Safety Committee Meeting Minutes

Purpose: Bi-weekly meeting of the ENE safety committee

Date: March 25th, 2016 at 1:30pm

Invited:

D. Evenhouse

J. Folkerts

J. Huddleston

M. Ohland

J. Whitford

R. Womack

 

Attended:

J. Folkerts

J. Huddleston

M. Ohland

J. Whitford

 

1. New Business

-               March 22 Severe Weather Drill

o   The sirens were heard in the upper floors of ARMSTRONG and in WANG.

o   The Alertus message came at different times to different PC’s

o   No Purdue text alerts were received.

o   There has been initial discussion with the COE Safety Chair, with follow-up planned for the next COE Safety Meeting.

-               3D Printing Club

o   Purdue’s 3D Printing Club will be moving (2) new 3D printers into the Prototyping Studio.  A full laboratory safety review will be conducted prior to occupancy.

2. Review of College of Engineering Safety Committee Meeting Minutes

-               No meeting

3. Review of Open Safety Items List

-               Work on the WANG BEP is on hold until the Building Deputy is reached (Jill)

-               The signs in the stairwells have been installed.  Stickers on the railings state “Restricted Area – Do Not Cross.”

-               WANG walk through is scheduled for Thursday, March 31 at 11:30 am.

4. Review of Near Miss Log

-               Storage for skateboards and scooters

o   The warm weather has seen an increase in the students bringing skateboards and scooters to class.  The students do not always store them safely during class.

§  The importance of storing them out of traffic areas will be reinforced at the ENGR 131/132 teaching team meetings.

§  The safety slides will be updated

-               Stairwell Cleanliness

o   There has been an improvement in stairwell cleanliness.