Overboard Termination looking for advice

[upschuck]

That makes me dizzy. Watching the belts and box line moving at the same time.

When they go the same way, not too bad, but when they are going opposite ways, a little more "skill" is involved.

 

[upschuck]

I wonder what OSHA would think about that?

There I go "wondering" again.......

They have come to our building several times, never about that, though.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Ummmm, wtf is a box line? All our stuff just rolls on belts.

 

[Billy Ray]

Ummmm, wtf is a box line? All our stuff just rolls on belts.

Individual cages mounted upright on a slow moving heavy duty roller chain.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Ummmm, wtf is a box line? All our stuff just rolls on belts.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Individual cages mounted upright on a slow moving heavy duty roller chain.

Alright. Yeah we do not have that in my building. Are they a new technology or old school?

 

[Billy Ray]

Alright. Yeah we do not have that in my building. Are they a new technology or old school?

Not new, just a different approach.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Alright. Yeah we do not have that in my building. Are they a new technology or old school?

Old school,many buildings use them. That way you don't have to shut the belt off.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Old school,many buildings use them. That way you don't have to the belt off.

Weird how so much about UPS is soooooo different everywhere.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Weird how so much about UPS is soooooo different everywhere.

Yes it is. They need to improve the whole system. The cages are not designed for the bulk we deliver.

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

If you're going to do that , make sure they're not looking! duh!

 

[oldngray]

Weird how so much about UPS is soooooo different everywhere.

Boxlines are used in larger centers with more volume.

 

[oldngray]

Yes it is. They need to improve the whole system. The cages are not designed for the bulk we deliver.

Boxlines are an old design from before package sizes went up and when there were fewer irregs.

 

[hellfire]

You will get your job back. Just remember how UPS thanks one for extra effort

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Boxlines are an old design from before package sizes went up and when there were fewer irregs.

Now we have 50 carts of oversized crap,that they load last. It's a freaking joke.

 

[oldngray]

Now we have 50 carts of oversized crap,that they load last. It's a freaking joke.

And no people to bring that crap around. They have to pull preloaders off routes which is something else that doesn't get done.

 

[olroadbeech]

i hope you realize why they have a zero tolerance on belt surfing. somebody has either been killed doing it or will be killed or maimed by doing it.

you seem to have a cavalier attitude about it. they (UPS) will want to make an example out of you.

you made a HUGE mistake and the company is NOT going overboard ( as you say ) about it .

that being said i hope you DONT lose your job over it if you have been a good employee for 7 years. i hope you learn something.

if you come back maybe you will be a safer worker and a good example to all your coworkers. even join the safety committee.

do some research on belt accidents company wide and maybe you will understand. we had a kid lose his arm in a moving belt for not following safety methods. he's lucky to be alive.

 

[DOK]

Hi I've been working at a ups hub for 7 years with 0 incidents as a loader last Friday I was a bit stressed from the work week, and I saw that the volume was picking up and the high picks were rushing around. We were all tired from the weeks workload so I thought I could help out by letting them get through that flow by getting on my belt without telling them to shut it off, the jam was small and I walked about 2 feet to break it, I grabbed the safety rail once it was broken and all was good 5mins later my full time sup calls me down and there's this guy I've never met shaking my hand asking me how long have I worked here I told him 7 years I heard him mumble something I blew it off and went back to my truck to finish loading, again my full time sup called me out to go to an office this guy was sitting there I sat down to see what was going on and he started talking about how I surfed the belt apparently, then added about a 0 tolerance safety infraction which was news to me and terminated me on the spot I filed a grievance but I've been gone for a week now the union guys haven't called me back like they said, and I want to get back to work has this ever happened to you guys?

Back in the day sup used to walk up and down the moving belt to take stop counts.

 

[mike1646]

Boxlines are an old design from before package sizes went up and when there were fewer irregs.

When I was a preloader our building used to process around 25k pkgs per day and 65k during peak. Now is around 70k daily and around 120k during peak. They can never wrap, all you see are hundreds of irregs, stacks.
I still like the cage system better than the belts.

 

[cosmo1]

Boxlines are used in larger centers with more volume.

Not necessarily.