re: door closing---It's contractual. Same for pilots. Not every airline does it that way, but most do.
Also, OSHA and workers' comp apply the same way as anywhere else. Some airlines (like some non-airline companies) just make it much more difficult to prove an injury was 'on the job.' It may be more difficult for a crew member to prove an injury was 'on the job' just because the 'job site' is so out of the ordinary. It should go without saying, though, that if a flight attendant is injured to the point that s/he's taken away from the airplane in an ambulance, the burden of proof isn't all that hard.
Finally, about the skirt/hem thing: I have no idea what the author's talking about. That may be specific to his or her airline.
OTOH, and according to the link, by at least one measure only Army has a program that is really 'in the black.' Everybody else operates at a deficit to feed the machine.
One of those 'Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time' ideas. In reality it will probably be torn up at the end of a weekend to the point that it is only garbage itself.
We had the same thing in New Orleans a few years back when the Man threatened to take our highway money if we didn't require seatbelts. It was (mostly) a joke then, and I'm assuming it's (mostly) a joke in China.
Even more accurately titled "Man sticks flute in horse's nostril, records results." Or, if you want to keep it from the horse's perspective, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING."
Also, OSHA and workers' comp apply the same way as anywhere else. Some airlines (like some non-airline companies) just make it much more difficult to prove an injury was 'on the job.' It may be more difficult for a crew member to prove an injury was 'on the job' just because the 'job site' is so out of the ordinary. It should go without saying, though, that if a flight attendant is injured to the point that s/he's taken away from the airplane in an ambulance, the burden of proof isn't all that hard.
Finally, about the skirt/hem thing: I have no idea what the author's talking about. That may be specific to his or her airline.
...on second read, positive current flow allows it to be transparent; it turns opaque when the flow is cut. Neat!