If you have any issues with work-related injuries, or any complaints about discrimination, retaliation, or problems with their hours worked and meal and rest breaks, immediately contact our Occupational Health & Safety Department or Human Resources to resolve the issues

As the temperatures start to rise, we would like to remind all United associates to stay safe while working. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the following safety tips to keep yourself cool in the warehouse this summer. Remember safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Hotter temperatures in California significantly increase the risk that workers will be injured on the job.

A study by the Institute of Labor Economics, conducted by three researchers at UCLA and Stanford who gathered information on about 18 years’ worth of claims from California’s workers’ compensation system — the largest in the country — and compared it to daily temperature data. They found that workplace injuries and accidents increased by as much as 9% on days when temperatures were in the 90s and rose by as much as 15% on days in the 100s. Its important for us to prepare and train our employees during these times.