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Amazon is in hot water over the handling of hazardous materials in its warehouses, accused of providing inadequate hazmat training to warehouse staff and “sacrificing thoroughness for speed, jeopardising staff health”.

A report in the Seattle Times, Amazon’s home base, has brought to light a citation ...

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