Do we really expect they do that for baggage handlers? When it’s 2 pounds over. Do they mark overweight bags with big hazard signs so the handlers know?
Yes, they do. If you’ve ever worked a physical job, there are safety procedures and regulations enforced by OSHA and unions. If it’s 2 pounds over, you go get a second person for the lift because if you decide to break procedure and then injure yourself, you’re not covered by the union and/or workman’s comp insurance. In some places it’s an automatic firing if you break safety procedure, and any manager forcing people to break procedure will be in deep shit.
Story time: I have a good friend who was a baggage handler and got stuck in a situation where their boss forced them to handle overweight baggage without a second person. She blew out her knee, has had multiple surguries, and has had to testify in court multiple times, including for a law suit that ended up giving her a sizable settlement check.
No no no not other jobs. This one job specifically: airplane baggage handler. And I’m not talking massively overweight bags which sounds like your friend, I’m talking the 1 and 2 pound overweight. Are they marked with massive hazard signs so everyone knows it’s 1 pound over.
The limit is the limit. It was set there for a reason. Anything over it should be treated the same. Otherwise where’s the line? It’s 50lbs but ok we’ll let you buy at 52, what about 53? 54? 55? 60? What’s a little over?
Nooo… They just assign multiple people or use equipment to lift heavy bags.
Do we really expect they do that for baggage handlers? When it’s 2 pounds over. Do they mark overweight bags with big hazard signs so the handlers know?
Yes, they do. If you’ve ever worked a physical job, there are safety procedures and regulations enforced by OSHA and unions. If it’s 2 pounds over, you go get a second person for the lift because if you decide to break procedure and then injure yourself, you’re not covered by the union and/or workman’s comp insurance. In some places it’s an automatic firing if you break safety procedure, and any manager forcing people to break procedure will be in deep shit.
Story time: I have a good friend who was a baggage handler and got stuck in a situation where their boss forced them to handle overweight baggage without a second person. She blew out her knee, has had multiple surguries, and has had to testify in court multiple times, including for a law suit that ended up giving her a sizable settlement check.
No no no not other jobs. This one job specifically: airplane baggage handler. And I’m not talking massively overweight bags which sounds like your friend, I’m talking the 1 and 2 pound overweight. Are they marked with massive hazard signs so everyone knows it’s 1 pound over.
The limit is the limit. It was set there for a reason. Anything over it should be treated the same. Otherwise where’s the line? It’s 50lbs but ok we’ll let you buy at 52, what about 53? 54? 55? 60? What’s a little over?
Yeah, they have a bright yellow stickers they put on your bag that say overweight or heavy.