Do all other clubs have a arms length of steel protocols, such as:
Nothing can be placed on bag items such as rice, dog food, charcoal...etc
Mattresses and boxsprings only allow on sidewall
All non stackable pallets must have red do not stack signs even if it's clearly a non stackable pallet.
No buckets in top steel.
No more than 3 pallets stacked in middle steel, 2 in top steel.
Those black totes with yellow lids can not be double stacked.
No handwritten signs on pallets.
Actually, no handwritten signs anywhere.
The list seems to grow and change everyday.
I'm beginning to feel like the merch asst' is just making up new rules everyday.
Can anyone verify these protocols
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That is the normal steel standard. If they train people correctly from the beginning and even hold people accountable when they do something wrong, it should not be hard to maintain. That’s the safety standard. We’ve always followed it for the 10 years I’ve been working for the company, at my store.
Take photos and send to home office and watch mangers freak out
So many steel standards yet we can’t afford the manpower to replace the damaged steel. We have steel that’s been damaged for weeks/months but there’s not enough time in the day to continuously remove and replace uprights. Then you have these clueless market managers walk in and tell you it’s unsafe. How about you give us overtime to fix the steel? It’s so tiring trying to fix the entire club, do audits, zone, send out the robotic scanner, then take hours replacing something damaged. Why isn’t there an option on fixit to get steel replaced?
Sounds pretty accurate. Been with the company more than 10 years and I was always taught those things. They aren't just making up new rules. Maybe they need to do a better job of teaching all of the steel standards before licensing people instead of just randomly telling you protocols.
When I left a year ago that was nearly the Identical list we followed at 6407. That is. Until an manager did one of the no no's. Normally the worst they did though was stack on Salt. Now the aggravating part was that when a manager did that and some other manager found it then who ever the merch driver was got called out for it. I drove there for many years and believe me most of those protocols are a life saver. many times there would not be a do not stack sign on a skid when another was stacked on top of it. Boy oh boy it can be a mess to fix that. Believe me I did not like following the protocols but in my estimation they have saved many lives and heartaches. I was not by any means a company man but when it came to fork driving I was all in on safety. This may sound like a brag but I was not one of the top two or three drivers in the club by ignoring safety rules. Look up forklift accidents on the internet and watch what you are avoiding by being safe. I was not a manager or teamlead , just an old guy passionate about being safe.