The Hoboken Division Safety Bulldog
Safety Officer J. Picca: e-mail address: safety@blet171.org
Safety Officer web page at: http://www.blet171.org/safety.htm

New 6/15/08

Does your company blame the employee when he/she gets injured on the job? Well, your company is not alone in this practice as "behavior-based safety" programs can claim that 80 to 96 percent of all employee on the job injuries and illnesses are caused by the worker's own unsafe acts. Read about this absurd blame game and the "research" and motivation behind the movement to shift blame from the company to the employee in the following articles:

DANGER ON THE JOB: The political economy of worker safety
"Behavior Based" Safety Programs - What were they thinking?
It's the Hazards, Stupid Brought to you by hazards.org
The United Steelworkers of America's perspective on behavioral safety
Safety incentive and discipline policies: A fact sheet from the AFL/CIO
Behavior Based Safety slideshow from:
Carol Duerden
(WHAT) Workers Health Advice Team ~ Bradford

I'd like to thank the webmaster of BLE&T Division 333 for compiling these articles.

New 11/26/07

With the distressing number of recalls of products made in China including products sold by the biggest names in toy manufacturing (Mattel), the best known brand names (Thomas the Tank Engine, Dora, Sesame Street) and the world's largest retail stores (Wal-Mart stores and Toy "R" Us) to name just a few, keeping our children and grandchildren safe this Christmas and all year round has become a full time concern for parents. SafeToys.com is here "to help parents, families, and friends make safe purchases for loved ones."

"The SafeToys.com editorial staff and contributors are writers and journalists who believe that safety at home can be improved with impartial, balanced information and advice on toys, games and electronics, juvenile furnishing, and children’s apparel." (quoted from the safetoys.com web site).

We urge each reader of the Safety Bulldog page to visit this important web site.

New 10/16/07
Are the products you buy everyday safe?
Product recall information

Due to the many concerns we have today about product safety, especially with the recently recalled products from China, the "Unofficial" Hoboken Division Engineer's Web Site is making this information, compiled by the Federal Citizen Information Center in Pueblo, Colorado, available to our members.

The FCIC is a department of the General Services Administration of the United States Government.
 Let your tax dollars help you keep your family safe.

For your safety and the safety of you family please check out the recall list before you reach the checkout counter.

The FCIC web site is updated on a regular basis so be sure to visit it often.

Alstom designs dangerous flaw into the PL42AC door!

Prior to the introduction of railroad safety legislation in the late 1800s, America's railroads were a dangerous place to work. In the years since, with pressure from governmental regulators and organized labor in particular, railroads have progressively become safer places to work.  But there's still a lot left to be done and Joe Picca needs your help. Joe has recently been appointed general committee safety rep for the Hoboken Division and is ready to receive safety concerns from the membership.  As the Safety Officer for the Hoboken Division, he is your advocate fighting for you and your right to work in a safe environment, but in order to do this he needs your help, He is only one person and cannot be everywhere all the time.  If you have any safety related concerns please let him know because he can help. That is why he is here and that's what his web page is all about.  His is a proactive web page where he encourage feedback.  He will answer ALL e-mails.

Contact Joe with suggestions or concerns at: safety@blet171.org

Here are pictures of some of the safety concerns we have found at various terminals. Please let me know if you come across any others. Take pictures to document the safety issues and send them to Joe at the above email address.

Pictures by Chris Wickizer

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