ACWI Advance – January 15, 2023
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In this issue of ACWI Advance we take a closer look at these stories:
- The nation’s railroads feel the heat for service embargoes and staff shortages.
- The return rate for retail purchases was flat in 2022, but fraud was up.
- OSHA now has almost all of the U.S. covered by forklift Regional Emphasis Programs.
- Cushman & Wakefield embraces a program for creating net-zero emission buildings.
- Research finds that 60% of employees view AI as a coworker and not a job threat.
- Truck drivers’ past behavior is the strongest predictor of future accidents.
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Railroads Face Stepped Up Scrutiny
Just before the end of 2022, the major rail unions also petitioned the President to issue an executive order that would compel the railroads to institute the kind of sick leave policy the workers had demanded earlier in the process.
Some shippers and the unions are calling for Congress to give the STB power to strongly reassert the primacy of the common carrier obligation that has been embodied in federal law regulating the railroads since the 19th Century.
OSHA Issues Lift Truck REP
In these efforts, federal OSHA continues to shift enforcement towards warehousing, logistics, and ecommerce, according to attorneys from the Seyfarth Shaw law firm.
C&W Deploys Greening Process
As building regulations for energy consumption and emissions become more stringent, the need to reduce or offset carbon emissions will intensify.
Past Is Prologue in Truck Safety
“ATRI’s Crash Predictor research allows carriers to target and monitor those truck driver behaviors that matter most. With truck crashes increasing, there is no better time to have this data in our hands.”
