HomeMy WebLinkAboutSafety Committee Minutes (10) SAFETY MEETING - SEPTEMBER
DATE: SEPTEMBER
TIME: I:00P-2:10P
LOCATION: CITY HALL
ATTENDANCE:
MICHAF. I, SMITH (DIRECTOR OF SAFETY SERVICES)
JODY GU[LI,AUME (I.,AURF, I, POLICE PATROL)
CHIE]~ RICK MUSSON (LAUREL POLICE.
GARY COI J,EY (FIRE MARSHALL)
CAKY HAMAN (STREET CREW)
CINDY ALLEN (CLERKS OFFICE)
GUY ROLISON (P.U.D.)
MIKE NmSKENS (MAINTAINANCE CREW)
MI~IUTES RECORDED BY: GUIrJ,AUNIE
OPEN DISCUSSION:
* NO OLD BUSINESS AS TI-~S WAS OUR FIRST M'~-TING.
* OBJECTIVE OF COMMITTEE IS TO USE M~,TING TO ASSIST THE CITY I~N
SEEING WHAT IS CAUSING NEAR MISSES, RISKS, AND LOSSES. LABOR AND
MANAGEMENT NEED TO DELVELOP A PLAN TO ASSISGN A COPMLETENT
PERSON TO BE RESPONSIBLI~. FOR PROJECTS. SMITH STATED THAT
ALTHOUGH SAFETY IS EVERYONES RESPONSIBLITY, SOMEONE HAS TO BE
IN CHARGE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY. WE N-I~,B TO COME
TOGETIql~K TO DEVELOP SAFETY PROGRAMS, MONITOR PROGRAMS, AND
FACILITATE HOW THE CITY RUNS THE PROGRAMS.
* CI-.Tm-~ MUSSON BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT TO BE AFFECTIVE, THE
COMMITTEE MUST BE PERTINANT TO AIJ, THOSE INVOLVED.
* GUILLAUME HAD A SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING STOP SIGNS
LOCATED 1N THE CITY THAT WERE BLOCKED BY FOLIAGE. A LIST WAS
GIVEN TO COLLEY.
* SM1TH MENTIONED THAT COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY, IF YOU ASSIGN
A TASK THAT TURNS OUT BADLY THERE WAS PROBABLY LACK OF
COIVliVIUNICATION - YOU N'EF~ TO "PAINT THE RIGHT PICTURE". THE
GROUP SPOKE IN REGARDS TO REWARDS FORNO LOSS WORK DAYS.
NEXT MEETING SET FOR OCTOBER 25, 2004