Safety Committee Meeting Minutes

Purpose: Bi-weekly meeting of the ENE safety committee

1. New Business

Discussion of FYE injury
- On Thursday, November 6^th an FYE student cut his finger while using scissors on a class prototyping project. Paramedics were called to treat the student.
- Safety Committee members discussed the root cause and proposed corrective action during the meeting. A full report will be prepared to address these issues. This will be available by the end of November.
- Ultimately, implementation of the corrective action will be driven by the respective development groups within FYE and will be monitored by the Safety Committee.
Update on AFL Injury
- On Tuesday, November 4^th, the AFL staff met to discuss the implementation of corrective action related to the AFL injury.
- A “train the trainer” workshop is being developed for implementation during the spring semester of 2015.
- This workshop will seek to raise the situational awareness of all TAs working in the AFL.
Modifications to the FYE Emergency Response Plan
- The Safety Committee approved changes to the ERP with respect to the changes made to the door locking hardware in ARMS B061.
- These changes communicated to the affected teaching teams at the next available meeting.
Status update on REM reindemnification progress
- REM audit meeting scheduled for November 21^st at 2pm.
- Audits/signatures are being completed.

2. Review of Open Safety Items List

Item #28: Closed. Air monitoring completed with REM on October 24^th. Results show hexavalent chromium levels of <0.031 ug/m3 to be substantially below the OSHA PEL of 5 ug/m3. No restrictions on stainless steel welding will be put in place.
Item #37: Updated per the discussion above.
Item #38: Opened. Relates to the student injury in FYE.

3. Review of Open Near Miss Items

Item #36: Updated. Discussed the implementation of cut resistant gloves and sleeves in the lab. Also, considered adjusting protocol to remove scenarios where cuts are prevalent. Deburring will be completed using a belt sander, when applicable. Follow-up in the next meeting.