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Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers?
From: Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:30:26 +0100
Sean Donelan wrote on 21/04/2020 19:57:
Utility markers don't get the recognition they deserve. If they aren't essential workers, they should be.... and get hazard pay. They help protect everyone's fiber and cables and pipes that go boom.
we have a very poorly-defined idea of what constitutes an "essential worker", and in the more general case, what constitutes an essential supplier. Supply chains are complex, and disruptions in one place can serious downstream ripple effects in another. There are plenty of examples like this at the moment:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-16/broadcom-says-orders-require-six-months-notice-due-to-delays
Nick
Current thread:
- Are underground utility markers essential workers? Sean Donelan (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Jeff Shultz (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Jared Mauch (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Josh Luthman (Apr 22)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Jared Mauch (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Brandon Martin (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? William Herrin (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Ben Cannon (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Wayne Bouchard (Apr 21)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Nick Hilliard (Apr 22)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Bjørn Mork (Apr 22)
- Re: Are underground utility markers essential workers? Jeff Shultz (Apr 21)