California fined Amazon $1870 for security breaches at a delivery station and COVID-19 pandemic warehouse.
The state’s Occupational Health and Safety Division found that two Amazon sites in Southern California did not provide effective education on protecting workers on how to expose themselves to COVID-19 at work, LA Times reported.
The appointments, dated October 6, indicated that Amazon “provided effective protection and physical education on COVID-19 and procedures to mitigate potential exposure. “Each quote fined the company $935.
In the complaint, warehouse staff in Eastvale, California, told the state that Amazon informed staff about the first positive case of COVID-19, imposed physical estating, and allowed them to take breaks to wash their hands without being reprimanded. at Hawthorne added that the company had reduced the workload to take longer for hand washing and physical removal.
Amazon’s warehouses and other sites required workplaces even before the COVID-19 crisis. The nonprofit revealed that injuries to Amazon’s warehouses are higher each year since 2016 and are nearly double the industry standard.
Fines precede Amazon’s Prime Day, when warehouse workers in the U. S. But it’s not the first time And Europe called for difficult operating situations amid pressure from the company to get more purchases and fast deliveries.
Employees at Amazon’s warehouses in Germany go on strike on Tuesday, not easy wages and operating conditions.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos added $35 billion to his network between January and June; lately, $200 billion, according to Bloomberg.