Idiot managers
At my work the "Loss prevention" supervisor/manager is a bit of a rules lawyer. Granted I work at a place with over 100 employee's. There are about 25 OSHA documents on hand at work that we have to review every year. One of the problems is that since it is a big warehouse a lot of the supervisors that work in the office hardly ever make visits to the other side of the building. As it is we have more "Signs" in our main break room then we do in the warehouse. Telling us to not leave things in the refrigerators every take, that we cannot put things on top of the fridges, that containers have to be taken home every day, and that food cannot be left on the tables every day. Lots of little micromanaging to justify he does something.
His main job supposadly is to keep us safe and prevent accidents. Which mainly means he creates all these policies we have to follow in the fear of liability lawsuits
One of the gems in this red tape nightmare is our fire prevention policy. The basics are that when we see a fire, the employee's only responsibility is to call the operator to report it and evacuate the building and go to the evacuation points. The "Trained" loss preventon personal are the only ones allowed to use a fire extinguisher (there are only 5 trained LP personal total in 2 shifts at my workplace.)
I made a comment at the last meeting that it seems rather stupid policy. For example if i was somehow on fire i cannot put myself out, and instead have to call the operator and then make my way to the flagpoles in front of the building. maybe burning down the flags, other employee's or myself. in the faint hope that someone from Loss prevention brings out a fire extinguisher and puts me out before I die from burns.
His main job supposadly is to keep us safe and prevent accidents. Which mainly means he creates all these policies we have to follow in the fear of liability lawsuits
One of the gems in this red tape nightmare is our fire prevention policy. The basics are that when we see a fire, the employee's only responsibility is to call the operator to report it and evacuate the building and go to the evacuation points. The "Trained" loss preventon personal are the only ones allowed to use a fire extinguisher (there are only 5 trained LP personal total in 2 shifts at my workplace.)
I made a comment at the last meeting that it seems rather stupid policy. For example if i was somehow on fire i cannot put myself out, and instead have to call the operator and then make my way to the flagpoles in front of the building. maybe burning down the flags, other employee's or myself. in the faint hope that someone from Loss prevention brings out a fire extinguisher and puts me out before I die from burns.