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May 2012 Minutes

A&S Group 6 EH&S committee meeting

May 17, 2012, 3:00 pm

CMU

 

Present: Tracy Harvey, Bob Blum, Beverly Wessel, Bob Shupe, Heidi Tilghman,

Susan Williams, Michael Blalock, John Martin

 

  1. Meeting called to order by committee chair Harvey at 3:00 pm.

     

  1. Chair presented incident reports from previous month deemed incomplete:

2012-03-026 Art – Still incomplete; chair will follow up with Professor Scheier on clearer language under supervisor’s comments.

2012-03-027 Art-Still incomplete, missing supervisor comments, corrective action target and completion dates.

 

       III.         Committee reviewed incident reports:

2012-04-021 Chemistry-complete, no further action necessary.

2012-04-022 Chemistry-complete, no further action necessary.

2012-04-034 Dance-complete, no further action necessary.

2012-04-038 Chemistry-complete, no further action necessary.

2012-04-040 Geography-complete, no further action necessary.

2012-04-052 Biology-Incident deemed non-recordable by EH&S

ex-officio member Michael Blalock.

 

  1. Chair reported on UW Board of Environmental Health and Safety meeting.

-Board was solicited to endorse a resolution to make the entire UW campus non-smoking; discussion ensued on the developing role and responsibilities of the UW Board of EH&S.

 

  1. Chair reported on the U wide EH&S meeting.

-Labor and Industry representative gave a presentation on how L&I views students differently than employees in the context of workplace safety.

 

  1. Scheduled OSHA 300 report by Stuart Cordts postponed due to illness. 

 

  1. Bob Blum handed out updated A&S departmental assignments to committee members.

-By next meeting committee members should confirm department administrators and safety coordinators names and contact information.

The Departments will be asked to forward departmental Health and Safety Plans to Bob Blum.

 

  1. Next meeting scheduled for June 21, 2012 at 3:00 pm CMU 065.

-Stuart Cordts OSHA 300 report.

-Follow up on department safety documents.

 

          IX.      Meeting adjourned at 4:05 pm.