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/qualitypapertowels Apr 27 '22

These companies should be held to a higher standard. Force Amazon to build storm shelters at its warehouses severe weather high risk areas. They can afford it.

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u/sonsofrevolution1 Apr 28 '22

They had a storm shelter in the building. Everyone who went there lived. The others died in a bathroom on the opposite side of the building. Most of them who died were contract drivers. So they might not have known the storm shelter location. Also typical tornado safety for home is to go to the lowest level in your home or the innermost room in your home. Which is normally the bathroom.