Dangers of Cell Phone Use in the Workplace
There were a couple of articles published recently highlighting the dangers of inappropriate cell phone use on the job. First, Gizmodo.com published an article stating that a member of the security personnel at Minot Air Force Base was playing video games on his cell phones while working:
After losing track of six nuclear warheads last year, you would think that the crack security team at Minot Air Force Base would pull it together for their much anticipated nuclear security inspection. Unfortunately, you would be mistaken. Inspectors from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency failed the security wing based on a number of infractions—including an incident where an airmen was observed playing video games on his cellphone while standing guard at a “restricted area perimeter” during a simulated attack
Secondly, WCBV ABC Channel 5 reports that cell phone use may have been a factor in the fatal collision of two trolleys:
BOSTON — Federal officials will look into all possible causes of a collision between two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trolleys that killed a young operator, including a report that the woman may have been on a cell phone at the time of the crash, officials said Thursday