USA: Supermarket Safeway exposes warehouse workers to hazardous conditions, finds OSH authority
Summary
Date Reported: 7 Jan 2025
Location: United States of America
Companies
Albertsons - Parent Company , Safeway USA (part of Albertsons) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1700
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Shipping & handling: General , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , Personal Health , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Excessive production targets , Injuries , Illness , Heat exposure , Access to InformationResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: Safeway was cited USD182,000 in proposed penalties for 27 violations, including 8 that were "serious in nature".
Source type: News outlet
"Cal/ OSHA finds Safeway exposed workers to hazardous conditions at its largest warehouse in Tracy,"
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited Safeway $182,000 in proposed penalties for significant safety violations that put approximately 1,700 workers at risk of serious injuries at the company’s warehouse in Tracy, their largest facility in the nation.
Cal/OSHA issued citations for 27 violations, including 8 that were serious in nature, after completing a comprehensive inspection at Safeway’s Northern California Tracy Distribution Center.
What Cal/OSHA Chief Debra Lee said: “It is critical that employers recognize the physical demands and potential dangers faced by warehouse workers and take measures to protect their safety. Our inspection revealed that Safeway’s demanding warehouse quotas put its workers at risk of serious injury.”
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