The next section is pretty self explanatory.

112.3 Security

112.31 Protect all mail, money, and equipment entrusted to your care.
112.32 Return all mail, money, and equipment to the post office at the end of the workday.
112.33 Do not place mail in your pockets or clothing, lockers or desks, or in parcels, hand grips, lunch containers, or other luggage.

112.4 Safety

Conduct your work in a safe manner so as not to endanger yourself or others (see part 133 for general safety practices and part 812 for vehicle safety practices).

112.5 Neatness and Example

112.51 Maintain a neat, clean and generally creditable appearance.
112.52 Conduct affairs of personal life in a way that will reflect creditably on both you and the Postal Service.

112.6 Courtesy to Public

112.61 Do not engage in controversies with customers or other members of the public when on duty.
112.62 When requested, furnish customers with postal and other reasonable information and provide change of address cards and other postal forms.

So, there you have it. Keep mail, money, and equipment safe and return it. If we violate 112.33 not only does it arouse suspicion of theft but can cause mail to be delayed if we tuck it somewhere unusual and then forget about it. Did you ever find mail on the dash of the LLV? I have.

112.4 has a pretty good definition of Safety. This rule gets cited in a lot of discipline.

112.5 is a "judgement" rule. What's "creditable"? There are offices that require carriers to wear ties year round. Some offices control when shorts can be worn. Sometimes management will try to enforce these unpopular things to punish carriers for not making the numbers or some other trite reason. There will be many places in this M-41 where you will be grateful for a strong Union presence.

112.6 I feel is very important. I want all letter carriers to be courteous. We are literally fighting for our jobs in Congress. Our strongest asset is the positive connection we make with our patrons. If we didn't have that I think our jobs would all ready be toast. I don't feel this means we have to take any crap someone wants to dish out to us, just that we need to react professionally. So, if we run out of COA cards it is a grievance under Article 19, M-41 112.62. If we are required to furnish forms management is required to supply them.

Until next time!