Warehousing /tags/warehousing Warehousing en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:35:27 GMT Illinois warehouse safety task force finalizes report — wants tornado shelters required /government-politics-issues/2024-12-18/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-finalizes-report-wants-tornado-shelters-required “You have to get the foundation laid and then go from there,” said Lynn Cope, whose 29-year-old son, Clayton, was killed by an Edwardsville tornado in December 2021. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:35:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-18/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-finalizes-report-wants-tornado-shelters-required Will Bauer Warehouses should be built with storm shelters, Illinois task force says /government-politics-issues/2024-12-03/illinois-warehouses-should-be-built-with-storm-shelters-state-task-force-recommends Following an Edwardsville tornado that killed six Amazon employees, the Illinois Warehouse Safety Task Force made preliminary recommendations on Tuesday. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:40:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-03/illinois-warehouses-should-be-built-with-storm-shelters-state-task-force-recommends Will Bauer Illinois warehouse safety task force wants public input before final recommendations /government-politics-issues/2024-09-26/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-public-input-edwardsville-tornado Formed after the 2021 tornado that killed six Amazon employees in Edwardsville, the task force is required to submit the report to the Illinois General Assembly by Jan. 1, 2025. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-09-26/illinois-warehouse-safety-task-force-public-input-edwardsville-tornado Will Bauer Edwardsville Amazon warehouse ravaged by 2021 tornado that killed 6 has reopened /economy-business/2024-09-17/edwardsville-amazon-warehouse-ravaged-by-2021-tornado-that-killed-6-has-reopened While the exterior of the warehouse was nearly complete about a year after the tornado hit, construction crews have since worked on the interior of the delivery station. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:05:43 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-17/edwardsville-amazon-warehouse-ravaged-by-2021-tornado-that-killed-6-has-reopened Will Bauer Workers across St. Louis sectors want to feel safer while at their jobs /economy-business/2023-10-12/workers-across-st-louis-sectors-want-to-feel-safer-while-at-their-jobs Amazon employees, nurses and workers rights advocates gathered to call out working conditions they say don’t help employees stay healthy. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:34:23 GMT /economy-business/2023-10-12/workers-across-st-louis-sectors-want-to-feel-safer-while-at-their-jobs Eric Schmid St. Peters Amazon employees file OSHA complaint saying work conditions caused injuries /economy-business/2023-08-03/st-peters-amazon-employees-file-osha-complaint-saying-work-conditions-caused-injuries An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement that the company would welcome the agency into its sites at any time. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:15:16 GMT /economy-business/2023-08-03/st-peters-amazon-employees-file-osha-complaint-saying-work-conditions-caused-injuries Will Bauer Illinois task force to study warehouse safety after Edwardsville tornado /government-politics-issues/2023-01-31/illinois-task-force-to-study-warehouse-safety-after-edwardsville-tornado In response to the collapse of the Amazon warehouse that killed six employees during a December 2021 tornado, Illinois lawmakers hope to recommend increased safety measures by 2025. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-01-31/illinois-task-force-to-study-warehouse-safety-after-edwardsville-tornado Will Bauer Congresswoman Bush proposes new legislation aimed at improving worker safety at warehouses /economy-business/2022-09-20/congresswoman-bush-proposes-new-legislation-aimed-at-improving-worker-safety-at-warehouses Although the bills would apply to companies beyond Amazon, Bush was clear in saying they were a response to the six warehouse workers who died last year in Edwardsville. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:25:04 GMT /economy-business/2022-09-20/congresswoman-bush-proposes-new-legislation-aimed-at-improving-worker-safety-at-warehouses Eric Schmid St. Louis-area Amazon workers say they still don’t have tornado protection, 6 months after deaths /economy-business/2022-05-26/despite-deaths-st-louis-area-amazon-workers-say-they-dont-have-tornado-protection “You have people that they’ve been coached to be concerned with basically Amazon’s belongings," one worker said. "That doesn’t make any sense to me. The response should simply be to seek shelter immediately.” Thu, 26 May 2022 19:56:44 GMT /economy-business/2022-05-26/despite-deaths-st-louis-area-amazon-workers-say-they-dont-have-tornado-protection Eric Schmid OSHA finds Amazon didn’t violate federal rules in light of the Edwardsville warehouse collapse /government-politics-issues/2022-04-26/osha-finds-amazon-didnt-violate-federal-rules-in-light-of-the-edwardsville-warehouse-collapse The federal workplace safety agency has been investigating the deaths of six people at the facility since a tornado hit it in December. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:16:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-04-26/osha-finds-amazon-didnt-violate-federal-rules-in-light-of-the-edwardsville-warehouse-collapse Kelsey Landis, Mike Koziatek