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From: Riverside, California
Bikes: Trek 2100 Road Bike, Full DA10, Cervelo P2K TT bike, Full DA10, Giant Boulder Steel Commuter
Originally Posted by Bikewer
If you're interested in fighting this, you need to document everything. Got a digital camera? If not, borrow one and take pics of all the broken stuff on the bike they want you to ride.
Write up a formal complaint to the owner/manager/corporate entity that is in charge of this outfit, expressing your concerns over being made to ride an unsafe bike.
Make a formal complaint to the local OSHA office. Again, being ordered to indulge in hazardous behaviour is grounds for a lawsuit.
Contact your local newspaper or TV news. Even small local news agencies are interested in this sort of story, and there's nothing like an investigative reporter showing up at the company to get people's attention.
Usually, security agencies are licenced by state or county agencies, who also issue licences to the guards. Check with the local police to see who certifies the training and licencing for this firm.
Just a few ideas....
HR is incharge of local matters because they are a division of the university. BSIS is in charge of all security guard licencing at least in the state of California. I do know there are some things going on that for sure violate state law... and that could be a big issue there. As for OSHA we will deal with HR first and go from there... of they will not do anything then we go higher.
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