Video: USPS Oakland plant finally changes 911 policy that may have cost employee’s life

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) changed an outdated emergency policy in January following an NBC Bay Area investigation that exposed critical delays in a life and death situation at a mail processing facility in Oakland.

The policy, dating back to the 1970s, advised postal service employees not to call 911 first when they witnessed a medical emergency and instead instructed them to call the onsite postal police unit. The policy stated “Only the postal police are to initiate the 911 procedure.”

The USPS adopted a new 911 policy in the Oakland facility at the beginning of the year. The first line now states “In an emergency, anyone should immediately call 911.”

Read more: USPS Changes Outdated 911 Policy | NBC Bay Area.

  • RouteAbolished

    Not only did it take someone to die, but there had to be a newscast informing the public, for some station/district/area manager to change a previous CYA policy.

  • Deserving lawsuit

    Any employee reading this knows Postal mgt cares less if you live or not. It’s all about meeting their numbers. Bet they have a VP of safety doing nothing somewhere. Employees having the right to call 911 is a time wasting practice. They only changed the barbaric policy to cover their behinds, something they’re very good at. If I were the family I’d sue them for gross negligence, OSHA violations, unfair labor practice, unsafe work environment ,wrongful death or anything else a good attorney wanting national exposure can think of.