Well in my new position here at work I have been asked to survey the building and evaluate the current condition of the PC's and such.
Well I started in the lobby at the front desk and found this.
The lady a the front desk told me that it got to close to the space heater under her desk, then pointed out the trash can had been melted as well. She also told me that since the PC and the other stuff she had plugged in was still working she didn't think it was bad.
I took this to the plant manager and showed it to him and told him "See this is why OSHA rules ban these things." He told me he would put a memo out to folks to take their heaters home.
Last edited by bubba on Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
-Thomas Jefferson
Most companies just blow off OSHA, at least until they come around for a inspection (my former job before moving here to MO). I used to love going into large plants and finding these things, the large fines just start going up and up...........
Why didn't she use a safe space heater. My neighbor has one for winter and that thing heats a room like no one's business, and yet is 100% cool to the touch.
They draw a fair amount of power too The one I have (A Oil Filled Radiator) Draws 12 AMPS on High one to many, or just one for that matter (On a 15 AMP or 20 AMP Circuit) and off goes the power. And Lost work and a melted power strip. I also don't know why the heater manufacturers only put 16 Gauge wire on a heater have you ever felt the wire after the heater has been on a while in gets really hot they should atleast put 14 gauge wire
Computers are a lot like air conditioners - they both work great until you open up windows.
They sent a memo around telling folks to take them home, she said that its not hers so she left it. I told the GM about it and he said he would have the maintenance guy take it out.
As for the wire melting, its a good 3 foot from the heater so it should be ok, its taped to the bottom of the desk now.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
-Thomas Jefferson
some reason when i hear stories about people that "dumb" i always relate them to smoking, over weight, and never changing the oil in their car and wondering why their cars always have so many problems..
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