Amazon warehouse collapse probe finds worker safety risks

An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a strong thunderstorm moved through the area, Dec 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Illinois. On April 26, 2022, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its investigation into the deadly collapse of the warehouse has ‘raised concerns about the potential risk to employees’ during weather emergencies. — AP

US regulators are calling on Amazon to improve its procedures for dealing with severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes that could threaten workers at its warehouses dotted across the country.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday sent a “Hazard Alert Letter” to the Seattle-based ecommerce giant on Tuesday following the agency’s investigation into the deadly collapse of a company warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois in December. Six people died and another was critically injured in the tornado strike.