MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT
HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES
Malton Satellite
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
10.00AM, Malton Boardroom
Present: Giuseppe Renda – Co-Chairperson,
John Cameron
Borislav Kuljanin, Frank Magrone, Kyle Sadowsky,
Frances Romanovitch – Recorder
Invitees:
Sandra Haywood, Robin Qu,
Regrets:
None
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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.
1.
ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
The Malton Health and Safety Committee minutes of
November 21, 2006 were approved as printed/circulated.
2.
Summary of RECOMMENDATIONS
No
recommendations were put forward from previous meeting.
3. WSIB (Workplace Safety
Insurance Board) SUMMARY
In November two
WSIB reports were filed, one required first aid one did not, one resulted in
lost time and one did not.
There are
concerns with the number of operator assaults. Health and Safety Specialists
presented statistics back to 2004 for information purposes and are working on
providing this information monthly.
4. WHMIS UPDATE
No WHMIS
training to report.
5.
TRAINING
Management co-chair informed Committee that Core
Certification training is being arranged for early 2007. Dates to be determined
near the end of January 2007.
All committee members attended Hazard Assessment Training as
scheduled on December 6, 2006.
6. MSDS REVIEW
No items or
products were brought forward.
7. ITEMS CARRIED FORWARD
(see Outstanding Items List)
8. AGENDA ITEMS
None reported.
9. WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS
|
Location |
Hazards Observed |
Action |
|
Wash bay |
Cold Breeze from Door |
Discuss at H&S meeting |
10. VEHICLE ACCIDENT SUMMARY –
November, 2006
|
Accidents |
Onboard |
Incidents |
Internals |
Shelters |
Total Accidents |
Non Preventable Accidents |
Preventable Accidents |
|
24 |
7 |
57 |
7 |
0 |
95 |
14 |
2 |
11.
HAZARD INFORMATION REPORTS
None to
report.
12.
NEW BUSINESS
a) Convex
Mirrors
Convex mirrors
on the buses are too curved causing a distortion of the view for the driver.
They also can’t be adjusted properly, so proper view is unattainable. Management
Co-Chair will follow up.
Maintenance
are changing the mirrors. Issue has been resolved.
b) Driver’s
Window – ’06 Buses
2006 buses
have a stopper preventing the window from opening too far. This means that when
the window is fully open it obstructs the proper view of the rear view mirror.
Management Co-Chair will follow up.
Maintenance
aware and are moving the stopper. Issue has been resolved.
c) Yield to
Bus Law
Committee
members are concerned that not all vehicles are obeying the yield to bus law and
are requesting that the public be made more aware of the new law. Management
Co-Chair to talk to Superintendent of Operations.
d) Exiting
Islington Subway
Drivers are
experiencing difficultly when exiting Islington Subway compound during rush
hour. The cars are coming along Bloor Street and trying to get into the
Islington parking lot, and are blocking the exit.
Management
Co-Chair to follow up.
e) Kiss and
Ride Exit at Islington Subway
The kiss and
ride exit, exits on the Bloor Street, adding to the congestion that the parking
lot creates, which is leaving very little or no room to make a right turn.
Management
Co-Chair to follow up.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 am
Next Terminal Inspection: TBA
Next Plant Inspection: TBA
Next meeting: Wednesday,
January 17, 2007 2.00pm
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Local 1572
Signature Date
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Transit Department
Signature Date
|
Items Carried Forward |
|
Item
|
|
Approximate Completion Date |
|
Route 5 & 51 Washroom
February/06
Dec/06 |
Management Co-Chair waiting for
response from Service Development.
Service development has brought
forward a suggestion to solve this matter which was unacceptable to
the committee members. |
Ongoing |
|
Storage Area Lighting
May/06
Sept/06
Nov/06 |
Lenses have been cleaned, bulbs
replaced in storage area. Illumination of area to be checked before
next meeting to ensure that circle checks can be conducted thoroughly.
Management Co-Chair sending
request form into CFM for additional lighting.
On sight meeting with Management
Co-Chair and another with contractors. Outcome pending. |
Ongoing |
|
Door #
5
May/06
Sept/06
Nov/06 |
Management Co-Chair has spoken
to FPM Contract Co-ordination on replacement of rubber weather seal.
New section of rubber weather
stripping has been
Ordered and will be replaced
shortly. |
Ongoing |
|
Door #4, 7 – Door beam
May/06 |
Corporate Services have been
issued an urgent 402 request, so funds will be allocated in their 2007
budget, to complete work required. However, it is hoped that this work
can be included in the upcoming Malton renovation project.
Follow up March 2007 |
Ongoing |
|
Draft through frame of
Orange Over head door
Oct/06
Nov/06 |
There is a draft coming through
the frame of the orange over head door in the maintenance area.
CFM has been notified. |
Ongoing |
|
N/B Route 57 (Stop #3082)
July/06
August/06
Sept/06
Oct/06
Nov/06
Dec/06 |
Due to the insufficient distance
between the stop and left turn, operators feel it is unsafe to service
this stop.
Management Co-Chair has spoken
to Service Delivery and is waiting for their response. Worker rep
stated that there are three stops (with shelters) within 200’ of each
other and wondered if one could be removed.
Service Delivery to contact
Traffic to ascertain whether the lanes can be modified to better
accommodate buses making a left hand turn.
Traffic Dept. has been
contacted: waiting for response.
New stop has been placed however
out of service sign is still posted on it.
Further investigation is
required on this matter with both Committees as this is a shared stop
location.
|
Ongoing |
|
Truck Parking on Cardiff
Nov/06
Dec/06 |
There is a concern about trucks
parking and being unloaded by a fork lift truck, on Cardiff north of
Derry Road. Trucks have also been blocking bus stops (#2943 & #2509)
creating an unsafe area for passenger to embark / disembark. Management
Co-Chair will follow up.
Committee suggests no stopping
signs at the bus stops and be enforced by Parking Control.
Management Co-Chair will follow
up. |
Ongoing |
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