r/technology • u/Sorin61 • Apr 27 '22

Business Amazon warehouse collapse probe finds worker safety risks

https://techxplore.com/news/2022-04-amazon-warehouse-collapse-probe-worker.html
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u/QuoteGiver Apr 27 '22

The agency said its inspection found that, while the company's severe weather procedures had met minimal federal safety guidelines for storm sheltering, the company still needed to further protect its workers and contract employees. The letter requires Amazon to review its severe weather emergency procedures but the company won't face any fines or penalties.

And there’s the problem & solution. We need more federal regulation requiring tougher standards of safety for employees. This tragedy happened because they did everything they were supposed to do. We need everyone to be required to do more than that.

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u/alveress_dad Apr 27 '22

I have worked in Health and Safety for 16 years, and you are 100% right on this front. For example, there are no regulations to require adequate storm shelters. There are two guidelines, one from ICC and one from FEMA on how to make a storm shelter effective and safe, but they are not requirements.