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I work in a warehouse as a V.N.A forklift driver. In May I had an inccident were my coat sleeve dangled down and caught in the mecanisem (wasn't wearing coat at time). Managed to safely remove coat, followed company procedure and reported the incident. After an ivestigation was disciplined and given a final written for Gross Misconduct on the grounds off this could have turned into a major incident and put others at risk. (Yeah right dont think so, being punished on what could have happened not what happened)
When I first started we were told to change asiles at the back or we would get a verbal warning, because it was to dangerous at the front. This was because the front off the aisles was not that wide to turn in and there was a lot of other traffic.
Then they filled the back of the aisles up with pallets and told us we had to change at the front. This is like trying to turn round on a motorway. Several times it has been brought up at h&s meetings, and it has been acknowleged there is a problem. At the last meeting they said the back wall will be cleared so we could turn round at the back.
Last Friday (14th) was our buisest day ever. When backing into the aisle I clipped a reach truck while turning with the back of my truck. I follwed procedure and reportd the incident. It was only a slight bump.
On Monday I was told there would be an investigation into the incident aqnd taken of the trucks. On Wednesday I was given a letter to say I would be in a displinery meeting on Friday(21st) due to lack of care and attention while operating a VNA forklift.
The two managers involved had been given the reults of the enquirey apart from that they didnt have a clue about how the warehouse worked. When in the meeting I was aked how come I was the only V.N.A. DRIVER THAT HAD 2 INCIDENTS and they kept going back to this. I replied that there had been incidents out there but no one had reported them. His response was to name then, on replying no I can,t remeber his reply was think about that one carefully but i wasnt going to name anyone. That gave me the impression that they were trying to get me to name people it might go in my favour. After argueing about how unsafe out there it was they kept going back to if it was so unsafe why had no one else had 2 incidents, which I know is not true. There was some guy in another department who ran someone over twice and still has his job.
I am going for appeal and is going to start procedings for unfair dissmisle, no one at work can beleive I was sacked for this. I am one of the best workers there 100% attendance and always staying over 4 hrs sometimes untill 2am (12 hr day)_ to help out.My team leader is behind me and the warehouse manager. I have got some guys in the know already getting statistics together about previous incidents and other h&s stuff to surport me.
What just like your opinions on whever this is worth fighting.
Oh yes since my incident they are turning at the back now
When I first started we were told to change asiles at the back or we would get a verbal warning, because it was to dangerous at the front. This was because the front off the aisles was not that wide to turn in and there was a lot of other traffic.
Then they filled the back of the aisles up with pallets and told us we had to change at the front. This is like trying to turn round on a motorway. Several times it has been brought up at h&s meetings, and it has been acknowleged there is a problem. At the last meeting they said the back wall will be cleared so we could turn round at the back.
Last Friday (14th) was our buisest day ever. When backing into the aisle I clipped a reach truck while turning with the back of my truck. I follwed procedure and reportd the incident. It was only a slight bump.
On Monday I was told there would be an investigation into the incident aqnd taken of the trucks. On Wednesday I was given a letter to say I would be in a displinery meeting on Friday(21st) due to lack of care and attention while operating a VNA forklift.
The two managers involved had been given the reults of the enquirey apart from that they didnt have a clue about how the warehouse worked. When in the meeting I was aked how come I was the only V.N.A. DRIVER THAT HAD 2 INCIDENTS and they kept going back to this. I replied that there had been incidents out there but no one had reported them. His response was to name then, on replying no I can,t remeber his reply was think about that one carefully but i wasnt going to name anyone. That gave me the impression that they were trying to get me to name people it might go in my favour. After argueing about how unsafe out there it was they kept going back to if it was so unsafe why had no one else had 2 incidents, which I know is not true. There was some guy in another department who ran someone over twice and still has his job.
I am going for appeal and is going to start procedings for unfair dissmisle, no one at work can beleive I was sacked for this. I am one of the best workers there 100% attendance and always staying over 4 hrs sometimes untill 2am (12 hr day)_ to help out.My team leader is behind me and the warehouse manager. I have got some guys in the know already getting statistics together about previous incidents and other h&s stuff to surport me.
What just like your opinions on whever this is worth fighting.
Oh yes since my incident they are turning at the back now
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