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Is Cell Phone Use While Driving Just Cause for Termination?
SITUATION An employer installs cameras in the cabs of its trucks to record dangerous events and monitor compliance with company policies. The drivers know that they're being recorded. One such camera […]
FavoriteIs Firing a Worker for Violating Company Cell Phone Policy Excessive?
SITUATION A plant worker's caught playing a game on his cell phone during work hours while sitting at a supervisor's desk. His supervisor tells him to put the phone away […]
FavoriteHow to Control Employee Use of Cell Phones & Texting
Can one text message destroy your business' Find out what the lack of a cell-phone policy could cost you. Download the report below.
FavoriteSpot The Safety Violation: Cell Phones Aren’t the Only Distractions for Drivers
How many distractions are preventing this woman from driving safely' Research'and tragic incidents'have shown the dangers of distracted driving. Using cellphones isn't the only activity or thing that can distract drivers. […]
FavoriteCell Phones Kill in the Workplace
This video on the dangers of distracted driving by Trevor Layte, Jordan Hurley and Mark Hannem of Lewisporte Collegiate, Lewisporte was submitted to the Safe Work NL video contest where […]
FavoriteWorker Uses Cell Phone to Film Co-Worker Smoking Pot at Work
A waste management company fired a worker for smoking pot at work. Among the evidence was video from a colleague's cell phone showing the worker, who was already under suspicion […]
FavoriteJust Holding Cell Phone While Driving Is an Offence Even If Phone Is Dead
A police officer pulls over a driver for talking on his cell phone. The driver admits that he was holding the phone next to his ear and that his lips […]
FavoriteUsing Cell Phone While Operating Machine Is Last Straw for Troublesome Worker
Video surveillance catches a sawmill worker not wearing her safety gloves, protective eyewear or earplugs and using her cell phone while operating a 'stacker' machine. Despite the worker's 'no big […]
FavoriteOK to Fire Bus Driver for Using Cellphone While Driving
A bus driver at a big petrochemical construction site was desperate to talk to her manager but couldn't reach him all day. Finally, her phone rang. It was him. She […]
FavoriteFiring of Rail Worker for Violating Cell Phone Policy Was Justified
A railway terminal had a safety policy barring workers from taking cell phones into the work area. A worker, who operated equipment to move large containers, had accumulated 50 demerit […]
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