IAM Fleet Service topic 12/23-

[goodfellow]

i think steel toes are a must ... they prevent far more damage than they cause .. who among us hasn't dropped a bag or toe bar on their toes from time to time ?

If your foot gets run over by something really large like a plane wheel , or something along that weight class your going to lose your toes no matter what your wearing ... but most other things like bag tugs , bags , cargo , even some of the push tugs can roll over the steel toes while your feet remain protected .. personally i think they should require every employee to wear OSHA approved steel toes .



As for developing physical problems from pulling the bags out handles wise , yep i think that's a long term possibility if your doing 3 flights a day , 150 off loads each plane for 20 or 30 years ... if people alternated their arms then it might not be so much of an issue .... but generally we don't ..

>>>>>>>>>>>

Now we are worried about safety? Maybe you should tuck your dreads under your hat so your peripheral vision won't be obstructed??? Or cut them short so they don't get tangled in any equipment??? This is not a personal attack I do care!!! Good Luck GF

 

[orioleman]

goodfellow,
an early HAPPY NEW YEAR to you brother. YOU know I got your back..

It's great to have a UNION man with a sack backing up the front line members.

 

[charlie Brown]

Happy New Year to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And for Jester I know what you want to hear,management loves you, and loves the way you work, keep up the great work. They will take care of you as long as you work hard for them and do what they tell ya. Dont listen to us east guys at all, even though we all pretty much have 20+ years with this company we really dont know what were talking about! So keep up the great job and dont worry about working safe, just get those flts out on time, thats all the company is concerned about.

 

[orioleman]

CB,
HAPPY NEW YEAR ,
Guess Dirt is in bed. that GREEDY B*&Tard


sidenote: Steve Miller Band is ROCKING on New Years Eve 08 😉 😱 😀 😀

 

[charlie Brown]

CB,
HAPPY NEW YEAR ,
Guess Dirt is in bed. that GREEDY B*&Tard


sidenote: Steve Miller Band is ROCKING on New Years Eve 08 😉 😱 😀 😀

I hear ya Oman, love Steve Miller Band, brings back memories of high school. Yeah I talked to Joe Dirt earlier, and hes getting that elusive double time tomorrow, so hes probably tucked in tight.

 

[orioleman]

can't hang like he used to.. getting to OOOOOOOOOOOOLD

 

[charlie Brown]

can't hang like he used to.. getting to OOOOOOOOOOOOLD

No he cant. Oman, Peppermint Pattie said to tell ya, she was mad at you, and you knew what for

 

[necigrad]

i think steel toes are a must ... they prevent far more damage than they cause .. who among us hasn't dropped a bag or toe bar on their toes from time to time ?

I've dropped things like cart tounges on my foot, and invariably they land on my foot ABOVE the steel toes. They've prevented nothing, and damaged my comfot and wallet.

personally i think they should require every employee to wear OSHA approved steel toes .

AWA DID require them. Shortly after the merger (as I understand it) it was made known that the East side didn't require them, wouldn't require them, and they then stopped that policy since it would go away after integration anyway.

what ever happened to 'safety is job #1'? what i'm hearing from the west guys is the typical america west mantra of do what you're told whether it is safe or not. i also don't understand the attitude of the east guys being weak because they want to work safe. years ago when i started at aa as a fsc we had 4 guys plus 1 cc per gate. if there were less than that, we would most likely be taking a delay due to manpower. i'm not a ramper, but hearing that old america west way of doing things still makes me laugh that you guys even get it out on time. cost neutral = effort neutral.

AWa was a huge "Safety First!" airline, but not safety first. They were all about saying that you need to work safe, but when it came down to additional costs, delays, or inconvience "Safety First!" was conspiculously absent.

 

[JoeDirt]

Who the h*ll are you two calling old? Ya'll just jealous that I can still sport a mullet!!!

 

[orioleman]

No he cant. Oman, Peppermint Pattie said to tell ya, she was mad at you, and you knew what for

Wait a Minute there Charlie.. it was mutual.. Did you tell her what she get's instead ........

 

[JoeDirt]

Happy New Year!!!!!


And O-man thats Mr. GREEDY B*&TARD to you. I have earned that much.

 

[charlie Brown]

Who the h*ll are you two calling old? Ya'll just jealous that I can still sport a mullet!!!

Ok Joe, guess you got me there, I cant really sport any kind of hair due, if ya know what I mean, but heah Happy New Year to ya. Oman and myself thought you had already tucked yourself in for the night.

 

[orioleman]

Who the h*ll are you two calling old? Ya'll just jealous that I can still sport a mullet!!!

Dirt it's all on you .. It's all about the money so if Patty is upset she needs to look

towards the mullet .. not the O-man.. He was locked and LOADED .. and be honest the reason

you still have a mullett is because your girl lost her pension in her last hair cutters contract and has to

work until she's 60.

 

[orioleman]

CB,
You lost out there's a bottle of your favorite beverage at the Omans nest waiting for ya

don't tell Patty or your really going to be screwed

 

[JoeDirt]

OK I'll take the hit. The "Hemi" gets real thirsty. Cash is a rare thing at the Dirt household.