Minutes of Employee Safety Committee Meeting on 5/07/03

Harvey Mudd College Employee Safety Committee
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Minutes from Meeting on May 7, 2003

In Attendance:

Annie Atiyeh (Physics - annie_atiyeh@hmc.edu)
Kimberly Rogers (Human Resources - kimberly_rogers@hmc.edu)
Lillian McCollum (Chemistry - lillian_mccollum@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)
Ed Arismendi (EH&S Consultant)


Agenda Items:

1)  FIRST AID AND CPR TRAINING
    Two dates were considered for the training:  Saturday, June 28, 2003 and
    Saturday, July 26, 2003.  The Committee decided that the session will be
    on June 28, in English.  Kimberly said that the training will involve
    Adult, Infant, and Child CPR and First Aid.    

    Kimberly will coordinate the training with Ramona in Dining Services and
    Theresa in F&M.  She will also send directions and specifics to all
    participants.     


2)  RADIATION SAFETY TRAINING VIDEO
    Videos dealing with several topics are available from Radiological Training
    Services.  They include "Radiation Preparation," "Radiation Revisited," 
    "Radiation Protection Standards," Radiation and Pregnancy," "Radiation 
    Fundamentals," and "Radiation and Common Sense."  Of particular concern
    is the length of the video.  

    The Committee decided that Annie should seek the advice of Professor
    Karl Haushalter in the chemistry department concerning which videos 
    should be purchased.  Professor Haushalter has experience working with
    radiochemicals.  The Committee also agreed that other options should be
    explored before any purchases are made.
  
     
3)  INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE SAFETY
    The Committee discussed the possibility of awarding gift certificates/cards.
    They could be from Starbucks, Borders, Some Crust, or Wolfes.  It is
    desireable to avoid the tax implications of the meal-card credit. 
    Kimberly will investigate the maximum "non-taxable" amount that can be
    offered in the gift certificate/card.  

    It was decided that 10 to 15 gifts would be given during the academic 
    year.


4)  OPEN DISCUSSION
    A.  Lillian has determined the style and size of the pallet needed to
        house 2 (two) 55 gallon drums of acetone in the cage on the Libra
        loading dock.  Tony provided information from the California
        Uniform Fire Code.

        Annie suggested contacting Golden Eagle Moving Company concerning
        the delivery of the 55 gallon drum.   
  

5) Next meeting:  will be scheduled in August, 2003



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