MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT

 HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

CENTRAL PARKWAY

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Present:         R. Stratton. Co-Chairperson, 

R. Lake, K. Kilinjian, C. Zuccaro, V. Pellizzari, S. Shamahamad,. L. Adams - Recording

Invitees:         Bill Cunningham, Director of Transit, Vito Tomas, President Local 1572, ATU, Dan Ferguson, Health & Safety Specialist

Regrets:         B. MacMillian,

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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.

Guests, Bill Cunningham and Vito Thomas, thanked the members of the Health and Safety Committee for their commitment and time they put into health and safety issues in the workplace.  It was conveyed that management and the union are committed to working together along with the Committee to help enhance health and safety in our work place environment; and will do their best to put forth recommendations made by the Health and Safety Committee.

1.                  ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

            The Central Parkway Health and Safety Committee minutes for March 24, 2006 were approved as printed/circulated.

2.         SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

None to report

3.                  ITEMS CARRIED FORWARD (see Outstanding Items List)

4.                  WHMIS UPDATE

None to report.  Training will be asked who should report on this.

5.                  TRAINING

The Director of Transit assured that Members of the Health and Safety Committee that Core Certification and Sector Specific training for those that are requiring it would commence by the end of April.

Operations Co-chair will investigate who to consult regarding training that has been done each month to report back to the Health and Safety Committee at their monthly meetings.

6.                  AGENDA ITEMS –

a)      Head Rests – Orion ll’s– all buses must have headrests.  Headrests have been installed on Orion ll’s 9745, 46, 47, 48.  Two Orion ll’s at Malton will have head rests installed next week.

b)      Dundas & Hwy # 427 Intersection – is dangerous, a lot of accidents occur in the area.  The Operations Co chair will ask the Operations Manager to have a memo / notice posted to the operators warning them to take extra caution in this area.

c)       Port Credit GO Station – because of the design drivers are pulling into where the cabs wait while they are on a layover and are hitting the stop sign.  Operators need to be notified not to park in this area.  Operations Co-chair to speak to Service Delivery Technician and ask him to attend the next Health & Safety meeting...

d)      Agenda Format / Timing & Delegation – Agenda format was discussed.  It was suggested that each agenda item be given a time frame for discussion and that a voluntary time keeper keep the meetings within a time frame and to enable the Committee to cover all items on the agenda.  Times will be set at the next meeting on agenda.  Any additional items that are added to the agenda must be given a time frame.

It was asked that action items be delegated to all Committee members  in order that responsibilities are more evenly distributed.

e)      Wonderland Express– Operations Co chair suggested that a special meeting be scheduled to discuss issues concerning the Wonderland route.

7.                  MSDS REVIEW

No items were received.

8.                  WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS

Work place inspections were conducted and completed. No items were documented as they were all minor and completed immediately.

 It was discussed whether it is necessary to document minor issues such as changing light bulbs, that are done immediately and document only major items that can not be done right away on the Workplace Inspection sheet  The Committee agreed that only major items will be documented.

Location                     Hazard Observed                              Action

No major items found

9          VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUMMARY – March 2006

 March 06

The Operations Co chair will speak with the Training Department to ask if a person from their department could attend the Health & Safety meetings to give the Committee information on the Accident Summary.

10.       WSIB (Workplace Safety Insurance Board) SUMMARY

Fourteen incidents were reported at Central Parkway in March.  Six resulted in lost time, four required medical aid and four first Aid.

11.       HAZARD INFORMATION REPORTS

None were reported.

12.       NEW BUSINESS

a)         Testing in Building – Testing by outside contractors continuous to be conducted in the building without notification being given to the Health and Safety Reps beforehand.  The Management Co-Chair will send an e-mail to Facilities Management that Health & Safety Reps and the Management Co-chair must be notified prior to outside contractors showing up. 

            Management Co chair to follow up on the C/O testing that was done without a worker rep present and what their recommendations are.

13.       ADJOURNMENT

            Meeting adjourned at 12:00 NOON                

            Next Meeting                                                               Wednesday, May 17/06

Next Terminal Inspection: (CPY rep)                          TBA

Next Plant Inspection:                                                 Wednesday, May 09/06

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Local 1572 Signature                                                        Date

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Transit Department Signature                                          Date