This week, andyjassy, CEO of Amazon, talked about the safety of warehouse workers when answering questions from shareholders. He introduced the company’s safety measures, most of which are related to technology and invention.
Wearable technology with tactile signals can let workers know when their actions will endanger their safety.
A program with algorithms can predict the risk of injury when people perform repetitive tasks, so they can be transferred to different activities.
New modes of transportation, including vehicles and technologies to reduce the accident rate.
Andrealeigh, former general manager of Amazon, is the founder and CEO of allume group.
Andrealeigh, former general manager and head of retail category of Amazon, said that Amazon’s attention to technology “conforms to their DNA”. Andrealeigh is now the founder and CEO of allume group, an e-commerce Learning company.
“They pay less attention to empathy and more attention to the science and technology of workplace safety,” Li said.
From Amazon’s point of view, this method is reasonable. She pointed out: “if you have 500000 or more warehouse workers, you may consider it from the perspective of algorithm.”
However, trade unions and employees pay more attention to the impact of individuals on people.
“I don’t think the two views will ever combine,” Lee said.
This is one of the gains we discussed with Leigh on this week’s geekwire podcast. We reviewed and analyzed Amazon’s annual meeting this week. Several shareholder proposals at the meeting involved employee issues, including warehouse worker safety and trade union organization.