Safety Committee Meeting Minutes |
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Purpose: Bi-weekly meeting of the ENE safety committeeDate: February 12th, 2016 at 1:30pm |
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Invited:D. Evenhouse J. Folkerts J. Huddleston M. Ohland J. Whitford R. Womack
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Attended:D. Evenhouse J. Huddleston M. Ohland J. Whitford R. Womack
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1. New Business - Information on QPR Suicide Prevention Workshops will be in the 2/15/16 ENE Department Newsletter, including dates and a signup link. - No “near misses” reported. - One potential safety issue reported: o There is a water drip in the hallway at the corner of the i2i Lab by Amelia’s. Jeff said that Phil Qualio has looked in this in the past. 2. Old Business - WANG o Need to schedule the Purdue Police walk through. § Jeff is working on this; waiting on a response to his email. o Need to meet with Building Deputy to compile a list of needed signs. § For the stairwell within the ENE are, the “Not an Exit” sign should be replaced with an “Emergency Exit Only” sign. § Consensus was to couple the walk through with a sign review. Matt and Jeff offered to attend. It needs to be scheduled. o Resolution of Halon fire extinguisher issue § Jeff recommends a standard ABC fire extinguisher. § A halon fire extinguish is not recommend because it has a high health risk. § Rick has contacted the Purdue Fire Department, and they recommend the ABC fire extinguisher. § Our concern is for the people’s safety, not equipment. § Our equipment in WANG is self-insured by Purdue. § Matt will explain the recommendation to Morgan. - ARMS o In the basement, we need signs at the end of the stairwell to keep students out from under the stairwell. 2. Review of College of Engineering Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - No meeting since last ENE Safety Committee meeting. 3. Review of Open Safety Items List · Safety Minutes o Have been posted on the ENE Website. o Teresa Morris provided information on ENE Safety Site web activity (attached) § Jim suggests grouping the data by week, rather than by day. · Workplace Violence Training o Jeff mentioned that this has been postponed until the Fall 2016 semester. 4. Review of Open Near Miss Items - No open near miss items 5. New Open Near Miss Items · Discussed stairwell cleanliness with Building Deputy. Some improvement noted. o Matt and Jim have been told that the custodial staffing will return to full strength (8 for ARMS) as soon as possible.
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Next Meeting: Friday, February 26th at 1:30pm in the Innovation Studio |
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