ANKENY, IA ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for obstructing exit routes and failing to train employees at the postal facility in Ankeny, Iowa. OSHA proposed $184,694 in penalties. Continue reading You’ve probably heard the saying about postal workers: Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night is going to stop them from delivering your mail. Continue reading WOODLAND HILLS (CBSLA) – A federal agency has fined the U.S. Postal Service nearly $150,000 for its role in the heat-related death of a 63-year-old mail carrier in Woodland Hills last summer. Continue reading MONROE, La. (KNOE) – The United States Postal Service is investigating the death of one of their workers. Monroe Police Department says preliminary reports say the worker was electrocuted while changing a bulb for a light pole in a parking lot. Continue reading The Postal Service recently published an advanced notice requesting comments on how the Postal Service should proceed to prevent overweight items from entering into the postal network. After considering the comments received, the Postal Service is now moving forward to propose amendment of the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual, (DMM) to prevent overweight items from entering the postal network. Continue reading
03/16/2018 – The APWU was informed on October 26, 2017 of the Postal Service’s intent to roll out a new program called the Safety Ambassador Program. The Postal Service intends to replace the safety captain program, and any other local safety programs, with this “standardized” and nationally controlled program. The American Postal Workers Union does not support, agree with, or endorse this program. Continue reading HAVERTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) — They work hard to deliver the mail on time year round and a group of letter carriers reached quite the milestone. Continue reading From Facebook: In a new “Business Focus” video, PMG Megan J. Brennan thanks employees for making safety “a core value for the Postal Service.” She praises employees for working safely throughout several instances of bad weather that affected operations this winter. Continue reading Employer name: U.S. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center Inspection site: 8409 Lee Hwy, Merrifield, Virginia Citations issued: On Dec. 12, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to the postal service for three repeat and two serious safety violations, including one issued as a violation of the OSH Act’s general duty clause. Continue reading
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OSHA Cites Iowa Post Office For Blocked Exits and Failing to Train on Emergency Plan
OSHA fines USPS in Jacksonville $129,336 for exposing mail carriers to August heat
USPS Hit With $150K Fine For Heat-Related Death Of California Mail Carrier
Louisiana postal worker dead after being electrocuted while working on parking lot light
USPS issues proposed regulation aimed at overweight packages
APWU Doesn’t Support USPS “Safety Ambassador” Program
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Video: A million miles, accident free
LLV catches fire in Louisville
Safety and service: PMG updates employees in latest video
OSHA fines USPS $178K after inspectors find safety hazards at Merrifield VA distribution center
