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(Reuters) -Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency's claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ...
The interim report comes as part of the committee's ongoing investigation into Amazon's warehouse safety practices and is the first time, according to Sanders, that the company's internal data on ...
Federal workplace inspectors went to Amazon warehouses in several cities Monday as the Justice Department investigates possible safety issues and whether injuries were hidden, a U.S. official said.
In April 2022, OSHA said the warehouse “met minimal federal safety guidelines for storm sheltering.” [5] Amazon’s vice president of public policy, Brian Huseman, released a statement saying, “We have not identified any jurisdiction in the United States that requires storm shelters or safe rooms for these types of facilities.” [6]
The warehouse opened at 5295 E. Franklin Road in late 2020, when Amazon said it would hire up to 2,000 workers to staff it. The site was inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health ...
A former supervisor at Jeff’s warehouse described the safety culture as “very, very methodical,” with “exceptionally high standards.” Amazon, she said, required Amcare to call 911 in certain situations even when there was no obvious emergency —say, if a worker's blood pressure reached a certain level.
Workers at several Amazon warehouses across the country went on strike early Thursday morning, part of an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce giant to recognize burgeoning ...
Amazon warehouse workers outside the National Labor Relations Board. Some warehouse workers of Amazon, the largest American e-commerce retailer with 750,000 employees, have organized for workplace improvements in light of the company's scrutinized labor practices and stance against unions. Worker actions have included work stoppages and have ...