Minutes

October 10, 2005

Members: Rob Youdelis, Irene Jerome, Helen Moore; Steffany Long, Vickie Lee, Jeff McDonald; Sue Rayburn; Bob Gilmore; Bill Benson; Stana Landon; Jeff Witten; Jeff Dunbar; Tracy Wyllie; Steve Wadner

Present:       Rob Yuodelis, Helen Moore, Steve Wadner, Tracy Wyllie, Sue Rayburn, Jeff Witten, Bill Benson, Steffany Long, Stana Landon, Gretchen Jolly (for Vickie Lee)

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. 

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

801s

1.     One Head Injury

Non–801s - None

Safety Grams – No new safety grams received.

Pending Safety Grams 

-Nothing new on the volleyball court issue at this time.

-Schedule for lawn mowing around Zabel Hall has been adjusted.  This has alleviated most of the air quality issues stemming from the mowers exhaust.

Building Inspections

-Physical Plant: No hazards reported.

-Pierce Library:  Ladders

-Loso Hall:  Theatre area had some walkways and stairways blocked by clutter.  Per Gretchen the hazards have been removed.

-Inlow Hall:  Several hazards reported around the Theatre area (due to the ongoing construction in that area), but they are properly marked and will be eliminated with the completion of the construction project.

-Badgley Hall:  No hazards reported.

-Ackerman:  No hazards reported.

-Zabel Hall:  No hazards reported.

-Quinn Coliseum:  No hazards reported.

Rob asked for discussion on the idea of having the Safety Committee reinstate regular workplace inspections in addition to the Building Inspections currently performed by Security personnel. It was suggested that the committee create a campus-wide “safety survey” to identify special safety concerns of the campus community and use the results to develop inspection procedures.  It was noted that special attention should be paid to MSDS, Hazardous Materials Storage/Waste, DEQ and OSHA regulations.  Motion was made and approved to create the safety survey.  Helen and Rob will work together to develop the survey.

Rob recently attended the OUS Safety Officers Meeting.  Agenda items included a discussion of OSHA citations at other OUS institutions.  Two major citations were for “improperly marked confined spaces” and a lack of appropriate training and written plans for “lock-out/tag out.”  Another concern discussed at the meeting was the proper disposal of tritium powered exit lights.  There have been lawsuits resulting from safety issues when the lights are disposed of.  Rob cautioned that we need to make sure that whatever company is hired to dispose of these kinds of lights is complying with all safety regulations.

The status of disaster preparedness at EOU was discussed.  EOU does have a Disaster Plan in place, however some minor corrections (such as updating personnel names) need to be made.  The committee will review the plan at a later date to see if other revisions are needed.  Rob noted that there are several training opportunities available (many at no cost) in planning for a disaster and writing disaster plans, including some through National Instantaneous Management, FEMA and Homeland Security. 

Steve will contact all campus building managers to confirm that they are familiar with the campus disaster plan and their role in it.  He will report back to the committee with his findings.

There was discussion regarding EOU’s role in working with our local community disaster coordinators.  Rob will contact Dara Decker, who works with the Union County Disaster Team, for further clarification of EOU’s responsibilities in case of a disaster.    

Steve Wadner discussed some of the inconsistencies in the Campus Weapons Policy.  Steve and Tracey agreed to work with Irene to develop a first draft revision to correct the inconsistencies.  They will bring it back to the committee for further discussion.

Helen will coordinate with the PCSW to schedule a date for the annual Let There Be Light tour.  If the tour occurs before the next Safety Committee meeting, Helen will notify the committee in time to allow for maximum participation.

The AED issue is tabled until the next meeting when committee can discuss funding options with Jeff Dunbar.

Next meeting scheduled for 1:00pm on November 14th in Ackerman Alumni Room.

Minutes submitted by Helen Moore and Tracy Wyllie