SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

December 21, 2006
EMU Board Room

Attendees:   Michelle Wygle, Kathy Viscarra, Hall O’Regan, Steve Pelkey, Enie Pressman,
Kay Coots, Ken Boegli, Mark Maguire, David Flock, Michelle Gillette

November minutes were approved.

Accident and injury reports were reviewed and discussed.

There were five time loss claims in November.

Steve reported that Facilities Services will be running reports in January to look at their trends in an effort to target accident prevention strategies.

Michelle Gillette noted that the time loss claim that involved pulling a garbage bin occurred in September and the notification and claim were received in December.  She said that pulling the bins has been a source of injuries for the night maintenance group.  The committee decided to form a subcommittee to look into the situation.  Michelle Wygle will draft a memo to notify Jerry Dominy that the subcommittee is inquiring about injuries received while moving dumpsters; George Hecht will be copied.

Subcommittee Report

Policy Review:  Mark reported that the subcommittee met and will schedule a second meeting to review more policies.

Inspection:  Alan Gidley responded to the November 13^th Living Learning Center inspection memo and reported that the majority of items have been addressed.

Franklin Blvd & Onyx Street Intersection:  The subcommittee assessed the intersection and submitted a memo to Francis Dyke outlining their recommendations to improve safety. 

New Business

Wind Storm:  Steve reported that the major damage occurred when 120 foot tree fell on the SW corner of Lawrence Hall.  The glass shattered in six windows and fell into the stairwell.  Facilities Services is working on replacing the windows with a safety tempered glass.  A request is being submitted to replace the windows with tempered glass in the entire building.  Overall staff did an exemplary job in responding to damage caused by the wind storm.

The next Safety Advisory Committee meeting will be held on January 18, 2007, in the EMU Board Room from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

S.T.E.P. Team Minutes: http://facilities.uoregon.edu/safety/step/minutes.html

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Contact:

Kay Coots R.S., CSP
Environmental Health and Safety Director
Phone: (541) 346-5421
E-Mail: kcoots@uoregon.edu