hula-flyguy
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No water for employees in CLT
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jimntx
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Hey, now. They may be related to the passengers who go to the lav on the airplane BAREFOOT. Ew.
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Is the company supplying Gatorade out in PHX as they did a few years back?
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Yes they have been supplying Gatorade now for about a month. Usually people who were injured on the job. They drive around both shifts. Usually they have 2 coolers gatorade and 1 cooler of water. I think they only can fill it up twice per shift.
Have any of you SEEN the Penn & Teller "Bullsh1t" show (on Showtime)? They did a whole expose' on bottled water versus tap water. Not a lot of new info there to the skeptics out there, but guess what - American TAP WATER is just fine. In fact, the best in the world. Bottled water is such a farce and an amazing result of slick marketing. Fill up your empty bottles with tap. You won't get sick, and your body will not know the difference. The bottom line is - you'll be hydrated.
If tap water is available *SOMEWHERE* planeside, then someone please tell me what the issue is here? If you are legitimately thirsty, go suck some up. If you have to walk 500 yards to get to it, then so be it. When your Supervisor confronts you about it, throw the contract language in his/her face. Do we need to continue this thread? 🙂
If tap water is available *SOMEWHERE* planeside, then someone please tell me what the issue is here? If you are legitimately thirsty, go suck some up. If you have to walk 500 yards to get to it, then so be it. When your Supervisor confronts you about it, throw the contract language in his/her face. Do we need to continue this thread? 🙂
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From the 17JUN2010 AboutUS newsletter
June is National Safety Month,
which is an annual public awareness
campaign organized by the National
Safety Council (NSC). It serves as
a call to action for employers and
other organizations to help reverse
a dramatic national increase in
accidental injuries and deaths.
Heat illness includes a range of disorders
that result when your body is exposed to
more heat than it can handle. The human
body is constantly working to disperse
the heat that it produces. If allowed to
accumulate, the heat would quickly
increase your body temperature beyond
its comfortable 98.6° F. Heat-related
illness can affect anyone not used to hot
weather, especially when it’s combined
with high humidity.
Beat the heat
• Wear a wide-brimmed hat to protect the neck, face and ears.
• Carry water with you. Take drinks every 15 minutes.
• Take breaks as needed in the shade or a cool place.
• Someone suffering from
heat exhaustion or heat
stroke should be moved to
a cool place, offered sips
of water, if conscious, and
see emergency medical
personnel.
• Wear sunscreen with an
SPF of at least 15.
Source: the National Safety Council
June is National Safety Month,
which is an annual public awareness
campaign organized by the National
Safety Council (NSC). It serves as
a call to action for employers and
other organizations to help reverse
a dramatic national increase in
accidental injuries and deaths.
Heat illness includes a range of disorders
that result when your body is exposed to
more heat than it can handle. The human
body is constantly working to disperse
the heat that it produces. If allowed to
accumulate, the heat would quickly
increase your body temperature beyond
its comfortable 98.6° F. Heat-related
illness can affect anyone not used to hot
weather, especially when it’s combined
with high humidity.
Beat the heat
• Wear a wide-brimmed hat to protect the neck, face and ears.
• Carry water with you. Take drinks every 15 minutes.
• Take breaks as needed in the shade or a cool place.
• Someone suffering from
heat exhaustion or heat
stroke should be moved to
a cool place, offered sips
of water, if conscious, and
see emergency medical
personnel.
• Wear sunscreen with an
SPF of at least 15.
Source: the National Safety Council
Harry Callahan
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Update, just received word from a couple employees in the bagroom that they still are NOT bringing in any water. Heat index forecast 105 Th & Fr.
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I'm USUALLY pro employee, however on this one I'm not so sure.
First off, Bottled water is no more or less safe then what comes out of the tap. This is irrefutable.
Second, I am Traffic & Safety for Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival which just ended this last past Sunday. I'll share with you what transpired. This year we went from bottled water to well water stored in the circular "Igloo's" and as before had golf carts delivering water on a continual basis. The cost savings measured into the thousands. That's right, an event with 700 volunteers most of whom worked 5 days consume case upon case of bottled water at an outrageous cost.
Third, the volunteers didn't consume near the amount of well water even though the Greene County Board of Health constantly monitored the safety of well. Apparently agreatmany have been "conditioned" to believe well water to be unsafe which is beyond silly/stupid as where do they think bottled water comes from? Bottles that grow out of the ground?
Fourth, what was a problem is it was so damn hot that several of my guys were overcome despite being experienced volunteers who know to keep hydrated. I bought them some gatorade and that perked them right up. EMS on site provided electrolyte tablets which were quite helpful going forward.
So with Grey Fox as a lesson I think there is a simple solution at hand. On each concourse there is a thermometer installed that when the ambient temperature exceeds say 85 degrees on the ramp the Igloo type coolers are deployed at each gate with tap water. When the temp rises above say 95 degrees another alarm sounds and Gatorade is provided in said Igloo type coolers. This would seem to strike a fair balance between cost control and worker safety. All of the hub cities get hot hot hot in the summer. The workforce is aging and NOBODY wants employees droping from the heat.
This is one time when Union & Management could use some good old common sense and get a solution in place before somebody drops dead on the ramp.
First off, Bottled water is no more or less safe then what comes out of the tap. This is irrefutable.
Second, I am Traffic & Safety for Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival which just ended this last past Sunday. I'll share with you what transpired. This year we went from bottled water to well water stored in the circular "Igloo's" and as before had golf carts delivering water on a continual basis. The cost savings measured into the thousands. That's right, an event with 700 volunteers most of whom worked 5 days consume case upon case of bottled water at an outrageous cost.
Third, the volunteers didn't consume near the amount of well water even though the Greene County Board of Health constantly monitored the safety of well. Apparently agreatmany have been "conditioned" to believe well water to be unsafe which is beyond silly/stupid as where do they think bottled water comes from? Bottles that grow out of the ground?
Fourth, what was a problem is it was so damn hot that several of my guys were overcome despite being experienced volunteers who know to keep hydrated. I bought them some gatorade and that perked them right up. EMS on site provided electrolyte tablets which were quite helpful going forward.
So with Grey Fox as a lesson I think there is a simple solution at hand. On each concourse there is a thermometer installed that when the ambient temperature exceeds say 85 degrees on the ramp the Igloo type coolers are deployed at each gate with tap water. When the temp rises above say 95 degrees another alarm sounds and Gatorade is provided in said Igloo type coolers. This would seem to strike a fair balance between cost control and worker safety. All of the hub cities get hot hot hot in the summer. The workforce is aging and NOBODY wants employees droping from the heat.
This is one time when Union & Management could use some good old common sense and get a solution in place before somebody drops dead on the ramp.
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That was actually the waterboarding cart. The whole aft portion of the Cushman is hydraulic to provide the proper angle. Anyone refusing to work in the heat is manually hydrated while inverted with this method. The malcontent is then placed on double secret probation...with suspended flying privileges that they couldn’t use anyway!
I see the water cart when it comes around....I personally have my own little ice chest that I carry with me, I usually have about 8-12 bottles in it....I personally give out water from my cooler which I paid for to some of the guys on the ramp at no charge to them, just a random act of kindness on my part, am I looking for anything in return, not a thing...just a thank you is all I welcome, and I go on to my next stop...
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LOVE IT!!!!!
Quick question - ya think the delerium from the heat might be what's causing some fleet service guys in CLT to rip off the gate valet tags on some crew bags and send them to baggage claim? This has happened to me twice and both times resulted in me nearly delaying a flight I was working. 🙁
Stay cool!
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EXACTLY why I refuse to check my bags on a deadhead.Nope,not gonna do it.
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Please please be very mindful of the extreme heat this weekend. Currently here in my shitebox by the sea it's a balmy 99 with a heat index of 107. Even Houston is cooler for crissakes.
BE CAREFUL, you're no good to anyone passed out on the ramp or worse. When it gets this hot you need water and/or a Gatorade type drink and plently of it.
BE CAREFUL, you're no good to anyone passed out on the ramp or worse. When it gets this hot you need water and/or a Gatorade type drink and plently of it.
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