Minutes
January 11, 2005

 

Members: Vickie Lee, Helen Moore; Irene Jerome; Jeff McDonald; Sue Rayburn; Bob Gilmore; Bill Benson; Jeff Witten; Jeff Dunbar; Tracy Willie; Steve Wadner

 

Present:     Vickie Lee, Helen Moore, Irene Jerome, Jeff McDonald, Bill Bensen, Jeff Dunbar, Steve Wadner

 

The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.  

 

Approval of December Minutes:        Motion to approve and seconded; passed

 

801s – No 801 accidents to report

 

Non–801s – No Non-801 accidents to report.

 

Safety Grams – No new safety grams received.

 

Pending Safety Grams – Volleyball court issue still unresolved.

 

OSHA Top 25 Violations Report – The committee compared EOU to this report:

• Bill already working MSDS material to make sure we are up to code.
• We need to review hazardous material information.
• Building inspections by Campus Security staff to begin tonight.
• Reviewed the definition of hazard communication.

 

Student Membership – Steffany Long has indicated that she has an interest in representing the students on the committee.

 

Safety Policies Review

• Committee reviewed policy and suggested grammatical changes.
• Minutes should include a list of the members of the committee as well as those present.   The format is acceptable.  
• V.P. for Business & Finance should respond to the committee in writing in response to any questions before the next meeting.
• The Safety Committee has not had a training for a while and should contact OSHA to have a representative conduct the program.   Training is being offered in Pasco and Lewiston and costs $395 each, which is very expensive.
• Does the Safety Committee have a budget? – probably not
• Building inspections completed by Campus Security should be reviewed by the committee and forwarded to the V.P. of Business & Finance and the appropriate building manager.
• Policy should indicate that it is the responsibility of the Chair to advise the V.P. for Business & Finance as to any issue or recommendations.
• Irene to make the updates and corrections to the policy.

 

Other Business 

• Weapons Policy needs to be sent to Steve Wadner, Campus Security and Helen Moore.   Handbooks should be updated.
• 8 th Street sidewalk project is working well in winter conditions.
• Need to replace Ryan Platt as the Athletics Representative due to his resignation from the University.
• The Committee will review the Hazard Communication program at the next meeting.
• We need to check with Res. Life regarding Jeff Witten's committee status.

 

Next Meeting – Tentatively scheduled for Feb. 8 at 2:00 p.m. in the Hoke Center (Helen to advise of any changes).

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.