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OSHA partnership USPS

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

U.S. Postal Service employees are experiencing fewer ergonomic injuries as a result of a 2003 partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

“By bringing management, unions and employees together to cooperatively identify potential hazards and ergonomic health risks, the Postal Service, through this partnership, is transforming its workplace safety and health ergonomic program into a model for both the public and private sector,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. “Through identification and resolution of ergonomic risks, the Postal Service has saved USD 1.8 million in workers’ compensation costs and has had a 38 percent reduction in the musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) recordable rate.”

The document illustrates several examples that could have resulted in an ergonomic-related injury and the proactive measures taken to correct the situation before a workplace injury occurred. Several of the protective measures cost less than USD 100 to implement.

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EU delays Postal Service shakeup

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

Rather than stick to a 2009 deadline to open postal markets, the EU will likely O.K. different dates for different countries

The new emerging timetable looks likely to list different dates for different countries, with the latest deadlines mooted between 2012 and 2013, according to observers.

The EU started out on the road to opening up the 90 billion postal sector 15 years ago and the current proposal would finalise the process, meaning that national postal operators would lose their monopoly over the distribution of any type of mail, including letters weighing less than 50 grammes.

Britain and Sweden have already completed the liberalisation of their postal markets while Germany, the Netherlands and Finland are en route to doing so – with their ministers favouring the Brussels plan.

But in countries where a public company still has a full or partial monopoly to deliver these services – such as France’s La Poste or Italy’s Poste Italiane, the liberalisation move could lead to considerable job losses.

Some new member states such as Poland also expressed concerns that their postal services are not yet prepared for such a step forward.

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President Gerald R. Ford Commemorative Stamp

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

President Gerald R. Ford’s four children joined Postmaster General John E. Potter this evening in unveiling the commemorative stamp image honoring their father, the Nation’s 38th President, during the annual Gerald R. Ford Foundation dinner.

The 41-cent commemorative stamp will be issued nationwide August 31, with special stamp dedication ceremonies taking place in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The stamp art is a portrait of President Ford painted by award-winning artist Michael J. Deas, who has produced several stamps for the Postal Service. His work has also appeared on the cover of Time magazine.

The Foundation dinner also included presentation of the 2007 Gerald R. Ford Medals for Distinguished Service to former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and former Congressman Lee Hamilton (D) Ind. They received the medals in recognition of their decades of extraordinary service to the Nation.

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DHL launches diplomatic service

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

DHL has launched a new service for confidential, high security shipments especially designed for the needs of diplomats in over 220 countries and overseas territories.

The DHL Diplomatic service, which carries message “Diplomatic Service: Do Not Open”, is reserved for state departments and international organizations whose urgent expeditions are exempt from customs procedures.

“This is a globally harmonized offer available anywhere in the world and allows the sending of all kinds of parcels from an envelope of a few grammes to the 250kg pallet. The shipments benefit from a priority and specific treatment by DHL’s teams and the journeys can be followed in real time,” the company said in a statement.

Those items under 25kg are transported in a recognizable diplomatic bag and those over 25kg are wrapped in black so that they can be identified immediately by staff. The items can only be opened in the presence of a diplomatic agent.

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FedEx Kinko's opens flagship store in Beijing

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

FedEx Kinko’s, a leading digital printing chain store in the world, opened a flagship store in Oriental Plaza in Wangfujing, Beijing, on June 8, 2007, bringing the total number of its stores in China to 13.

The 13 stores have been opened in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and five of the stores are located in the central business districts (CBD), Zhongguancun and Financial Street.

All the stores can provide customers a series of global-standard image processing services including designing, printing, binding and delivering.

It can provide nationwide solutions to customers, who can sign contracts in one place and print them anywhere else via the company. Customers can also print documents in one place and deliver them over the country and the world. Through the company, cost and time can be cut.

In addition, the company provides small-and medium-sized enterprises creative design, brochure, document writing and direct mail of business letters, and individuals resumes, graduation books and marriage books.

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Postal Department to sell State Bank of India products

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

The Department of Posts and Telegraph, Government of India, has tied up with the State Bank of India (SBI) for selling SBI’s term deposit certificates through its post offices. Post offices in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa, Jharkhand and Rajasthan will be selling the SBI certificates. The Department already has similar arrangements with Corporation Bank, Union Bank of India and the Oriental Bank of Commerce.

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UPS – they did it again: UPS Stores revisits eBay Drop-Off model

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

It appears UPS Stores and Receller are testing an eBay consignment model. A search on eBay for List-Pack-Ship in “Title & Description” reveals auctions from List-Pack-Ship, a service with “several retail locations in the Chicago-land area at which you can sell your items on eBay using the easy List-Pack-Ship service.” The About Me page for “listpackship5608” shows a list of 20 UPS Stores that are participating in the service.

Receller launched in late 2005 to help consumers sell items on eBay. Consumers send Receller pictures, and a Receller Listing Coach calls them and guide them through the listing of the item using the consumer’s own eBay account. Receller charges USD 9.95 for an individual listing, exclusive of eBay fees, PayPal fees, or any other third-party fees.

Combining UPS Stores and Receller might look like this: a consumer drops off an item at a UPS Store location. The store staff takes pictures and sends the pictures to Receller. Receller lists it on eBay – this time using List-Pack-Ship User IDs, apparently.

UPS Stores had tried the eBay drop-off model previously, but in that iteration, the UPS Stores staff sent the item to AuctionDrop’s centralized processing center where it would be listed on eBay. With this new model, it looks like the item stays in the UPS Store – but still has the advantage of a centralized listing service.

We’ve been unsuccessful in touching base with a UPS Stores representative to get details on the List-Pack-Ship service, but will update this story as we learn more.

It’s not clear which eBay drop-off store model may be the winner – if there is one. But what is clear is that companies can’t stop trying to make it work.

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Q-Post signs pact with Doha bank

Posted by | Jun 11, 2007 | |

Q-POST and Doha Bank yesterday signed an agreement under which the post office would print, develop and envelop the bank’s monthly statement to be delivered to its customers.

The Q-Post chairman Ali Mohamed al-Ali said that the new arrangement would enable the bank to deliver the monthly statement in less than 24 hours after it was prepared and enveloped at the General Post Office.

Usually, the same job would have taken anywhere between four to seven days, he said.
The Q-Post chairman said the corporation had earlier handled the distribution of Doha Bank’s ATM and Visa cards.

Al-Ali said the handling of monthly statements called for more confidentiality and security and this was one of the reasons why Q-Post was chosen.

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