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2024-05-07 Health and Safety Committee Meeting

Date

May 7 2024

Attendees

Rachel, Stephanie, Desiree

Agenda

  • New lock-up policy, doors in main admin building
  • Community domestic incidents policy as it relates to staff
  • Update on bullying / harassment posters and 10 beliefs posters
  • Update on work related injuries from Rachel
  • Concern about gym floor slipping during first aid course 
  • Update on Janitorial - posting is out for a permanent janitor, going to have a temporary janitor in the meantime
  • Maarten can do delivery of Health and Safety training, send ideas to him of needs on staff and community
  • Naloxone training to be organized by Cindy
  • Plan safety orientation document for new person
  • Looking for funding for cultural sensitivity training - CDCR GRS?
  • Looking for funding for OHS training - CPIIR training funds
  • Safety orientation still needs to be rolled out and as part of the on-boarding. Needs to go over a review still.

  • Work safe BC ergonomic for work from home print outs for supervisors and directors for their employees.

  • Update on notes from first aid course - First Aid instructor said we need to have Health and safety sign off on the medicine in the first aid kits. Ask Cindy about getting the letter saying we are allowed to carry the medicine in our first aid kits. 
  • Should have process for regular check of AED units, every month. Request OH&S or directors to designate the monthly check person?

    Action Items

    • get Harassment and Bullying posters printed by June - Rachel 
    • get teachings/ 10 beliefs posters printed by June - Rachel
    • Desiree talk to Josh/Lauren about Big House support from Environment
    • Draft building closure procedure with lock-up list to bring to leadership - all
    • Talk to Shannon about changing wax on gym floor to prevent slipperyness - Desiree
    • read 13 standards for inserting in HR policy - all
    • review section 10 of the HR policy - everyone on the HS Committee - all
    • get quotes for cultural sensitivity training / sexual harassment - admin budget - Rachel
    • Look into OHS training for committee - Rachel