In addition to ensuring that Local 1262 members have the
finest in wages, benefits, health and welfare coverage and working
conditions, Local 1262 has always considered “safety on-the-job” to be as
important as anything else our Union does for its membership.
Local
1262, working with our Union Representatives and our Shop Stewards, is
continuously striving to make our members’ working environment as safe and
as healthy as possible by looking for safety problems and ways to correct
them before they injure or do other damage
Several
years ago, Local 1262 participated in a unique and pacesetting review of
safety conditions in the supermarket industry, working in cooperation with
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). During this survey, OSHA representatives
teamed-up with Local 1262’s staff, visiting many of our stores, videotaping
and getting a first-hand look at the dangers and the challenges our members
face every day when it comes to safety on-the-job.
Today,
Local 1262 provides a host of safety protections
and precautions that are strictly enforced.
These
include:
·
Caution signs for balers and compactors
·
Eyewash facilities in stores where danger to the eyes may occur
·
Stress mats to help cashiers with fatigue
·
Guidelines for the use of chemicals, such as cleaners
·
Precautions for the use of shrink-wrap machinery
·
Ergonomically-correct scanning equipment
All of these safety pre-cautions
are in place today -- protecting the health and lives of our members --
because Local 1262 has always made safety a “number-one” priority.
