AS A NEW HIRE, I WAS ELATED OF THE OPPORTUNITY AND...

AS A NEW HIRE, I WAS ELATED OF THE OPPORTUNITY AND ALL THAT FRESH MARK HAS TO OFFER SINCE I, FOR ONE, HAVE NEVER WORKED IN A FACTORY. MY CAREER INVOLVED MEDICAL AND SECURITY. MY FIRST DAY WAS A DISASTER. I WORKED IN THE MICROWAVE DEPARTMENT SORTING THROUGH RAW BACON. I VIOLATED A HEALTH CODE. REGARDLESS OF WHAT WAS TAUGHT IN ORIENTATION AND EMPHASIS ON CROSS CONTAMINATION AND SAFETY HAZARDS, MY OBSERVATIONS ARE OF EXISTING HAZARDS THROUGHOUT THE PLANT ITSELF. #1: SLIPPERY FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PLANT INSTEAD OF THOSE ISOLATED AREAS. THAT IS A MAJOR LIABILITY FOR VISITORS, POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES, STAFF. IF SOMEONE SHOULD SLIP AND FALL SERIOUSLY INJURE THEMSELVES, SUFFER FROM MINOR TO SEVERE HEAD INJURIES OR WORSE, DEATH. WHY WOULD YOU SET YOURSELVES UP FOR POTENTIAL LAWSUITS? AT LEAST THE CANTON AND SALEM FACILITIES ARE CAUTIOUS AND HAZARD FREE, SMART. #2: IMPROPER VENTILATION AREA WITH CONTINUOUS SMOKE. I, FOR ONE, VALUE MY PULMONARY HEALTH. I DID NOT ENJOY INJESTING/ INHALING SMOKE WITHOUT PROPER PPE TO PROTECT MYSELF. I DEVELOPED A CONSTANT MIGRAINE, FELT NAUSEATED, DIZZY AND SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED. #3 HAND CARRYING A HEAVY BUCKET FILLED WITH DUSTY MATERIAL TRANSPORTING OVER A CONVEYOR BELT OF RAW BACON WHILE SORTING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REGARDLESS THE COLOR VIA RED OR YELLOW. WHAT IF THAT BUCKET FELL OR DUMPED OVER ONTO THE RAW BACON. I GUARANTEE NEITHER OF THOSE COLORED BUCKETS ARE STERILE. IF THAT BUCKET SHOULD FALL ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT THAT IS CROSS CONTAMINATION. I VIEWED ONE OF THE LEADERS THAT PASSED THAT BUCKET THROUGH THE BACON. NO ONE SHUTDOWN THE LINE. IT KEPT GOING. #4: CONFINED AND LIMITED SPACE TO WALK, ANY MOVEMENT OR HANDLE ANYTHING APPROPRIATELY OR SAFELY. NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO WALK UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT. THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHAT IF THAT EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS AND FALLS ON TOP OF YOU. #5: THE WATER BUCKETS FOR DIPPING YOUR GLOVES EVERY 30 MINUTES IS CONTAMINATED. COMBINATION OF GREASE FROM THE BACON AND DUSTY MATERIAL THAT WAS HANDLED IN BETWEEN EACH DIP. NEED I CARRY ON? YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF MANY CODES. IT'S TOO BAD YOU DON'T PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE ENJOYED THAT JOB. IF IT WERE MY CHOICE, I WOULD NOT EVEN RATE YOU ONE STAR BUT I CANNOT POST MY REVIEW WITHOUT IT. LISA WEST