Interesting.. at my hub many have walked on the belt to cross it including my supervisor who has also walked up the slide.
I do know a driver that did cross over a stopped belt and he told his loader he got in trouble for that the next day.
WOW!
This just boggles my concept of safety when I hear these comments.
First of all - UPS has employed the services of Keter for how many years now???? As long as I can remember
conveyor securing and
lockout have been part of that audit. Keter deals with compliance issues and is an independent verification of processes and procedures.
I know there are posters out here that are on Safety Committees and know what I am talking about.
Based on some of these posts - a lot of you employees say this is just "business as usual". It does not sound like some of the posters have any idea what conveyor securing & lockout is.
I have worked in or have been responsible for 20-30 facilities and visited dozens of others. This is not a localized process for me. I was point man for the district during Corporate Compliance audits. These processes are corporate wide. Results out of the norm are reviewed with the Management Committee. So this is a big big deal!
Either the posters here are brand new employees or they have not been trained or they work in very obscure locations well away from the district or management does not believe in holding people accountable for compliance issues.
Compliance issues will get a center, district or corporate into the news as fast as anything you can think of. Compliance covers, safety, environmental, vehicular, aviation and HR processes, procedures and regulations. (I am sure I am leaving something out!)
Besides the fundamental human importance; ... dealing with the regulatory agencies who inspect and audit for compliance and levy heavy fines for non-compliance can ruin a company's reputation and pocketbook for years to come. This is why the company expects the employees to have a working knowledge or as the company calls DOK - depth of knowledge.
Why do I seem to be going overboard on this?
I was pretty passionate about compliance because I felt that the processes that came from these assessments could actually save lives in an emergency OR might prevent a life threatening emergency. I also cared (and still do) about the reputation of the company.
