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MEMORANDUM
TO: Department Heads, Assistant Department Heads & Supervisors
DATE: October 24, 2001
FROM: Phyllis Stirparo, Risk Management
SUBJECT: Safety Committee Minutes — October 4, 2001
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
MEETING DATE: October 4, 2001
MEMBERS PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER: 10:12 a.m.
ADJOURNED: 11:30 a.m.
Phyllis Stirparo, Risk Management - Chair
Chris Brown, Fire - Vice Chair
• Jay McKee, Public Works
Ketty Labossiere, Finance
Glenn Brown, Police
Fred Rodgers, Parks
OLD BUSINESS
■ A review of the medical treatment and auto
accident costs listed below were
discussed.
2000 -01 Dollars Spent
Medical Treatment Citywide $164,319
Days Lost: 330
Auto Accidents Citywide $117,915 (36)
Light Duty: 395
1999 -00 Dollars Spent
Medical Treatment Citywide $220,584
Days Lost: 725
Auto Accidents Citywide $ 47,848 (16)
Light Duty: 548
1998 -99 Dollars Spent
Medical Treatment Citywide $315,893
Auto Accidents Citywide $ 38,867 (22)
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NEW BUSINESS
• The Safety Mistake Winner was drawn and Norm Chabre in Parks was the lucky
employee receiving 4 hours paid time off for having the right answer. The correct
answer was to wear safety glasses or goggles when using a grinder.
• The Safety Slogan Contest for 2002 would be initiated by Chris Brown via email. The
prize for this year's winner will be a gift certificate to the Ale House. The winner will
be selected at the November 1St meeting.
• Glenn Brown reported that the refresher course and the 80 hour motorcycle training
course would be taking place during October. Committee agreed that the Police
Department needs to move forward on defensive driving for the rest of the Police
Department considering the dollar amount of the losses this past fiscal year.
• Chris Brown reported that the CPR training would begin on November 2 "d, with two
sessions of 60 people each. There would also be a combination of training for first
aid. One level for supervisors and another level for the remainder of the employees.
Chris was pleased to report that defribrillators would soon be installed in the Council
Chambers, Burns Road Community Center, Tennis Center, and the Golf Course.
• Committee members reported that all department representatives would remain the
same for the upcoming fiscal year. It was suggested that a new member from
• Growth Management be solicited.
Incident #1
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A report from Care Management Systems was reviewed for a Fire Department
employee where no incident report had been provided. Employee twisted his knee
while getting out of a brush truck.
Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: When we are doing everyday, routine movements, we need to be more
aware of body movements getting in and out of vehicles. Also, it is the supervisor's
responsibility to complete the incident report and turn in before the end of that shift.
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Incident #2
• The same employee was trying to stop a gas leak underneath a car when gas was
splashed up under the vehicle he was working on.
Outcome: Unpreventable
Reasoning: Employee was wearing proper eye protection that would be normal for the
call received. Committee stated that this incident would have been preventable only
with goggles.
Incident #3
While transporting a patient that had to be incubated, employee was bending over the
patient while controlling /protecting patients airway, while wearing the seatbelt.
Employee felt a sharp pain exiting the rescue vehicle trying to maintain the patients
breathing.
Outcome: Undeterminable
Reasoning: While riding in the rescue vehicle it can often be a bumpy ride, and the
seatbelt must be worn. Seatbelt is adjustable, but not to the extent that you can
maintain your position when bending over to maintain care to the patient.
• Incident #4
A Fire Department employee injured toe on the table in the Day Room while returning
from the shower located on the west -end of the station to the bathroom. The shower
has no sink or mirror, so employee has to walk through this area to get to the bathroom
where a sink and mirror is available.
Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: Employee should have used more care in walking through the day room.
Shower shoes should be worn to protect feet.
Incident #5
A Police Department employee felt discomfort in the lower back while exiting patrol car.
Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: Employee should exit vehicle with more caution.
• Incident #6
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An employee in City Hall caught shoe on carpet at the top of the stairs, missed the first
step and fell.
• Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: Always hold the handrail when going up and down stairs to balance
yourself in case you misstep, so you can catch yourself. Fortunately, employee was not
injured.
Incident #7
A Fire Department employee felt pain in the lower abdominal area when moving a 2 -1/2
charged hose.
Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: Employee needed to have more assistance from coworkers who were on
scene to move hose, as well as using better technique while moving the hose.
Incident #8
A Fire Department employee started an IV and poked himself in the hand with a clean
needle. After moving patient he noticed that blood was on the glove that had the hole in
it.
• Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: Extra caution should always be utilized when using sharps. New glove
should have been put on initially when IV had punctured the glove.
Incident #9
A Parks employee stopped for traffic on the Northlake Boulevard 195 overpass. A
pickup truck crashed into the rear of his vehicle which forced his vehicle into the vehicle
in front of him. Employee struck head on back of window during impact.
Outcome: Unpreventable
Reasoning: Unpreventable by the driver unless he had space and reaction time to
move out of the way, which was not the case here. The other driver was sited for
careless driving. Vehicle Maintenance checked the headrest and reported that it was
working properly, but was not adjusted high enough to prevent employee from hitting
head.
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Incidents #10
A Public Works employee injured his head requiring stitches, when a chain being used
to move a pump slipped off the tractor and fell on the ground striking him in the head.
Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: This incident could have been prevented by wearing a hard hat and by
utilizing a better method to move the piece of equipment.
Incident #11
A Public Works employee was throwing garbage into a dumpster and the bag caught on
the top and fell back out. Employee strained back while trying to catch the bag.
Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: Get help from a coworker or let bag fall to the ground.
Incident #12
A Police Officer pulled car over for a traffic stop and parked patrol car on a slope away
from the center of roadway. When getting out of patrol car, the door rebounded back
striking officer in the face.
Outcome: Preventable
Reasoning: Stop vehicle on a more level surface and take more care exiting vehicles.
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