Amazon Tells Workers They Are 'Industrial Athletes.' Report on Amazon Workplace Injuries: BBC News [View all]
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- 'Amazon warehouse injuries '80% higher' than competitors, report claims,'- BBC News, June 2, 2021. - Excerpts:
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**'INDUSTRIAL ATHLETES'**
But technology news site Motherboard has this week published an Amazon warehouse pamphlet issued under the "working well" branding, which tells workers they should think of themselves as "industrial athletes".
"Just like an athlete who trains for an event, industrial athletes need to prepare their bodies to be able to perform their best at work," it warns.
"Some positions will walk up to 13 miles a day... [others] will have a total of 20,000lb (9,072kg) lifted before they complete their shift," it said.
The pamphlet, from a Tulsa warehouse, also offers tips on health and fitness. It encourages exercise on days off, a good diet to fuel the 400 calories an hour the company expects employees to burn, and tips on buying shoes to fit swollen feet from the active working environment.
Amazon told Motherboard that the pamphlet had been created in error and removed - though the employee who gave it to the publication said it was available on-site for months.
.. Employees at US Amazon warehouses are injured at a higher rate than those doing similar jobs at other companies' warehouses, a new report has found.
A union-backed study of safety data found Amazon workers had 5.9 serious injuries per 100 people - almost 80% higher than the rest of the industry.
The study's organisers blamed Amazon's "obsession with speed" as a main cause of the problem.
It is the latest in a string of controversies around worker safety...
- Full Article, https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57332390
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