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Safety Committee Meeting – July 16, 2019 11:00 AM
Council Conference Room
In Attendance: Justin Baker, Thomas Henry, Karen Courtney, Kurt Markegard, Stan Langve, Brent Peters,
Tim Reiter, Matt Wheeler
Absent: Nathan Herman, HP Nuerberger, Nancy Schmidt, Fran Schweigert
Meeting called to order @ 11:02 AM
• Approval of minutes – January 15, 2019 & April 16, 2019 meeting minutes
o Motion to approve made by Stan Langve, Seconded by Brent Peters, Committee voted
unanimously to approve – motion passes.
• Old Business
o Safety Policy has now been adopted by the City. Next task will be looking at Department
Specific Safety Training.
• Review of Injury and Liability Claims
o Work Comp – During training class felt a pop in pectoral muscle. Pain continued to get
worse. Strain/Sprain incident.
Ensuring that prior to training classes that people are stretching out more.
o Work Comp – While rolling up hoses, employee stepped over one that was being rolled
by co-workers and tripped when it lifted off ground landing on shoulder.
Directed to be more aware of surroundings when at scene and what is being
worked on to avoid tripping.
o Property – Truck parked at construction site, City employee mowing grass and a rock
flew out shattering the passenger side window.
These were tall weeds around the retention ponds and there is nothing made to
prevent rocks from being hit.
Discussion about procedures when around people such as in parks. Workers are
instructed to stop when people are approaching and ensure they are mowing
with discharge chute pointed away from public (such as pool area)
• New Business
o Safety Compliance Inspection – Public Works Shop – Violations have been addressed,
we are waiting on electrician and lift inspector to schedule inspection and work.
o A repeating violation that has been found is extension cords with frayed ends or damage
– these should just be thrown out. The one that was found had been out back and
wasn’t used. It has been thrown away in trash.
o The platform on the part of the shop owned by the Fire Association was discussed –
having the engineer report showing PSF and offered to make sign to be posted for
insurance purposes.
• Other Concerns or comments
o Water Safety was discussed – What is policy for distances for City workers near water to
have floatation devices worn? Fire Dept. policy is if they are within 15’ of the water they
are required to have floatation devices on.
When sandbagging all employees wore floatation devices.
When working with pipeline barriers were put up and if they had to go beyond
barriers floatation devices were required.
Water is rising and during rescue had cottonwood tree come floating down the
river.
o Feedback on the ice cleats have been very positive. Replacement sets are available
through Safety Officer if needed.
o Debriefing on gas leak that happened at park
PD has put into place a fallback dispatch location and a mobile dispatch unit if
they are required to fall back.
Discussion on how City workers were notified at City Hall. Brent had come
through and informed each office.
VFD was monitoring readings outside of building as well to evacuate if needed
Stan would like us to have a policy or system in place for possibly worse
hazardous than natural gas.
• Would like it to include when you shelter in place – what do you do,
where do you go.
• Accounting for people that were in the building
There is an evacuation plan that has been sent to Kurt that requires input from
Department Heads to assign tasks during different case scenarios. Meeting
points were discussed.
• Karen had suggested meeting place to be behind City Hall in the parking
lot near Altana Bank so not crossing streets.
o Police call button has been installed on second floor.
This was installed for a violence scenario as when they receive call they are
coming in tactically ready.
If just an irate citizen can still have someone call 911 to have them removed
Should be checked quarterly or monthly. Be sure to contact dispatch and let
them know you are testing the button.
• Next Meeting Scheduled for October 8, 2019 @ 11:00
o Send over any items you wish to have added to agenda to Karen to allow time to cover
any specific items.
Meeting Adjourned at 11:45 AM