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The information contained on these
Health and Safety pages
was submitted by Katherine Black, Health & Safety Coordinator for
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DC 47 Health & Welfare Fund for Locals 810, 2186 & 2187 |
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BUREAU OF LABORATORY
SERVICES SAFETY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE 4/10/2002 MEETING
In attendance: Bob Eppinger;
Brian Serbin; Cindy Rettig; Gloria Pullins;
Xavier Moozhikkattu; Philip Bobb-Semple, Bob
Drumwright; Kathy Black; Bill Roscioli; Phillip
Godorov; Geoffery Brock, Jim Coyle
Old Business
1. The minutes of
the 2/27/2002 meeting were accepted as written.
2. Bob E. reported
that the two wellness and two yoga classes are
ongoing and well attended.
3. Geoff B. reported
the Security System is in and working. Jim Coyle is
working to get a camera monitoring system.
4. Cindy R. reported
the monthly safety audit reports have been coming pretty
good and a centralized file needs to be started where they
can be stored. Bob E. will form a workgroup to do a formal
review of the completed audits.
5. Bob E. reported
the PPE signs will be mounted in plastic sleeves on
the outside of each laboratory. Examples for the signs were
passed around the table.
6. Xavier M reported
the BLS blood drive will be scheduled for April 12th.
All that wish the give are accommodated. The next blood drive
will be in June.
7. Brian S. reported
the picnic tables are nearly all assembled. He will
call building maintenance to schedule the permanent installation.
A request for a barbecue grill received favorable acceptance
around the table. Brian S and Jim C. will work on the acquisition
of one.
8. Brian S. reported
the custodial staff is testing the safety showers monthly.
The temperatures of the safety showers are taken quarterly
and a report can be found in the safety folder on the P drive.
Bob E is looking for more volunteers to pick up unfilled duties.
Kathy B. asked for a list of the duties of former safety officer,
John Yust, which was then provided to her.
9. Bob E. gave the
committee a follow-up report on the Fire Department Inspection of
the CLF on 2/25/2002. (See NB 2 of the 2/27/2002 meeting).
He sent a list of items around to the supervisors that need
correcting and still needs to follow-up with them. After his
re-inspection he will meet with Geoff B. Gloria P. and Brian
S. will label all the fire extinguishers in the CLF. They are
to be identified with a label located on the wall and on the
extinguisher.
10. Bill R. reported
that the electrical cord lying on the floor in room 157, identified
as a tripping hazard, is going to be moved. A temporary fix
has been to lay a well-marked plank over the cord until the
oven is relocated.
New Business
1. The Health
Fair, is scheduled for April 24th. Brian S. reported there
is a signup sheet in the lunchroom. The fair will run from
9:00 am to 1:00 pm, with a series of tests given by health
care professionals. The Safety office provides this benefit
through Continuum, a health management consultant.
2. Xavier M. will
be contacting Harold Richardson at the Safety Office to arrange
for the AED/CPR training.
3. Xavier M. reported
he is looking into getting an oxygen meter for the MEL
people. Bob D. stated that the Safety Office orders the meters
for the department then distributes them to both the field
units and 29th street. Xavier is also interested in a permanent
wall mounted oxygen monitor for those areas of the CLF that
have storage for compressed gas tanks and cylinders.
4. Brian S. will
distribute the most recent safety shoemobile list by
email and post it on the Safety Bulletin Board. He also reported
on a problem with the current list of safety shoes deemed acceptable
by Procurement versus the new lists offered by the vendor.
Bob D. is aware of the problem and is working on updating the
PWD approved list.
5. Brian S. forwarded
a request (from a female employee), to have windows installed
on the women's bathroom doors. The windows would minimize potential
entry/exit accidents. The idea was not well received and not
approved by the committee.
6. Brian S. asked
if the emergency exit lights are checked monthly as
required by the monthly laboratory safety checklist. Apparently
they have not been checked since John Y. has left. Xavier M.
will ask with 29th street to help.
7. Brian S. asked
when the annual hood validation would be performed since
the last one expired in March 2002. Apparently there is no
meter available to do the testing.
8. Brian S. asked
about the proposed and requested door holders' installation.
The project has not moved forward. The Safety office will be
asked for their opinion on which doors can have the holders
installed.
9. Kathy Black reported,
a. the DC47 health
and safety advisory committee will deliver to their members
a more complete version of an IOD fact sheet.
b. she will mail
booklets to Bob E. called "Are you prepared". The
booklet developed by the international health and safety office
after the 9-11 attacks are a checklist that focuses on a facilities
safety and evacuation procedure.
10. Bob D. asked
about the suggestion of Xavier M. on revising the monthly safety
audit checklist. Questions arose about the frequency necessary
for each of the various duties. Xavier M. volunteered to review
this.
NEXT MEETING 5/22/2002, 9:00 am @ BLS
in Conference Room "A"
Please note the next meeting has been rescheduled
for June 5th. |
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