Minutes of Employee Safety Committee Meeting on 11/01/02

Harvey Mudd College Employee Safety Committee
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Minutes from Meeting on November 1, 2002

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)
F. Sheldon Wettack (Dean of Faculty - sheldon_wettack@hmc.edu)
Tony Pennington (EH&S Manager - tonyp@cuc.claremont.edu)
Mike Wheeler (Machine Shop - mike_wheeler@hmc.edu)


Agenda Items:

1)  NEXT SAFETY TRAINING SESSIONS
    A session on Corporate Criminal Liability is scheduled for Thursday,
    November 7, 2002.

    A session on Workplace Violence II and III is scheduled for Thursday, 
    December 5, 2002.

    On Thursday, February 6, 2003 (staff) and on Thursday, February 13,
    2003 (faculty), sessions are scheduled for the Five Combined Topics.
  
    Fire extinguisher training is scheduled for Thursday, May 1, 2003.

    Kimberly Rogers will be in charge of scheduling First Aid and CPR 
    training during June or July.  Tony will assess the National Safety
    Council on-line training for First Aid and CPR; he will give feedback
    to the Committee.    
  

2)  SAFETY TIPS
    Annie is requesting safety tips for the Green Sheet from the Committee
    members. Tips should be submitted by November 15.


3)  REPORTED INCIDENT
    Kathy Morrison (Physics Department) wrote a letter to F&M dated September
    15, 2002, regarding the explosion of a bottle of sulfuric acid that had 
    been placed on the dock for intended pick-up and disposal.  Clean-up was
    supervised by Theresa.

    Theresa had meetings with various Department chairs and staff members
    to discuss the storage and handling of hazardous waste.  Each Department 
    is now responsible for retaining its hazardous wastes, within the respictive
    Department, until a pick-up is scheduled. 
 

4)  HAZARDOUS WASTE GUIDLINES
    Tony said that CCR Title 22 governs hazardous waste in CA.  All hazardous
    waste containers and storage areas must be specifically labeled "Hazardous
    Waste." 

    F&M only handles light duty blood, vomit, & limited hazardous waste for 
    clean-up.  CCR Title 8 stipulates that the CHO be contacted concerning 
    all hazardous waste spills.  

    Lillian clarified that Professor Hal Van Ryswyk, the Chemical Hygiene 
    Officer (CHO) for HMC, is available to give advice relative to chemical
    spills and matters dealing with chemical emergencies.


5)  SAFETY PROMOTION AND INCENTIVES
    There was some discussion concerning incentives to promote employee safety 
    and to enhance the visibility of the Employee Safety Program.

    Suggestions included:
    1)  a raffle for those who attend the safety sessions; to have ID cards
        of the winners (1 winner per 5 attendees) credited for $10.00 to enable
        them to eat at Platt or any other dining facilities at the Claremont 
        Colleges, including the Hixon Court cart

    2)  Tony suggested an "ice cream bonus" for the Department that is
        first to complete the Safety Training Sessions 
      

 6)  OPEN DISCUSSION
    A. Annie has received requests from faculty and admissions staff to 
       provide safety training sessions on a weekday other than Thursday. 
       This will be taken into consideration for the scheduling of safety 
       sessions for the 2003-2004 academic year.    

    B. The Physics Department is trying to solve the problem of particulates
       and contaminents in the air handling systems of the Jacobs and Keck 
       buildings.  Jan Brown is working with F&M and Tony Pennington to this 
       effect.  Tony recommended an industrial hygienist to Jan Brown, 
       who also asked Malcolm Lewis, an HMC Trustee, to inspect the buildings.  


7) Next meeting will be:  Friday, January 31, 2003, at 11:00am in the
   Stauffer Lounge.




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