Minutes of Safety Committee Meeting on 3/31/00

Harvey Mudd College Safety Committee
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Minutes from Meeting on March 31, 2000

In Attendance:

Annie Atiyeh (Physics - annie_atiyeh@hmc.edu)
Debra Heavenston (Human Resources - debra heavenston@hmc.edu)
Lillian McCollum (Chemistry - lillian_mccollum@hmc.edu)
F. Sheldon Wettack (Dean of Faculty - sheldon_wettack@hmc.edu)
Elaine Guerra (Biology - elaine_guerra@hmc.edu)
Theresa Potter (Facilities and Maintenance - theresa_potter@hmc.edu)
Tony Pennington (EH & S Manager - tonyp@cuc.claremont.edu)
Mike Wheeler (Machine Shop - mike_wheeler@hmc.edu)
Dan Pereira (Engineering - dan_pereira@hmc.edu)
Kim May (Emergency Response Team - kim_may@hmc.edu)

Agenda Items:

1)  CHEMICAL HYGIENE PROGRAM
    Professor Hal Van Ryswyk (Chemistry) has volunteered to serve as 
    Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) for Harvey Mudd College.  Since he 
    will remain on sabbatical through the summer months, the Committee
    will not be seated until his return for the fall semester.

    All Departments should continue their present procedures.  See 
    Lillian for ideas on chemical storage and labeling of hazardous 
    waste.
     
    For those HMC Departments that do not already have a Chemical 
    Hygiene Plan, Tony has a "skeleton" that can be used. 
  

2)  CAMPUSWIDE DRILL
    Kim May, Chair of the Emergency Response Committee, reported on 
    the campuswide emergency evacuation drill.  Participation was 
    higher than in any previous drill.

    The EMT will continue working on the evacuation sites to make 
    them more recognizable.  Efforts will also be directed toward 
    having an intercampus emergency evacuation drill, possibly with
    Scripps College.

    HMC will host a five-college emergency evacuation drill for 
    2001.  Plans include involving the Claremont fire department, 
    in addition to the Haz-Mat team.


3)  FIRE EXTINGUISHER SAFETY
    Training in fire extinguisher safety is scheduled for Friday, 
    April 28, 2000, at 1:30 pm.  Kim and Debra should notify the
    members of the ERT to attend.  

    Twenty-five (25) people can be accommodated.  Contact Annie for 
    reservations.    

    Participants should view the web video on the CUC EH&S Safety
    website before attending the training.
    

4)  OPEN DISCUSSION

    A. Annie will coordinate renewal of first aid and CPR
       certification. A July date will be scheduled. 
          
    B. Tony presented a video from Middlebury College on "Dorm
       Fire Safety."  The video is available for purchase, and one
       has been ordered for each college.  

       The HMC Safety Committee will purchase a video for the Dean
       of Students Office.  Additional copies will be purchased
       for HMC Safety Committee use.

    C. The Safety Committee website was discussed. Links to all
       minutes older than one year will be deleted.  

       A link should be made on the HMC Safety Committee homepage
       to Tony's CUC EH&S Safety webpage.  This will inform people 
       about the videos and safety training available on the web.

       Lillian will make website changes. 


5)  Next meeting will be:  Friday, June 16, 2000, at 12:00 pm;
    lunch meeting at Applebee's. 




A computer record and a hard copy of this report will be kept in 
Lillian McCollum's office (2310 Jacobs).
  
If you would like a hard copy, send your request to Annie Atiyeh 
at annie_atiyeh@hmc.edu