cooperate in effectuating the handling, pick-up and delivery of parcels without exposing themselves to safety hazards.
Section 1. On Area Package Handling
No employee shall be required to handle any over 70 pound packages alone if it is the employee’s good faith belief that such handling would be a safety hazard to herself or himself. In such cases, the Employer shall provide whichever of the following is requested in good faith by the employee in handling over 70 pound packages:
1. Another bargaining unit employee for assistance, or
2. Appropriate lifting/handling devices, or
3. Another bargaining unit employee and an appropriate lifting/handling device for handling, pick-up or delivery circumstances that require both bargaining unit help and an appropriate lifting/handling device.
https://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/6161478090_master_final.pdf
Man up.... and do the right thing.
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Indecisi0n
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69.9
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Something tells me that's not what he's talking about.
Should ask for union help in that case anyway.
bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
My center just lost a 33 year employee to a heavy parcel. Had a Next Day Air whose label showed 148 lbs. He backs up to the dock and asks the receiving person for assistance. While lifting this parcel up to the dock platform he blows out his back. Actual weight of the crate was 235 lbs. How could this shipment even make it this far through our system?
He is now scheduled for a four level back fusion and has to retire.
He is now scheduled for a four level back fusion and has to retire.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Cementups
Box Monkey
Because customers are liars and like to put fake weights on packages to get them thru the system. And now UPS says, well if it made it this far then just deliver it.
BrownThunder
Well-Known Member
Last year. Dresser SET. 3rd Floor. No elevator. One man. One mission. One pair of underwear.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
His lawyer must love him right now.
8 Hour Day
Well-Known Member
I've been through this so many times I don't even ponder what to do. I ignore the label since there is zero accountability for the customer to no honest. I test the weight... If I can safely deliver it, I do. If not, notify mgmt, move along and sheet as missed at the end if the day if help hasn't arrived (it never has).
Service failures... Mgmt kryptonite.
Service failures... Mgmt kryptonite.
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Cornfed whiteboy
Some of the apartments in our center have over 100 stops a day...there is no way I'd try to get a signature for ever single one
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Wait til you pay for a follow up
dookie stain
Cornfed whiteboy
We do have some apartments were not allowed to DR but most just have certain units...can they actually take money from you if something goes missing? I don't DR tvs or obvious electronics
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