Walmart Agrees to Safety Changes

Walmart has agreed to make further improvements to the current conditions of the Walmart workers. More than 2,800 estimated stores have took drastic measures to renovate the employees' work environment. Such improvements are made towards the workers who use trash compactors and handle chemicals as part of an agreement contracted with the Labor Department. Walmart has reluctantly agreed to pay a heavy fine of $190, 000 from consecutive violations of the safety rules found during inspections at Rochester, New York. Hazardous situations included unlocked and poorly secure trash compactors, unguarded grinders, obstructed exit routes, negligence towards the training and learning process of workers for trash compactors and the usage of dangerous chemicals. Many other similar situations have been found throughout the United States and stores are now on their ways to reform. Solutions of their problems were to implement more strict and new safety rules as well as hiring a well trained supervisor to look over employees throughout the day. Walmart also agreed to better the worker's knowledge of their usage of dangerous chemicals and trash compactors.