Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
What was your ethical dilemma topic selection (from Week 2)? Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace
What is the specific case you have selected? Is it from your own workplace, or based on research? selected workplace violations from my past employer.
What is the background of the case, including its context and origin? Opening and operating postal equipment correctly and safely not to cause bodily injury and harm
What happened? Use the reporter’s questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how. We had a team meeting my manager called and it was a safety meeting about safety due to bodily injury due to the use of postal equipment. She went over safety rules and read over a paper advised of safety lifting requirements and safety operating equipment requirements to ensure safety and she read the requirements of opening an APC and BMC unit she started to open the unit and bend to drop the lid lightly downward towards your feet. And after the meeting, she stated don’t follow those instructions due to us having to hit numbers she said to do what you need to do and open equipment as fast as you can to get the mail out to put on the belt as fast as possible to process. And before we had the safety meeting employees were opening the APC and BMC as they learned what worked for them hurting and injuring themselves.
What makes this case an ethical dilemma? How might people with different ethical viewpoints perceive this case? This was unethical because according to the law we companies have to follow OSHA protocol to make sure employees are properly using equipment and not injuring themselves due to a manager just wanting to hit numbers for a bonus and this violated OSHA code this equipment weighed over 2000lbs
