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Minutes 04-10-00MINUTES OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN FIRE/POLICE TRAINING ROOM, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M. PRESENT Chuck Magazine, Chairman Bob Borden Mark Bobich Tom Balfe Wendy Danysh Phyllis Dixon Tom Egnaczyk Richard Fiege A.D. Henehan, Vice Chair Barbara Madden Wally Majors Dan Nobile Eugene Ruffolo Mike Rumpf Jeanette Taylor Sharon Tierney Carisse Weise Risk Management Fire Rescue Utilities Admin/EWTP Parks Police Department Communications Golf Course Public Works Library City Clerk's Office Recreation Finance/Warehouse Utilities WWTP Planning & Development Human Resources ITS City Manager ALSO PRESENT Tina Smith, Alternate George Evans Utilities Admin/EWTP Parks Department I. CALLTO ORDER Chairman Magazine called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. II. ROLL CALL The Recording Secretary called the roll. A quorum was declared present. Ill. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF MARCH 13, 2000 REGULAR MEETING Assistant Fire Marshal Borden requested that on Page 4 the words "fire drill" in the first sentence of the first paragraph be changed to "fire alarm". MEETING MINUTES '~ SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA APRIL 10, 2000 Motion Mr. Majors moved to accept the minutes of the March 13, 2000 meeting, as amended. Motion seconded by Ms. Tierney. Motion unanimously carried. IV. Safety Committee Education and Training Program "Operation Lifesaver", Margaret Ferrara, Tri-Rail Chairman Magazine introduced Ms. Margaret Ferrara, the Coordinator of Operatio~ Lifesaver for Tri-Trail. Operation Lifesaver is an education program sponsore~d by Tri-Rail to prevent persons from trying to beat a train across the tracks aqd to educate people on railroad safety issues. Operation Lifesaver has been in existence for 27 years. Ms. Ferrara stated she has been employed by Tri-Rail for 11 years and is a certified Operation Lifesaver trainer who goes to various schools, law enforcement and fire agencies, and rescue and civic organizations to present this education and training program. Ms. Ferrara had available for handout to members~ roundtrip complimentary Tri-Rail tickets, pens and other information about Tri~-Rail. Also, each member was presented with an Operation Lifesaver pin with the Lifesaver logo inscribed on the pin. Ms. Fermra noted that it takes 18 football fields to stop a moving train and every 115 mint~tes somewhere across the Country a collision between a train and a motor vehicle and/or pedestrian occurs. Ms. Ferrara proceeded to show a 15- minute video to members. Ms. Ferrara noted that Tri-Rail operates on 71 miles of track and there are 144 train crossings. Ms. Ferrara pointed out that Tri-Rail has reduced its collision rate in 27 years by 62%. Chairman Magazine thanked Ms. Ferrara for her informative presentat on. V. OLD BUSINESS OCeanfront Park Boardwalk Slip and Fall Risks (taken out of context) Chairman Magazine stated that Mr. George Evans from the Parks Department was present to make his report. Mr. Evan[s reported that when sand or water gets onto the boardwalk it adheres to the surface and over the years the boardwalk has become worn and slippery in spots~ Certain areas have been painted with non-slip paint and after the Easter h¢lidays, Facilities Management will be painting the entire boardwalk with this paintL M~. Evans implied that he would be doing the painting of certain spots that are worn down. 2 MEETING MINUTES ~ ~ SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA APRIL 10, 2000 Chairman Magazine noted that once the boardwalk is painted, a regular schedule for painting needs to be set up. Mr. Evans concluded his report. A. Fire Drills Assistant Fire Marshal Borden said he had nothing new to report and since the last meeting, no fire drills have taken place. B. Safety Newsletter The newsletter continues to receive awards. Anyone who has anything they would like to include in the newsletter is welcomed to submit it to Risk Management. Chairman Magazine thanked those members who have contributed articles to the newsletter. C. "Proud to be a Safe Worker" Awards Mr. Bobich reported that City Employee, Melvin Pinkney, who is an operator at the East Water Plant, while vacationing with his family in Orlando, came upon a van circling aimlessly in a Goodyear parking lot. Mr. Pinkney stopped his vehicle and ran alongside the van and was able to jump in the van and stop it before it crashed. Mr. Pinkney found the driver of the van slumped over and unresponsive. Mrs. Pinkney called 911 and the emergency crews determined that the driver was experiencing a seizure from a diabetic shock. Mr. Pinkney and his family were congratulated for their quick action. Mr. Bobich noted that on Friday, March 31st at the West Water Treatment Plant parking lot an older couple entered the lot in their vehicle with smoke emanating from under the hood. A video of the event was shown to the members since the cameras in VVWT Plant lobby are capable of taping what is occurring in the outside yard. Two employees went out to the car with a fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire and the third employee remained in the control room and called 911. The two employees were able to put the fire out. Mr. Ezzell drove the driver home so that he could get his other vehicle. The three employees that received the Safe Worker Award were Gary Ezzell, laboratory technician, George LaDuke, water plant operator and Rob Mul6, plant technician. Copies of the Safe Worker Awards were presented to the Recording Secretary to place with the minutes of this meeting as a permanent record. D. Departmental Inspections & Safety Meetings Chairman Magazine stated that he emailed everyone the Municipal Self- Inspection Guide and these are the forms that should be used for departmental MEETING MINUTES ~ · SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA APRIL 10, 2000 inspections from now on. He noted that the Administrative and General Checklist would apply to most general areas and certain departments would have additional checklists. The latest matrix of the safety inspections and meetings was distributed to members. E. Defensive Driver Course Classes will probably begin again in May. Mr. Bobich suggested getting a copy of the videotape shown today by Ms. Ferrara and include that as part of the driver training. Chairman Magazine would follow through with this suggestion. F. Safety Belt Use Project Team No report G. Incident Review Board Referral Oceanfront Park Boardwalk Slip and Fall Risks (previously addressed) H. Safety Manual A copy of the Safety Manual had been emailed to all members and Chairman Magazine requested that members review the Manual before the next meeting. All recommended changes Should be sent to him for consideration for inclusion in the Manual. The Safety Manual will be given to the City Manager for his signature and then distributed to all City employees. Safety Shoe Subcommittee Chairman Magazine reported that the Safety Shoe Subcommittee met last week and has come up with a recommendation. The Committee is recommending two options: (a) Continue the Wal-kMart voucher system currently in place; or (b) An employee can go anywhere else one (1) time per year to purchase shoes. The employee will be reimbursed up to $60.00 for Iow shoes and $75.00 for boots in accordance with the union contract. The Department Safety Coordinator or designee must inspect and approve the shoe or boot prior to reimbUrsement. The question was asked if this was for budget year or calendar year and Chairman Magazine said to go by budget year in order that the departments could budget for the shoes. Each employee must chOose onlY one option. 4 MEETING MINUTES ~ SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA APRIL 10, 2000 Chairman Magazine stated that this procedure must be approved by vote of the Board, Motion Ms. Taylor moved to approve the two options for purchasing shoes as stated above. Motion seconded by Mr, Majors and carried unanimously. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Other None VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chairman Magazine distributed to members notices from the Palm Beach County Safety Council of their upcoming trainings. With regard to the forklift training, Chairman Magazine inquired who does the training for the warehouse and was informed it was Mr. DeMauro. Chairman Magazine noted that there should be a certified forklift instructor in the City. Discussion ensued on whether other types of equipment need to have certified trainers. Chairman Magazine noted that if anyone needs specific training, there are resources available. Mr. Bobich announced that last month the third Annual South Water Safety Conference and Expo 2000, which is sponsored by the National Safety Council, was held in Ft. Lauderdale and Mr. Bobich recommended that someone from the City attend next year. Chairman Magazine announced that at the end of June the City will be one of the co-sponsors for the Florida Partnership for Safety and Health together with a safety equipment company to present a safety fair which had been done two years ago. It is anticipated that this will take place either in South Palm Beach County or Northern Broward County and will be free. Mr. Bobich wished to thank Ms. Diane Reese, George Mele, the temporary clerk in Customer Service, and the warehouse crew who did a wonderful job in cleaning out and reorganizing the vault to make the area safer. Also, the printer room has been straightened out and the shelves are now stacked and organized. IX. NEXT MEETING DATE: Monday, May 8, 2000 @ 10:00 a.m. 5 MEETING MINUTES - SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA APRIL 10, 2000 X. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Mr. Bobich and seconded by Ms. Danysh, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Barbara M. Madden Recording Secretary (one tape) 6