July APPROVED Safety Comm. Minutes

Safety Committee Meeting
7-26-06
Minutes

Attending members: Ann Kamphaus – AM, Darlene Mullikin – FE, Sandy Prell – MR, Pat Williams – ADM, Craig Heaton – AUTO, Melanie Smithey – CD, Linda Kline – OE, Pam Newman – TS, Dianna Sissel – MI, Wanda Lawson – BA, Kristine Seitz – ADM, Gail Roberts – UT, Candee Shafer – GO, Patty Szuszkiewicz – BE, Dottie Ertel – WM, Dave Mezack – ADM

June minutes were approved.

Dave will have Laura post how-to instructions on the safety committee wiki.

Dave will check with Jacquie on when the violence in the workplace meeting will take place. He expects that the sexual harassment meetings will be completed first. Violence in the workplace will probably take place in the 4th quarter of this year.

Ann (AM) discussed a problem patron they had recently at Amelia. Dave is going to check on the procedure for notifying all branches when we have a problem patron. Amelia’s patron had some mental illness. Ann reported that the police had to be called and that Sue W. handled the situation very well. Dave also told us that in this type of situation, the branch should also call Liz. The question of if a police officer could come and teach us how to handle problems and/or self defense. Dave says he believes these types of questions will be answered in the violence in the workplace training.

Dave reminded us that repairs are to be done by the maintenance department instead of individual branches/dept. trying to handle these themselves. We need to have consistency in how things are repaired and what is used to repair things with.

Pat Williams handed out the list of supplies that should be in first aid kits. If there are things in your kits not on the list, please send them to Pat at Admin. Mark on the lists items you need and send to Pat within 2 weeks. Pat also let us know that Benadryl spray and booklets are on the list but are not yet available. These 2 items will be ordered soon.

Kristine has completed the fire escape routes for each branch/dept. These will be framed and posted in multiple locations at each branch/dept. Kristine is also working on fire drill and tornado drill procedures. Each location will have fire drills in the near future.

Dave is looking into portable radios that can be taken with us to safe places in the building. After the resent tornados, OE reported that their weather radio was not working. It has since been moved to a different location in the building. Remember that on Wednesdays there is a test of the weather system. Everyone responded well to the recent storms/tornado warnings. Dave reminded us that the closest NOAA tower (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) is in Columbus so; alerts can sometimes be spotty in Clermont County. The weather radios the branches currently have are preset to get information on Hamilton and Clermont county weather only.

The Shakely group is aware of our October meeting date and we expect them back then.

All emergency procedures are being revised. Branches/Dept. may have old binder with emergency procedures in them. Keep these until they are replaced.

BWC report was posted to the Safety Comm. folder online by Dave. He felt the report was somewhat vague. Some of the information that was discussed with the inspector was not on the report. The problems that were talked about but not on the report will be corrected.

Dave also reminded us that if we transport CCPL items in our personal vehicles those said items are not covered by CCPL insurance while in our vehicles. If something would happen (i.e. a helium tank exploding in our car) the library is not responsible for the damage. Worker’s Comp would cover personal injury while driving to a CCPL meeting – not if we leave the meeting and go to lunch – only on CCPL business.

MSDS sheets –
We received MSDS training that is also being presented at other system wide meetings. This training is to be given to all employees yearly.

MSDS sheets are provided to protect the employees. We need to keep all sheets (even for items no longer used) for 30 years. Because of this requirement, Dave asks that we try to use items that we have used previously. Buying a different type of supply just to save a few cents is not worth the money it costs to produce and maintain the sheets.

If you should request a MSDS sheet from a manufacturer, they have 20 minutes by law to provide it. If a member of the public request to see a MSDS sheet, we have 20 minutes by law, to produce it.

By law, the MSDS sheets must be kept in a yellow binder. Dave is aware that the binders are not exactly user-friendly. Pat is taking suggestions on how maybe fix this. They are also looking into a separate binder for items no longer used by CCPL. Branches/Dept. may “flag” certain sheets if it would be helpful. If emergency personnel need too, they may take the MSDS with them in case of an emergency. If this happens, please call Pat and have her send a new one out.

Dave reminded us that we cannot have spray bottles without proper labeling. Items the janitorial staff brings in – they are responsible for. These items should be properly labeled also. If you have items at your location without labels, please call Pat to have this taken care off.

Next meeting – August 23 @ 10:00 am / Goshen branch