Ukutshixa/ukuthega, ukwaphulwa komthetho wokhuseleko loomatshini

I-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) icaphule iSafeway Inc. nge-10 ka-Agasti, isithi inkampani yaphule umthetho wenkampani wokuvalelwa/ukubekwa ngaphandle kwezityalo zobisi, ukukhuselwa koomatshini, kunye neminye imigangatho. Isohlwayo sisonke esicetywayo yi-OSHA yi-US$339,379.

I-arhente ihlole umzi-mveliso wokupakisha ubisi eDenver osebenza yiSafeway kuba umsebenzi ulahlekelwe yiminwe emine ngelixa wayesebenzisa umatshini wokubumba owawungenazo iindlela zokuzikhusela ezifunekayo.

“I-Safeway Inc. yayisazi ukuba izixhobo zayo zazingenazo iindlela zokuzikhusela, kodwa inkampani ikhethe ukuqhubeka isebenza ngaphandle kokuqwalasela ukhuseleko lwabasebenzi,” utshilo uMlawuli weSithili saseDenver we-OSHA u-Amanda Kupper kwingxelo ye-arhente. “Oku kungakhathali kwabangela ukuba umsebenzi afumane umonzakalo onzima ongapheliyo.”

Ngokutsho kwe-OSHA, iSafeway yinkampani engaphantsi kweAlbertsons Companies kwaye isebenza kwiivenkile kumazwe angama-35 nakwiSithili saseColumbia.

I-OSHA ikhankanye iSafeway njengokwaphulwa okukhulu kwemithethoukutshixa/ukuthegaimigangatho kwaye ndafumanisa ukuba inkampani ayizange:

Le arhente ikhankanye ukwaphulwa ngabom nokunzulu kwemithetho yeSafewayukutshixa/ukuthegaumgangatho kuba xa abasebenzi bolondolozo babesebenza koomatshini ababini bokubumba kumzi-mveliso, basilela ukuphuhlisa, ukurekhoda, nokusebenzisa iinkqubo zenyathelo ngenyathelo ukulawula amandla anokuba yingozi. I-OSHA ikwakhankanye ukwaphulwa ngabom nangokunzulu kweSafeway kwemigangatho yokukhusela oomatshini kwiimashini ezingakhuselekanga, okubeka abasebenzi emngciphekweni wokunqunyulwa, ukubanjwa/ukutyunyuzwa, kunye nokutyunyuzwa.

I-OSHA ikhankanye ibango leSafeway lokuba yaphule kakhulu imigangatho yomsebenzi wokuhamba ngokutyibilika kweoyile ye-hydraulic, nto leyo ebangela iingozi zokutyibilika nokuwa. Abahloli beziko bafumanise ukuba i-dill pad ayizange itshintshwe xa yayigcwele ngokupheleleyo, kwaye ikhadibhodi ekhululekileyo yabekwa phantsi ezantsi komatshini wokwenza.

Le arhente ikwakhankanye ibango lomqeshi lokuba yaphule kakhulu imigangatho yegesi ecinezelweyo kwiisilinda ze-nitrogen ezingakhuselekanga. Umhloli ufumanise ukuba isilinda ye-nitrogen embindini wegumbi emva komatshini wokubumba yayime nkqo kwaye ayilungiswanga.

Emva kokufumana i-subpoena kunye nesohlwayo, iSafeway ineentsuku ezili-15 zokusebenza zokuthobela umyalelo wesohlwayo kunye noncedo lwe-arhente, icela intlanganiso engekho sikweni nomlawuli wesithili se-OSHA, okanye iveze iziphumo zophando lwe-arhente phambi kwesikhalazo seBhodi yoKhuseleko kunye neMpilo eMsebenzini.

      Ukutshixa/ukuthegakunye nemigangatho yokukhusela oomatshini yeyona migangatho ixhaphakileyo ekhankanywa yi-OSHA. Kunyaka-mali ka-2020 ophela nge-30 kaSeptemba 2020, i-arhente icaphuleukutshixa/ukuthegaumgangatho (29 CFR §1910.147) amaxesha angama-2,065 kunye nomgangatho wokukhusela oomatshini (§1910.212) amaxesha ali-1,313. I-OSHA ikwaphuhlise iNkqubo yeSizwe ePhambili (i-NEP) eqhubekayo yokwenza izithintelo zokusika amalungu omzimba, kubandakanya ukuhlolwa kunye nokunyanzeliswa kwemigangatho yokutshixa/yokuthena kunye nokukhusela oomatshini.