The Whistleblower Program
Under this program you can give information and at the same time be protected. You have 90 from the date of the incident to report it.
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posted by Mo @ 11:32 AM
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
http://www.osha.gov/dep/oia/whistleblower/index.html
About Me
- Name: Mo
- Location: United States
After a year out of work, my operation paid by my health insurance trying to find a job that will allow me to use my skills and experience I found a job in Human Resourses. I do new employees orientations and explain to them in detail their rights and what the company will provide to them after becoming full time(benefits,stocks,health insurance and explanation of OSHA and what is for, Sexual Harrasement and many trainings and services provided to help employees in case something comes up on a daily basis. Corporate is in another state but I am in another state doing HR locally.WOW! My injury still there every day and still coping with the lack of strengh i used to have. So even after my operation I never went back to normal use of it.So I finnaly doing what I love to do!!
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Dear Working America member,
Every 23 minutes, a worker in the United States is fired or
discriminated against for trying to join a union and bargain for
a better life. For workers, the freedom to form unions is a
tangible necessity--and they've proven they're willing to
sacrifice for it. But should they have to sacrifice their job?
Dec. 10 is International Human Rights Day, and workers around
the world will be speaking out about the need to restore our
freedom to form unions without retaliation or intimidation from
employers.
Attend an event the week leading up to this final International
Day of Action. There are two ways you can show you care about
workers' rights. Bring a friend to an event near you:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/I7Alzg51Hcbo/
Or sign our petition in support of the Employee Free Choice Act:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/efca_petition/wn7uu6err7wbkmt
Dear Mo
There are very few at TM who care anymore. I don't understand how people can be treated so badly
and not stand up for themselves and others. Thank you for caring so much. Anyone who wants to keep on keepin on lets join together.
Lets not keep Mo hanging out there
by herself. Lets get the fire back. It is good to move on, but JUSTICE IS SWEET. I did not say revenge. I did say JUSTICE!
What motivates working at TM?
Indicate the factors below which you believe are most important in motivating you to do your best work.
_____ Steady employment
_____ Respect for me as a person
_____ Adequate rest periods or coffee breaks
_____ Good pay
_____ Good physical working conditions
_____ Chance to turn out quality work
_____ Getting along well with others on the job
_____ Having a local employee paper
_____ Chance for promotion
_____ Opportunity to do interesting work
_____ Pensions and other security benefits
_____ Not having to work too hard
_____ Knowing what is going on in the organization
_____ Feeling my job is important
_____ Having a written job description
_____ Being complimented by my boss when I do a good job
_____ Getting a performance rating
_____ Attending staff meetings
_____ Agreement with the organization's objectives
_____ Opportunity for self-development and improvement
_____ Fair vacation agreements
_____ Knowing I will be disciplined if I do a bad job
_____ Working under close supervision
_____ Large amount of freedom on the job (chance to work without direct or close supervision)
You have the answer to all your questions. You decide.
Are you ready to answer this questions?
1.Describe how you first became interested in TM?___________
2.Give me an example of some goals you’ve had and how you achieved them.
3.Tell me about one of the toughest groups with which you’ve had to work. What made the group tough? What did you do?
4.What are the biggest decisions you’ve made in the past year on the job? Tell me how you made them.
5.Give me an example of a time you disagreed with a directive given by your supervisor. What happened?
6.What gives you greatest joy in your work and why?
7.Describe a risk you took in a job. What was the result?
8.Tell me about a time in which your work was criticized. What happened? How did you respond?
9.What has been your greatest frustration or disappointment in your present job? Why?
10.What approaches do you use in talking with people who have very different personalities or work styles than your own?
11.What makes you angry in the workplace?
12.How would you set priorities for this position? How would you spend your first six months?
13.What do you expect from TM as your employer?
The reason for this message is for you to write about others that you know are injured or were injured. Please help this person that injustice that was commited .I never ask you for anything before but you know me and read what I went thru. Thank you for reading my message .If you can, make others write too. I will appreciate it. Thank you again.
This is the the place:
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Q. What do I do when my civil rights have been violated, and can I make a complaint on behalf of someone else? Must it be in writing?
A. Individuals may report possible violations on their own or on behalf of others if they have sufficient first-hand information about the incident. The information provided should include names of the victim( s), any witnesses, and the perpetrators (if known), a description of the events, and whether any physical injuries or physical damage were incurred. Complaints in writing are preferred, but there may be circumstances when a telephone complaint is appropriate (especially if there is an immediate danger). The "blue pages" of your local telephone book should have the phone numbers and addresses for the agencies shown below.
Hate crimes:
This is in relation to a grocery store.
IMAGINE OUR STORE SITUATION:
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
There is considerable interest among employers, workers, and safety and health professionals in work-related ailments associated with ergonomics. "Ergonomics" is a term that can have various meanings. Most often, this term is associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the working conditions that may cause them.
Musculoskeletal disorders are cases in which the nature of injury or illness is sprains, strains, tears; back pain, hurt back; soreness, pain, and hurt, except the back; carpal tunnel syndrome; hernia; or musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders. Such disorders also have as the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness bodily reaction/bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting; overexertion; or repetition.
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses can identify as MSD cases only those that require recuperation away from work. This is because BLS identifies MSD cases based on employer responses to questions on the nature of the injury or illness and the events or exposures, and these questions are asked only for cases that involve days away from work. In 2000, there were 20,778 MSD cases involving days away from work in the grocery store industry.
Worker characteristics
In addition to case characteristics, the survey also provides worker characteristics, such as the gender, age, length of service, and occupation of those involved in the incidents. These characteristics can be used to help identify workplace hazards faced by various groups of workers.
In 2000, women accounted for nearly half of all the hours worked in the grocery store industry, and two-fifths of all the hours worked in private industry as a whole.11 However, their share of injury and illness cases in grocery stores (almost half) was greater than their share of the cases in private industry as a whole--about a third.
Women probably face more hazards in the grocery store industry than in private industry overall because of the types of jobs they hold in grocery stores. The majority of women are employed in sales positions, such as cashiers and clerks. They tend to be on their feet most of their work day scanning and bagging customer purchases.
A comparison between the hours worked and the injuries recorded indicates those occupations that are more at risk. For example, grocery store managers worked 25 percent of the hours and sustained 9 percent of the injuries. In contrast, cashiers and sales workers worked 18 percent of the hours, but had 28 percent of the injuries. The share of hours worked and injuries incurred for kitchen workers, butchers and meat cutters, and stock handlers and baggers were about the same.12
The characteristics of injuries and illnesses incurred by the occupations within the grocery store industry help to identify the specific hazards encountered by these occupations. For example, grocery store managers, cashiers and sales workers, and stock handlers and baggers experienced mostly sprains and strains, whereas kitchen workers and butchers and meat cutters were susceptible to cuts and lacerations as well as sprains and strains. Kitchen workers and butchers and meat cutters suffered finger injuries most frequently, while cashiers and sales workers, grocery store managers, stockhandlers and baggers, and laborers incurred back injuries most frequently.
Dear Working America member,
Did you know that 57 million U.S. workers would join a union if
they could? Did you also know every 23 minutes a U.S. worker is
fired or discriminated against for supporting a union?
Speak Up for Workers' Rights!
Leading up to International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, this week
workers' organizations, including Working America, are
sponsoring events across the country to speak up for workers who
would like a union on the job but face intimidation, retaliation
and illegal firings by their employers.
For this year's International Human Rights Day, urge your
members of Congress to restore the right of workers to join
unions by:
-Attending an event in your city. You can find events at the
following link:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/17Alzg51GPtk/
-Signing this petition in support of Employee Free Choice Act
(EFCA):
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/efca_petition/wn7uu6e4o7w6ww5?
-Gathering signatures for our EFCA petition at:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/efca_petition/forward/wn7uu6e4o7w6ww5?
Please let us know which event you plan on attending by sending
us an e-mail by going to:
http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/1pAlzg51GPt9/
As always, thank you for all that you do for working families.
Sincerely,
Working America, AFL-CIO
Dec. 6, 2005
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Checklist for Identifying Potential Ergonomics Concerns by Workplace Activity
If the answer to any of the following questions is yes, the activity may be a potential source of ergonomic concern, depending on the duration, frequency, and magnitude of the activity. For example, occasionally lifting items into overhead storage areas may not present a problem while doing so frequently may present a problem.
Force in Lifting
Does the lift require pinching to hold the object?
Is the lift made with one hand?
Are very heavy items lifted without the assistance of a mechanical device?
Are heavy items lifted by bending over or reaching above shoulder height?
Force in Pushing, Pulling, Carrying
Are dollies, pallet jacks, or other carts difficult to get started?
Are there cracks in the floor, debris (e.g., broken pallets), or uneven surfaces (e.g., dock plates) that catch the wheels while pushing?
Is pulling routinely used to move an object?
Are heavy objects carried manually for a long distance?
Force to use tools
Are tool handles too narrow or too wide for the employee's hand?
Do tools require the use of a pinch grip or trigger finger to operate?
Repetitive Tasks
Are multiple scans needed?
Is a quick wrist motion used while scanning?
Are most items lifted rather than slid over the scanner?
Do repetitive motions last for several hours without a break (e.g., slicing deli meats)?
Does the job require repeated finger force (e.g., kneading bread, squeezing frosting, using pricing gun)?
Awkward and Static Postures
Is the back twisted while lifting or holding heavy items?
Are objects lifted from or into a cramped space?
Do routine tasks involve leaning, bending over, kneeling or squatting?
Do routine tasks involve working with the wrists in a bent or twisted position?
Are routine tasks done with the hands below the waist or above the shoulders?
Are routine tasks done behind (e.g., pushing items to bagging) or to the sides of the body?
Are routine tasks performed too far in front of the body?
Does the job require standing for most of the shift?
Do employees work with their arms or hands in the same position for long periods of time without changing positions or resting?
Contact Stress
Are there sharp edges the worker may come into contact with?
Do employees use their hands as a hammer (e.g., closing containers)?
Do you have the answers yet? well I will guess that all the people that is defending TM in WC cases never seen us work. They are driving a nice car and making money out of us or better said saving money do to the lack of respect for us.
I don't know who is still out there,but for a word of encouragement. We now have four cases of TM not paying WC. Even when ordered to do so. I just know there are so many more out there. Also, not paying disability and hiding behind the insurance company saying that they denied you. Not true. Most times papers have not gone in. WRITE US WRITE US WRITE US. We are going forward..We would like to have you on board. We can get you help and we will move forward no matter. We will move at a faster pace with move injured on board.
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