Minutes of Employee Safety Committee Meeting on 11/17/OO

Harvey Mudd College Employee Safety Committee
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Minutes from Meeting on November 17, 2000

In Attendance:

Annie Atiyeh (Physics - annie_atiyeh@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)
Chris Sundberg (Asst. Dean of Students - chris_sundberg@hmc.edu)

Agenda Items:

1)  NEXT SAFETY TRAINING SESSIONS
    A possible date for staff is Thursday, February 8.  Since faculty 
    meetings are held twice a month on Thursdays, February 16 (Friday),
    seems a likely date for faculty training.

    A corporate criminal liability training session "for supervisors
    only" is scheduled for March.  The session will be presented by 
    Tony.  Plans will be finalized at the January meeting.

    Fire extinguisher training is tentatively scheduled for April 20.
    Final arrangements will be made with Tony, who will conduct the
    session.


2)  FIRST AID AND CPR TRAINING
    First aid and CPR training are open to the entire community every
    fourth year.  This year's 8-hour July training session will be open 
    to the entire community, and will be done by the Red Cross.  The 
    HMC Employee Safety Committee budget will defray the expenses for
    the Red Cross. 

    Annie mentioned that the first aid training certification received 
    by the participants will be valid for 3 years. The CPR must be 
    renewed every year.
  

3)  TRAINING OF DINING SERVICES PERSONNEL 
    It was previously established that since members of the Dining 
    Services staff are HMC employees, they should attend the employee
    safety training sessions specified by their supervisor.  Annie has
    not yet received  this specified list.  After some discussion, 
    this issue was tabled until the January meeting in 2001.
	 

4)  CHEMICAL HYGIENE PROGRAM
    Hal will establish the HMC Chemical Hygiene Committee next year.  
    It is preferred that committee members be HMC faculty or their 
    designated represntatives.


5)  OPEN DISCUSSION

    A. Theresa mentioned the need for some sort of device or method
       that can be utilized to guide persons to exit doors in case of
       power outage emergencies.  Suggestions are needed for marking
       dark areas such as stairwells. 

       All ideas should be forwarded to Theresa.

    B. It was mentioned that each member of the HMC staff and faculty 
       should be supplied with a flashlight for use during power
       outages and other emergency situations.  Will the Emergency 
       Response Team be responsible for the cost and distribution of
       the flashlights?  
          
    C. Delivery of bulky and heavy items to Libra loading dock was
       discussed.  Theresa said that Facilities and Maintenance staff
       should not be called upon to unload extremely large and heavy
       items.  Additionally, it is very important that the proper
       equipment (pallet jacks and lifts) be available.

       The use of CUC Physical Plant and various outside agencies was 
       discussed.

       Theresa will research the issue and notify the necessary HMC
       personnel concerning her recommendations.

    D. Records of all safety training sessions, given by Tony, 
       should be forwarded to Annie.  This will ensure that accurate
       records are maintained for every employee's training, and that
       the correct information is entered into the HMC Employee Safety
       Committee matrix.
           

6) Next meeting will be:  Friday, January 19, 2001; 11:00 am; 
   Stauffer Room       




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