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#1
12-22-2008, 04:06 PM
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 Driving Without a License after Multiple DUIsWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana The new foreman at the construction site my father works at has had multiple DUI convictions in the past. His license has been revoked. Now, as the foreman at the site, he has to drive around in the company car to the various areas of the work site. The company knows about his record. I am concerned about the situation and the possible safety hazards this foreman presents to the other workers. Is there anything illegal about what is going on here? I'm sorry if this is not in the right forum. Tell me where my inquiry should go if it is not.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? |
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#2
12-22-2008, 04:13 PM
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| How does him not having a license present a safety hazard?
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#3
12-22-2008, 04:17 PM
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| It's not the fact he has no license; it's the fact that he does sometimes show up to work drunk and he would have to drive around the site. I might have forgotten to mention this before. Sorry. I'm just concerned about what could happen. |
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#4
12-22-2008, 04:32 PM
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| You have to ask people in a forum on the Internet if a drunk driving around the job site is considered a safety hazard? Since the company this lush works for doesn't have a problem with his drinking, I would say they are setting themselves up for a law suit they can't win. How is it you know so much about his drinking/driving history? There must be some reason they keep him employed and on the payroll when they know he's a threat to other employees. It seems pretty stupid to place other employees in a dangerous situation, which is exactly what they are doing by allowing this clown to drive around a job site full of workers, while he is intoxicated. Maybe your father should look for another job? Or, hide the foreman's keys when he drinks,,,
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#5
12-22-2008, 05:05 PM
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| Look on the OSHA website and i believe there is an 800 number you can call to report safety hazards in the workplace. |
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12-27-2008, 10:37 PM
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| If the job site is private property, he does not need a driver's license. I am surprised that the companies insurance policy would cover him driving said vehicle though. |
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12-28-2008, 04:49 AM
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#8
12-28-2008, 09:55 AM
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| Actually, it's true. Doesn't even need to be private property, just inaccessible to the public roads. We got guys driving fuel trucks around the airport who have no license to do so. Indiana statute specifically says (for both the general license requirement and for the driving while suspended charge) "upon a highway". While highway pretty much means any public vehicle way: "Highway" or "street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every publicly maintained way when any part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. The term includes an alley in a city or town. If these are within areas blocked off from private access, he probably can do so. |
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