MINUTES
MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT
HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE
CENTRAL PARKWAY
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
10:00 a.m., Maintenance Boardroom
Present: P. Phaneuf,
Co-Chairperson,
J. Kouleas, G. Sweeting, S. Shamahamad,
R. Stratton , A. Hosein
Lynne Adams, Recording
Invitees: Robin Friefield – Health &
Safety Specialist
Regrets: V. Pellizzari, B. MacMillian,
______________________________________________________________________
Employees are reminded to
speak to their Supervisor first about a health and safety concern. If
corrective action is not taken, then the employee is to report the matter to
their Health & Safety representative.
1.
ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
The Central Parkway Health and Safety
Committee minutes of July 20, 2005 were approved as printed/circulated.
2.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The
following recommendation was made on July 20, 2005 and the Committee is
waiting for a response:
Recommendation:
The Health &
Safety Committee recommends that the door between the Maintenance change
room and the lunch room remain open particularly during the day to allow for
better ventilation in the change room.
3.
WHMIS UPDATE
Twenty
nine new operators received WHMIS training in July and 11 more will have
completed training at the end of August.
4.
TRAINING
Presently
11 new operators are completing their training and 12 new operators are
scheduled for training in September. Fork lift training is ongoing due to
vacations in August some classes were cancelled.
5.
ITEMS CARRIED FORWARD (see Outstanding
Items List)
6.
AGENDA ITEMS – none reported
7.
MSDS REVIEW
No items
or products were brought forward. It was noted that it is the
responsibility of the Stockroom to provide MSDS sheets when products come
in. The Quality Process Officer will be writing a SPI regarding this.
8.
WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS
The
Workplace Inspections were done with a couple of outstanding items that are
being done by CFM.
Location Hazards
Observed Action
Boiler
room clean cleaned
Office lamp cover
replaced
Ramp slippery
paint
Boiler
Room lights in boiler remove
Office
storeroom shelving fasten to wall
Boiler
room 2nd Fl clean
remove garbage
2nd
hoist control plate loose repair
Paint
shop check air filters in shop service
Paint
shop calibrate center service
Compress
room clean over office sweep/throw out box
Ladder
Bay 15 wash clean
Bay 19 –
20 vice broken replace
Wash
bay no biogourd 2000 put in box
Wash
bay fire hose clean
cover
East side
of building steel frame remove
Bay
#1 old lamps remove
Bay
#11 broken concrete repair
Stock
room lamps out repair
Lunch
room fridges clean
Toilets paper holders
replace covers
Storage
room Skids remove
Drivers
washroom counter top repair
Drivers
washroom fan clean
Building clean all fans
clean
Boardroom1 Thermostat replace –
on order
Hoist
#19 no plate on fire blanket replace
8
VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUMMARY – July 2005
The
Vehicle Accident Summary was reviewed. Twenty collisions are still
outstanding and need to be adjudicated.
July 05
|
Accidents |
Onboard |
Incidents |
Internals |
Total Accidents |
Non Preventable Accidents |
Preventable Accidents |
|
24 |
9 |
41 |
13 |
87 |
9 |
1 |
9. WSIB
(Workplace Safety Insurance Board) SUMMARY
It was
noted that there was a drop in incidents for the month of July over June for
Central Parkway. Eight incidents were reported with only two claims; one
medical aid and one lost time. There were two assaults, one verbal and the
other was an object that was thrown in the window.
10.
HAZARD INFORMATION REPORTS
None to
report.
11.
NEW BUSINESS
a) Outside Contractors
It has been noticed that outside contractors are not
using proper safety procedures when doing work on our property. The
Committee was informed that every contractor is given a package of Rules and
Regulations that they must sign off. All workers, once they are on our
property, must follow our rules, regulations and safety procedures and it is
up to us to enforce.
b)
PPE Hearing & Eye Tests
The
Management Co chair to contact Employee Health Services regarding the status
on hearing and eye tests.
c) Washrooms
Both the stockroom and mens washrooms were
discussed. Plans are underway to have them redone. The Building and Route
Coordinator is attending a meeting at the end of August to discuss future
plans for 975 Central Parkway and will bring information to the Committee at
the next meeting.
d) Vests on Buses
It was expressed that reflective vests should
be available to operators in case of a breakdown especially on the highway.
Committee agreed that the process on how to handle breakdown procedures
needs to be addressed and procedures written.
e) Passenger Load Capacity for Highway Vehicle
The Operations Worker Rep expressed, with
regards to the Wonderland Route, confusion as to what the regulation for the
passenger load capacity of a bus is. The Management Co chair stated that it
is 1/3 over the seating capacity. The Committee asked that the Manager of
Service Delivery give the Route Supervisors clarification on passenger
loads.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 11:50 am
Next Terminal Inspection: (Cpy rep) TBA
Next Plant Inspection:
TBA
Health & Safety Committee Meeting Wednesday,
September 21, 2005
10:00 a.m. Boardroom 1
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Local 1572 Signature
Date
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Transit Department
Signature Date
Items Carried Forward
List |
|
Item |
|
|
CPR Training & First Aid
June 05 |
Management Co-chair will speak to the Acting Maintenance
Superintendent regarding scheduling & training of Maintenance
Supervisors as well as the Lead hands for training.
Follow up Sept 05 |
|
Mechanic’s Washrooms
Aug/04 |
The
new sink installed is the standard size. The Building & Route
Coordinator will follow up with the walls being cleaned.
Follow up Sept 05 |
|
Fork Lift Training
March 31/05 |
Training is ongoing, anticipated completion by the end of September.
Follow up Oct 05 |
|
Brake Jobs on Floor
March 31/05 |
Drawing was been submitted to the Maintenance Manager . Stores
Supervisor would like to see drawing.
Follow up Sept 05 |
|
Maintenance Change Room –
Ventilation
March 31/05 |
Recommendation has been made. Management Co-chair has talked to
Maintenance Manager and agrees that there is not a problem with the
door being left open.
Item Dropped |
|
Lighting in Shop
March 31/05 |
Candle light tests were done the beginning of August and we are
waiting for the results of the candle tests.
Follow up Sept 05 |
Health & Safety
Certification
May/05 |
Will be determined once
contract negotiations are done.
Follow up Sept 05 |
|
Ministry of Labour Check
List for Transit
May/05 |
Check list has been
completed and set to Business Process Officer who has a list of
issues that have been resolved and some that are waiting to be
resolved and have been assigned with dates to be determined. The
Management Co chair will keep the Committee posted.
Follow up Sept 05 |
|
Islington Subway
Cashier’s Booth and CPY Coin Room
Jun/05 |
Air quality and sound
testing have been done and we are waiting for the results.
Follow up Sept 05 |
|
Emergency Buttons on
Buses
June 05 |
Emergency buttons that
are broken must be written up. The feasibility of putting covers on
the buttons is being investigated. A discussion ensued as to the
placement of the buttons on the new buses. The Co-chairs will
investigate.
Follow up Sept 05 |
|
Heat Alert Procedure
June 05 |
Presently Corporate
policy is for the City to use the Region of Peel guidelines for
working in extreme heat and cold.
The policy is being
reviewed Corporately as it is recognized that different working
areas require different procedures.
It was agreed by the
Committee to drop this issue and bring it back in March 2006
Item Dropped Follow up
March 06 |
|
Reflective
Vests/Coveralls
June/05 |
Reflective coveralls are
being negotiated.
Follow up Sept 05 |
PPE Draft
May 05 |
Side shields were
discussed for prescription safety glasses. The Management Co-chair
will meet with Dan Ferguson to review side shields with regard to
the PPE draft.
Item Dropped |
|
Buses on 400 Series Hwys.
July /05 |
A copy of tire
specifications for low floor buses was handed out to the Committee
which answered concerns of tires on buses going over the speeds that
they are tested and rated for.
Item Dropped
|
|
Brake Drum Stacking in
Stockroom
July/05 |
A piece of equipment to
cut the bins that Brake drums come in will be purchased and the
Stockroom will stack the drums on plywood which will then be
stacked on the shelves.
Item Dropped |
|
Bomb Threat
July/05 |
A SPI is being written to
deal with a procedure to follow when there is a bomb threat.
Item Dropped |
|
Clarification for
Refusing a Passenger to Board a Bus
July/05 |
Operators are to call for
assistance whenever they feel there is a threat or a concern for
safety.
Item Dropped |
|
Bay 19 & 20
July/05 |
Issue with placing large
floor fans by bays 19 & 20 creates a problem of blowing dust
around. The installation of a ceiling fan between bays 19 & 20 will
be looked into.
Follow up Sept 05 |
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