How high can a pallet be safely stacked? That’s a question Local 400 members find themselves asking all too often. When goods come into supermarkets and grocery stores, they are supposed to be safe to unload, move and unpack. Yet members frequently find overloaded...
Know the Signs of Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke With outside temperatures starting to soar, now is the time to ensure employers and workers stay vigilant about preventing heat illness at work. Heat can cause more than just discomfort. Exposure to high heat and high...
While they may not seem like a leading cause of injury, slips, trips and falls are among the most dangerous hazards we face on the job: In 2022, 16 percent of all accidental deaths were the result of slips, trips and falls (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) A worker...
Is your workplace safe? Are you and your coworkers being properly protected from harm? Or are injuries and illnesses a common problem? You can find the answers to these questions every year from February 1st through April 30th. That’s because, in most cases, your...
Banks Stamps, Jr., has worked at DanChem Technologies in Danville, Va., for 42 years, and he became a shop steward in 2004 after a 10-month-long strike. One of his top priorities ever since has been to build a worker-run safety program to better protect members’...
On a typical day at the Tyson Foods Processing Plant in Glen Allen, Virginia, Local 400 Shop Steward Aleta Johnsons was operating the Packmat bagging machine. All of a sudden, she heard a co-worker yelling, “Stop, stop, stop! Please help — stop the line!” She ran to...
