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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 5342464" data-attributes="member: 12570">Integrity, beyond shutting down the DIADs to ensure that drivers are taking their lunch (California) and providing water, ice and sliced fruit for the employees, fans for the package cars and uniform items more suitable for the hot weather, what else can an employer do?&nbsp; In the Ring bell video, it appears that the driver in question was disoriented, most likely due to dehydration.&nbsp; If I were a betting person I would wager that he had not taken multiple breaks during the day nor had he made sure to drink before he was thirsty.&nbsp; Thank goodness he was at a customer&#039;s door rather than on a busy street.Our center used to have cases of bottled water stacked on a pallet for the drivers to take as needed.&nbsp; Most would take advantage but only a few, myself included, would take the water home, put a couple in the freezer the night before to ensure that we had cold water to at least start our day.&nbsp; Granted, I worked in Upstate NY where it rarely got above 90-----this week has been the exception as we have had 6 straight days of above 90 temps----but grabbing a case of water and putting it in to a HOT cargo makes NO sense to me.Do you think the FedEx Ground contractors do the same for their employees?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 5342464, member: 12570"] Integrity, beyond shutting down the DIADs to ensure that drivers are taking their lunch (California) and providing water, ice and sliced fruit for the employees, fans for the package cars and uniform items more suitable for the hot weather, what else can an employer do? In the Ring bell video, it appears that the driver in question was disoriented, most likely due to dehydration. If I were a betting person I would wager that he had not taken multiple breaks during the day nor had he made sure to drink before he was thirsty. Thank goodness he was at a customer's door rather than on a busy street. Our center used to have cases of bottled water stacked on a pallet for the drivers to take as needed. Most would take advantage but only a few, myself included, would take the water home, put a couple in the freezer the night before to ensure that we had cold water to at least start our day. Granted, I worked in Upstate NY where it rarely got above 90-----this week has been the exception as we have had 6 straight days of above 90 temps----but grabbing a case of water and putting it in to a HOT cargo makes NO sense to me. Do you think the FedEx Ground contractors do the same for their employees? [/QUOTE]

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