2023-10-31 Health and Safety Committee Meeting

Date

October 31, 2023

Attendees

Stephanie Spencer, Daniel Kempling, Meghan Tomlin, Desiree Bulger

Agenda

No Agenda

Notes

Daniel

• Mandate needed - Policy statement by elected leadership is needed to start a health and safety program.
• Maarten has set up First Aid and Food safe for staff/community
• muster signs are up
• discussion with Mill Bay fire department - fire extinguisher training/team building exercise - possibility to coordinate with Nikita for parade day
• Daniel and Kate chatted re: cedar harvesting - suggested a tailgate meeting instead of forms

Stephanie

• need to organize space for safety related documents - loop Dan Pasmans in on a strategy
• Emergency Management funding opportunity - funding opportunity until March 31, 2024 - Daniel knows about this 

Meghan

• TMX funds from Daniel would be a couple grand
• reach out to Songhees food Truck - 
• booking the KKC - 
• figure out popcorn - 
• reach out to ONC for movie night -

Desiree Bulger

• step is installed on the boat
• Davit orientation is needed
• consider boat safety day this winter
• consider purchasing de-ice pellets 
• Environment stairs need a better light - maybe purchase more lights

Action Items

• Daniel andto Racheldraft policy statement for C+C to startapprove
the discussions on On-boarding Health and Safety and Hazard assessment
• Meghan to figure out policy.budget Maybefor the Safety Night and start withmaking boilerbookings
plate
• Environment to schedule Davit orientation for Environment
• ask Rachel/Lauren about who funded the front deck/steps at Band office - ask about getting better light at Environment office
• Daniel to send formstalk to StephDan toabout upload to Malahat Docs
• Figure out who wants to organize Shake out, email out instructions to everyone. - Rachel to Lead
  
• Daniel and Meghan to talk regardinghousing safety night for communitydocuments