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July 2017 Minutes

EH&S Committee 6 MeetingCommunications 065
July 20, 2017

Present:  Eric Camp, Brianna Divine, Angie Haggard, Catherine Holliday, Tamara Leonard, Maggie Luning, Beth Ramage, Natassia Stelmaszek, Beverly Wessel

I. Meeting called to order at 3:03 p.m. by assistant-chair Natassia Stelmaszek

II. The minutes from the May 2017 meeting were approved.   

III. University-Wide Health and Safety Committee meeting report, June and July: The following issues were presented and/or discussed:  UW alerts; 2018-19 elections; organizational group reports; new committee on emergency readiness; new driver distraction laws effective 7/23; concerns about foot  traffic & vehicles at Molecular Engineering building; above ground construction to begin at light rail station on Brooklyn; L&I update: School of art inspection closed with no finding; APP project phase 2 to replace health & safety plans is in progress; email disaster@uw.edu about any large events coming up.

IV. Review of May 2017 OARS reports:
2017-05-001, CENPA, complete
2017-05-099, Chemistry, complete
2017-05-010, Biology, complete
2017-05-013, Chemistry, complete
2017-05-022, Chemistry, complete
2017-05-044, Art, complete
2017-05-050, Language Learning Center, complete
2017-05-061, Drama, complete
2017-05-063, Chemistry, complete
2017-05-066, Biology, complete
2017-05-076, Chemistry, complete
2017-05-078, Art, incomplete
2017-05-079, Art, complete
2015-05-080, Art, complete
2015-05-082, Art, complete
2015-05-094, Biology, complete
2015-05-104, Biology, incomplete
2015-05-122, Burke Museum, complete

V. New Business: 2018 committee elections are coming up.  Maggie will coordinate for our group.  Call for nominations will be sent to administrators & chairs for distribution to all A&S employees.
Our committee should have a charter.  Wait to discuss at next meeting when Paul Miller returns.
Coyotes spotted on campus.  Angie recommended filing an OARS report.

The next meeting will be on Thursday, August 17 at 3 p.m. in CMU 065.  June & July OARS reports to be reviewed.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

Minutes by Beverly Wessel