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2002 September 11, 2002
PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
MINUTES
Attendees:Jerry Hendricks
(Chair), Maria Pautler, Robin Elliot (OHS), Kurt Williamson, Yan Jin,
David McNear, Leslie York-Hubbard, Cindy Barnett.
Absent: Caroline Golt (excused).
The minutes were taken by Cindy Barnett.
The meeting was called to order at 1:05 PM.
Old Business
Since the walkway from Worrilow and Townsend Hall has been removed, furniture
has been ordered. The first floor will have cabinets and coat hooks. The
second floor will have a round table and chairs. The area in front of
Dr. Sparks’ office will eventually have a waiting room as well.
Maria questioned about the sidewalk and it will be fixed but there is
no date as of yet.
GFI outlets – everything has been completed.
Robin will check into the Lab Management program to start getting it fully
operational.Also,
will be adding a Hazard Class section to the program.
Jerry has sent out notices for the next lab inspections.
All new signs for the labs have a yellow icon on the bottom. Everyone
will need to put a flammable sign where it is necessary. Leslie told everyone
that new signs have been made, they all have not be put up – but
will be in the next couple of weeks
New Business
There have been no accidents to report since the last safety meeting.
The fire drill on July 10 was a success. The only concern was the northwest
exit on the first floor of Worrilow Hall. There is not enough clearance
outside because of the garden. This should not be used as a fire exit
and will be announced.
The following new graduate students have completed student orientation:
Travis Frey, Amy Sprinkle, Amy Shober, James Hyde, Kris Paul and Jodie
Han.
The following have
not: Jane Davey, Louisa Santamaria, Kirsten Staats and 6 Longwood students.
Emails have gone out
to the students letting them know of the Web CT option. A user number
is required to access this web site. “Right to Know Training”
is also now available on this web page as well as 3 other fall classes.
These programs contain 6 quizzes and they can be taken any amount of times,
but you must get 100% to complete. Improvements are still being discussed
to update the system.
The biological inventory was due on 9/10/02 and everyone in the department
has completed them on time.
Fire extinguisher training is up for consideration. Jerry will look into
this and let everyone know.
Laundry for the lab coats is no longer available. We are looking into
other alternatives for this service.
Labs need to generate SOP’s on their own. One should exist for every
room that contains materials and the SOP’s should only be used as
a guide.
Chemmatch program: this is available for mailing of certain materials/chemicals.
It is the most specific and accurate information and should be accessed
for all such mailings. There are 3 options on the screen – MSDS,
Mini MSDS and MSDS plus. These options are located on the left hand side.
OHS Announcements
by Robin Elliott
First aid kits and spill kits are now available on UD Mart. Complete kits
will not be replaced, but items in these kits can be replaced, free of
charge, when needed to be replaced. Also available on UD Mart is a place
to list unused lab equipment so others in the college may wish to have
the items instead of disposing of them.
Robin has a first
aid video that is available to anyone to borrow; however, you will not
receive certification by viewing it.
Lab inspections are completed. Leslie will participate at the trouble
spots only. Committee members will inspect in the spring. Graduate students
do self-inspections. All inspections need to be done every quarter.
The next meeting is scheduled for December 4, 2002 at 1:00 PM in 156 Townsend
Hall.
This meeting was adjourned at 1:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Cindy Barnett
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