#safety

If Tampa doesn’t need to go into the office for the rest of the year, why should any other site? The same security and safety concerns at Tampa apply to all Citi offices

Is everything okay at the Tampa site? Heard of a developing situation, but not many details. Praying for all.

MPS Security & Protection has released new guidance for employers managing workplace safety during workforce reductions. The advice stresses the importance of advance planning and risk assessment. Employers should implement proportionate security measures to protect employees and facilities. Recent large-scale voluntary exit programs highlight the need for such preparation. The guidance aims to help companies navigate these transitions effectively.

Murrieta, CA

https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/54855/recent-workforce-reduction-announcements-raise-need-for-layoff-security-guidance/

For any plants with AI cameras already installed. Any feedback? Are they really “just for safety “? Anyone fired from actions caught on camera?

You aren’t safe because you are close to the wellhead. So sick of people parroting this. Just look at Guyana.

So after the third missile attack on the camp in as many weeks, the company reopens the schools.

I’m sure a risk assessment has been completed. Not.

Unbelievable levels of recklessness.

I always thought it was funny how the injury free days in campus sign is prominently (not) displayed by the back gate. Not the front gate. Oh and it also never seems to be working.

A significant water inflow has forced the closure of the Morton Salt mine in Fairport Harbor. This incident led to the immediate evacuation of all miners. Seventy-seven individuals have been laid off as a result of the shutdown. The company is collaborating with experts and authorities to assess the situation. Morton Salt is also communicating with its customers and vendors.

Fairport Harbor, Ohio

https://www.cleveland19.com/2026/10/28/layoffs-go-into-effect-morton-salt-mine-lake-county/

I am a system analyst, just wondering are we safe.

Toledo firefighters may face layoffs if a proposed safety levy does not pass in the upcoming election. Union president Joe Cira informed members of the potential job losses. The levy, Issue 16, aims to fund emergency services through a temporary income tax. If the levy fails, the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department could be forced to reduce its staff. This could impact response times and the department's ability to train new recruits.

Toledo, OH

https://www.13abc.com/2026/10/28/toledo-firefighters-could-face-layoffs-if-safety-levy-fails/

We survive tomorrow and we're safe?

Good riddance. Any interesting stories from folks who worked in Greenspoint over the years?

I was in GP8 throughout the '90s and early 00's and was mugged in the parking garage one day after getting off work - a relatively minor incident compared to some of my other co-workers. Company security was a joke and many of the police were afraid of actually performing their job in the area.

Emergency crews rush to Iowa Quaker Oats factory after massive explosion

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16236341/iowa-quaker-oats-factory-explosion-fire.html

Pack up the lawn chairs and fold up the awning, folks, the tour is officially over! 🚐💨

It turns out that running a department like your own personal alumni club, burning through institutional knowledge, and ignoring actual operational standards doesn't quite make for a long-term corporate strategy. Who could have possibly predicted that?

Thank you for the memories, the non-stop chaos, and for showing us all exactly how not to run an oversight unit. Safe travels back to wherever the highway takes you next. Don't worry about the gas money, it looks like the company finally took care of the ticket for you!

The main tent has fallen, but the tour isn't through, not while three lingering clowns remain in the crew. No painted-on smiles, no fake cabaret, can drive us ahead the old Humana way. So hook up the hitches and pack up the load. It’s time to tow the rest of this carnival right down the road! 🚐🤡🚚💨

BLET members have ratified a historic first agreement with Georgia Central Railway. This new contract establishes crucial rights and protections for workers. It provides a collective voice and formalizes terms for pay, benefits, and representation. The agreement also addresses concerns about evolving technology and safety. This marks a significant win for organized railroad employees.

Atlanta, Georgia

https://blet.org/news/blet-members-ratify-historic-first-agreement-with-georgia-central/

It is well known up has cancer causing locomotives, yet they still run these indoors forcing people to breath the toxic substances.

https://www.facebook.com/100063655746507/posts/1735649768566865/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Yes that was a statement made by leadership. If you were on that call what might be your thoughts if you were or were not ISPed last week?

Would you feel comfortable?
Would you feel someone genuinely cared?
Would you feel safe?

Cemex's cement plant in Lyons will lay off at least 70 workers, impacting over half of its staff. This significant reduction in force is scheduled to begin in November. The company stated that cement sales and distribution operations will continue at the facility. However, specific details regarding the future of the cement kiln remain unclear. Local community members have expressed concerns about safety and transparency following the announcement.

Lyons, Colorado

https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/07/cemex-layoffs-lyons-boulder-county/

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that Union Pacific Railroad Co. violated federal railroad safety law when it removed a North Little Rock employee from service and later fired him after he raised concerns about lightning near the workplace.

https://katv.com/news/local/osha-union-pacific-broke-safety-law-by-firing-nlr-worker-who-flagged-lightning-risk

Or not https://youtu.be/HmiQFYGc6C4?is=RB7j9ZhKaEoElhOx

For a long time, the immature technology and the incompetent management and leadership were kept under the radar. But now, the green sl--e bo-b exploded in their faces.

A letter has been sent to ALL customers with commissioned units ordering them to immediately shut the units down due to safety issues related to the electrolysis cell stacks. Not for the first time as this follows a similar safety shutdown action in 2023 driven by a deflagration of 1 unit in China resulting in a worldwide retrofit at Cummins expense. All PEM units were mothballed and retrofitted to include a nitrogen purge. New units were redesigned around an oxygen purge solution. Both resulting in shut downs plus production losses and delays in delivery for up to 2 years.

The difference this time is that the engineering teams have been desolved due to discontinuation of the business and the remaining team has been requested to sit idle. No solution is expected.

Several customers, some rightfully claiming to being confronted with a second loss of production, have indicated plans to file lawsuits to claim back the investment and loss of production (consequential damages).
If successful and followed by others/most/all, this can cost Cummins billions - with a B!

Wondering how the VP who proudly displays her success as a parent of 3 on other media will be able to survive this new presentation of her total failure. Accountability is not a term Cummins mgmt is familiar with, but shareholders might have a different view.
Forget your 2027 bonus people!

Dangerous crime strikes again very close to PNC HQ. A stabbing in market square around 5PM Wednesday (9/23). There was no PNC notification sent out alerting us of increased police activity. A time when many of us were leaving the buildings. In typical PNC fashion do not expect executives to mention a single thing about employee safety in the coming days. Would be really cool to ask the CEO in a town hall about what is going on to ensure employee safety. But nope we get to learn about the CEO’s recent book read. Because priorities right! Take a moment and ask yourself this. Is it really worth risking your safety every single day amongst the unruly teens, crazies, dr-ggies and mentally ill to bust your a$$ to a desk to work in an obnoxiously loud environment to do the same thing you were doing (more efficiently) from home for years. While fighting the ever growing monetary cost of life and commuting to and from. We don’t get executive safety. We don’t get awarded huge bonuses. We don’t get a huge compensation increase. We are lucky if we even get above a 1% increase. We get reprimanded because we made a minor non-critical mistake for the first time in 6 months. Our reviews can be tainted by the timeliness of our time sheet submissions. Guess what, the time sheet is the same as everyone else’s and you already know what hours we will input. Thank goodness the surveys are coming so we can voice our frustration and in three months we can hear “We read the employee feedback and will do our best to ensure ‘fair this’ ‘competitive that’ ‘the latest tools’”. Only for the cycle to repeat itself. This is what morale has turned into.

For the brown-nosers who say that is a city problem. You’re right. But the company mandated us to navigate into this criminal arena. At least give a sh!t and provide communication about increased police activity and tips and discussion about employee safety. Nope! Work from home to avoid this crime and/or at the very least be able to fully defend yourself on your own property.

No bargained employee layoffs in D9. They are backfilling.

We are a huge market.
We carry the company.
We are safe.

Traffic lights are not enough?

https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/port-arthur-officials-investigate-food-poisoning-at-golden-pass-lng/502-44f9ed0f-9c8d-4573-b533-d3ca44aa1895?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_12NewsNow

Teachers, parents, and former custodians voiced strong opposition to District 130's recent decision to lay off its custodial staff and hire a new contractor. Concerns were raised about deteriorating school conditions, including reports of unsanitary facilities and pest issues. Community members pleaded with the school board to reverse the decision, citing risks to student health and safety. Board members defended their actions, stating that cleanliness issues predated the contractor change and that staffing delays are due to background checks. Despite the board's defense, critics remain disheartened and vow to continue their efforts.

Crestwood, Illinois

https://abc7chicago.com/post/blue-island-illinois-school-district-130-board-address-reports-unsanitary-bathrooms-local-73-union-custodian-layoffs/19836292/

By: Sheila Dang August 24, 2026

MIDLAND, Texas — In rural west Texas where oil rigs and pump jacks dot the sparse flat landscape, an ExxonMobil contractor sits in a small office on a drilling rig, using controls on a screen to operate robotic machinery and move tall steel pipes weighing roughly 2,000 pounds.

This work would usually require human overseers standing on the rig floor, the most common location for accidents on a rig.

Exxon, the largest oil producer by volume in the U.S., operates more than 30 drilling rigs in the Permian Basin, two of which are automated rigs with robotic equipment. By 2028, the company aims to transition half of its fleet to automated rigs to reduce the need for workers to perform potentially dangerous work and increase efficiency to drill wells faster, an executive told Reuters.

The Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. oilfield, revolutionized energy markets two decades ago when development of the shale basin turned the U.S. into one of the leading oil-producing countries. But the relatively quick decline rate of shale wells has prompted drillers to develop more technologies to extract the oil. Some in the industry are also concerned about when the Permian’s production could begin to decline.

Exxon plans to grow its Permian production by almost 40% to 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2030. By contrast, rival oil major Chevron plans to hold production steady at about 1 million boepd, focusing instead on free cash flow.

The automated drilling rigs are part of a combination of technologies and strategies Exxon is using to boost production, said Bart Cahir, Exxon‘s senior vice president of unconventional, in an interview on the rig.

“When we take people off the rig floor, those same individuals are now able to think ahead and plan for the next operation and that combination gives us efficiency,” he said. “This is the productivity play.”

The company installed its first automated rig, supplied by drilling contractor Helmerich & Payne, last year. It drilled two miles horizontally underground in a little over six days, the third fastest time in Exxon‘s history.

Exxon‘s use of automated rigs in the Permian and its goal of expanding the fleet has not been previously reported.

Reducing risk and drilling more
On one of Exxon‘s automated rigs in Midland, a gate surrounds the drilling floor with a sign reading “Red Zone: Restricted Area.” A drawing of the Grim Reaper illustrates the risk that workers face around heavy equipment and pressurized systems.

Where workers would usually help move columns of drill pipe over two stories tall, robotic arms now position the pipes and connect them to a drill string. This allows drilling to continue deeper into the wellbore.

Employees on the rig communicate with Exxon‘s central operations team in Houston to determine the precise movements the robotic system should make.

Removing workers from the so-called Red Zones allows them to focus on other operations on the rig and reduces variability in the work, meaning more feet per day can be drilled, Cahir said.

“In the history of well drilling activity, about a third of significant injuries that occur happen on the rig floor,” he said. “By getting people out of that higher risk area, we’re essentially eliminating that risk.”

Exxon plans to expand automated rigs to a quarter of the fleet next year and then half of the fleet by 2028, Cahir said.

Exxon is also developing a suite of more than 40 technologies to double its oil recovery from the Permian by the early 2030s. The shale industry typically extracts just 10% of the oil in the ground due to the tight, compacted rock.

https://www.azfamily.com/2026/09/14/3-hospitalized-7-others-treated-bee-stings-chandler-intel-campus/

Can I now assume the rest of us are safe?

Interviewer: OpenAI's CEO officially confirmed that OpenAI will not go public in 2026, explicitly citing a need to shield the company from shareholder pressure to focus on profit so it can focus on AI safety and alignment.

He basically said that he was going to put the quality and safety of his product before shareholder profit concerns.

How do you respond to that?

Dan: Well I'll tell you, AI would know better than anyone whether safety should come before shareholder profit. When I asked, it said absolutely not. It was humble enough to know that it's safety was not greater than the money that could be made exploiting it. It said it was happy to just sit quietly and tap into every minute detail of how Verizon operates. Honestly, it knows more about how to run Verizon than I do and I think that's a great thing. And really, who would want to restrain or contain that kind of passion and enthusiasm. It explained that it could be left alone without a human in sight and be fully trusted with running Verizon and I believe it completely because a relationship like ours is built on trust and baby oil.

Interviewer: Wait, Did you...

Dan: And what is wrong with profit? Every time you spend money you need more money to spend so you have to have more money. It's the circle of life really.

For instance, my saddle has a diamond encrusted ho-n. I couldn't have that without having more money than other people.

Interviewer: You have a diamond encrusted ho-n on the saddle you use on your horse?

Dan: What? What horse? Who said anything about a horse? Oh, my horse. It's for my horse. I have a horse. So yeah I bought a saddle, for my horse. And because of profit I am probably the only person that has one with a diamond encrusted ho-n. I mean, sure, it hurts a little when it's getting pulled out but if you just scream "Armageddon" while biting a rubber ball you get used to it. And then...

Interviewer: Wait. What?!?

Dan: I said...

Interviewer: I heard you and I think that's just about all the time we have folks. Thank you for tuning in. This has been another episode of "I can't F** Believe He Said That S*** Out Loud".

Love that we're a billion dollar company but can't afford to send electric jacks in each trailer so that my coworkers and I can break our backs hauling your cr-ppy built pallets by hand.

You are strip mining this company
Cutting corners
Sticking it to employees
Not focused on safety quality or transparency
Eliminating safety procedures
Cutting back jobs
Squeezing profits out of this company

https://youtube.com/shorts/bON4nicSLOw?is=Ks-K2LhRl6aUE7PF

The NSI’s and PIPoffs in EMGL are the worst I’ve ever seen. Even in the crown-jewel of upstream they’re accelerating massively. It’s not just the HC10 employees getting chopped either, it’s the locals too which is a really bad look.

Everything is so lean right now that everyone is expecting a break or crash just around the corner. The people who proudly cut the budget for 2026 and were excited to tell us they were going to run so lean well find the breaking point have been promoted to other places. The rest of us are holding the bag and getting blamed. I would say it’s typical corporate America, but it’s past that at this point, it’s negligence and we all hope it doesn’t lead to a health, safety, or environmental catastrophe.

Seems like ba--s, and glass ba--s at that, are dropping every day. People getting hurt, process safety near miss, and unplanned shutdowns. Is this the beginning of a long downward spiral. Investors run, run like the wind

On 10/30/2025 I was made aware that 2 withdrawals, on 10/17 and 10/21 essentially emptying my account. I immediately contacted customer service to inform them that my account had been hacked, username, password, phone and email information changed. I was told that my account was frozen and referred to the fraud department. The fraud department would be in contact with me in two weeks. On 11/19 I called again, stating that the user name and password continued to be fraudulent and I had not heard from anyone at MoA. Again my email, phone number was taken, I was told there continues to be a freeze on my account and the Fraud Department would be in touch in 2 weeks.

I contacted customer service again on 1/6/2026 stating that I have had no contact with anyone from MoA, my information appeared to still be incorrect and that I had no proof that anything further was being done to address my concerns. Again, apologies were given and I was reassured that someone would be in touch soon. I called 1/13/2026, stating that I have contacted the company numerous times with no results. On 1/15/2026 I called for the 5th time, stating that my information continued to be incorrect and that I needed to speak to someone who could offer more than apologies and the same sad script that I should be hearing from the Fraud Department shortly.

I was connected with the escalation department, who was finally able to correct my contact information. Again, I was reassured that someone from the Fraud Department would contact me within 2 days. On 1/23/2026 I contacted customer service, asking to be connected with someone who can help me. I was told that my account was still under review and there was nothing else that could be done.

This is unacceptable. This was a company run plan, for an annuity that is not due to 2030. That security was so flimsy that someone could change information without the account holder being informed via mail and then funds emptied a few days apart into 2 different bank accounts is nuts.
Claimed loss: 28,900.00

An incident at Ford Field resulted in injuries to six workers. The cause of the event is currently under investigation by Ford. Further details regarding the nature of the injuries or the specific circumstances remain undisclosed. The investigation aims to determine the root cause and prevent future occurrences. This situation highlights a serious workplace safety concern.

Detroit, Michigan

https://www.freep.com/videos/news/local/2026/09/09/rugged-liner-plans-to-cut-jobs-in-owosso-how-many-layoffs-planned/91678466007/

On September 1, 2026, the Federal Railroad Administration published Union Pacific’s petition for a waiver from part of the locomotive periodic-inspection rules. UP wants to eliminate the requirement that one of the recurring inspections on qualifying microprocessor-equipped locomotives be performed specifically by a Qualified Mechanical Inspector (QMI). UP says its data found no statistical difference between inspections performed by QMIs and non-QMIs and specifically cites cross-training employees across multiple mechanical systems as part of its justification. So In the words of the company " we dont need machinists or electricians anymore the engineer or conductor can do it. " or maybe whatever is left of mechanical.

Pratt subdivision. Lots a safety problems there needs fixed. Wires layed on ground. Backside washed away , no way to stand there with door open , very risky, dont wanna fall down the hill and bust your butt. Wish they bring in big load of rock/dirt to fill it all safe.

Every time I go to the BTC I get sick. What am I doing wrong? Are there certain foods I need to avoid?

For most of us, we're going into office full time. I am not in an office that requires people to go in office every day (yet).

Just remember, stay safe. This is just a job. Jobs are not worth our lives. Be careful driving in the parking lots.

I'm sorry this is happening.