M
I N U T E S
MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT
HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE
Malton Satellite
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
1:30 P.M.
Present: John Elliott, Co-Chairperson
Geof Allen
Rick Carey
Frank Magrone
Robin Friefield, Acting Health & Safety
Specialist
Kathryn James – Recording Secretary
Regrets: John Cameron, Supervisor, Malton Operations
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 and safety representative.
1. ADOPTION OF
PREVIOUS MINUTES
The minutes from the Health & Safety Meeting of June 21st
were approved as printed/circulated.
2.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Health & Safety Committee
recommends that the Director of Transit explore the idea of either replacing
the washroom facility at Westwood Mall or sanitize the existing trailer to
eliminate the odour which has gone beyond being tolerable.
Committee
informed by Management co-chair that no response to-date has been received
from TMT and due to this, the Occupational Health & Safety Act has been
violated as no formal response was received within the stipulated twenty-one
days.
3.
WHMIS UPDATE
Twelve new employees will receive WHMIS training this week. As a result of
the recent audit by the Ministry of Labour, the agenda is to now include
“MSDS Review”. This will allow HS committee members to address any concerns
on new item(s) being brought into the workplace.
4. MSDS REVIEW
No items to review.
5. TRAINING
Manager Service
Delivery to be contacted on the two day First Aid & CPR class currently
underway for all committee members.
6.
ITEMS CARRIED FORWARD (See Outstanding Items List)
7.
AGENDA
ITEMS
No items
to report.
8. WORKPLACE
INSPECTIONS
Items
being addressed by Building & Route:
Mtnce
change rms . shower stalls very dirty (drain,walls,floor) . clean on
weekly basis
Eyewash
station by . water pressure requires adjustment . repair,
adjust
electrical room
Bay #1
. exhaust hose has holes where patched . repair
Bay #7
. bird feces all over bay floor
. clean/remove birds
First
Aid Rm . gloves, finger bandages missing .
replenish
Operators SU Rm . carpet very stinky &
filthy . steam clean.
9. VEHICLE
ACCIDENT SUMMARY – JUNE 2005
.
|
|
On-Board Accidents |
Incidents |
Internals |
Shelters |
Total
Accidents |
Non-Preventable Accidents |
Preventable Accidents |
|
Accidents |
9 |
38 |
9 |
0 |
83 |
16 |
0 |
Accidents
to be adjudicated within the month, report amended accordingly.
10. WSIB
(Workplace Safety Insurance Board) SUMMARY
Three
WSIB reports
were filed in June for Malton Satellite, for which only one resulted in lost
time.
11. HAZARD
INFORMATION REPORTS
One
report received regarding old Derry Road bridge. Work’s department project
superintendent was
notified
for which the barricades were adjusted to allow safer vehicle passage.
12. NEW
BUSINESS
No
concerns to report.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting
adjourned at 1:55 p.m.
Next
Terminal Inspection: August 9th
(MA rep)
Next
Plant Inspection: TBA
Next
Health & Safety Committee Meeting: Tuesday, August 16,
2005
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Transit Department Signature
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Malton Satellite Health & Safety Committee
Minutes
July 19, 2005
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Outstanding Items List |
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Item |
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Approximate
Completion Date |
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Westwood
Mall Washroom
April/05 |
Management co-chair advised that information has been presented to
TMT for which a decision is pending. |
September/05 |
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Outside
Storage Shelter
April/05 |
Item
noted as dropped in June minutes. Worker rep stated that the
shelter has been moved however area is still to be leveled. |
August/05 |
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Wash Bay
March/05 |
CFM has
been contacted and will be checking the air flows. |
Ongoing |
|
Dust
Recovery System
May/05 |
Management co-chair stated that testing is being done at CP on a
brake cleaning dust recovery system to reduce dust created. Once a
decision has been made the recovery pan will be sent to Malton.
|
Ongoing |
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