offices & classrooms february 2022

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joint employee-management occupational health & safety committee

office and classrooms

minutes
february 9, 2022.
start 10:30am
zoom
present
elaine doiron (cope)
jinqiang hou (lufa)
leslie malcolm (schedule ii)
sue viitala (schedule ii)
ursula macdonald (ex-officio member)

regrets
cindy haggerty (cope) due to technical difficulties with audio

1. approval of agenda –
moved: sue viitala
seconded: jinqiang hou
approved
2. acceptance of minutes (november 22, 2021) –
moved: leslie malcolm
seconded: sue viitala
approved
3. outstanding business – none
4. transition back to campus (air quality in buildings): upgrades have been made to
classrooms but not in offices. the air quality is monitored by physical plant and they change
filters at regular intervals. the 3 supporting documents are for information and are used by
physical plant but not for our committee when doing inspections. (three supporting
documents on the shared drive that were for june 2021 meeting but there are no june
minutes on file.)
• 2022-02. supporting document for feb. meeting - conducting an iaq investigation
• 2022-02. supporting document for feb. meeting - hvac and building inspection
survey
• 2022-02. supporting document for feb. meeting - indoor air quality worker
concern survey

5. inspections – the december 2021 inspections did not occur due to covid-19 cases rising
and the omicron variant. inspections are rescheduled to the spring, after april exams, and

will depend on covid cases and government directives. any safety concerns for classrooms
or offices, please reach out to ursula. inspections are slotted for 2 hours and in that
timeframe, committee members try to visit as many classrooms and offices as possible. a
binder on google drive is available containing the checklist.
action: committee volunteers to do inspections tentatively in may of 2022.
6. injury and accident reports –two injuries were sustained in the lu parking lots. the injured
did not require medical attention. please exert caution when exiting your vehicle in winter
as well as walking in a parking lots (ex. black ice hidden under fresh snow).
ergonomic assessments – only 1 or 2 request were made.

7. new business/open discussion –
7.1. training is available for health and safety representatives in this committee. jhsc
certification part 1 and effective workplace inspections are both offered virtually. a
budget is available to cover the costs. please check with your supervisors prior to
registering in any training. no make-up time is owed to your position while taking such
training as it pertains to your role as an employee. Élaine is looking into taking over
cindy’s role when she steps down next academic year and will need jhsc certified
member training to do this.
action: ursula will send information to Élaine.
7.2. the lakehead app armour has an upcoming update: the changes will be in effect over
the next few weeks. the lu app will redirect people to the government questions.
lakehead will not have access to your questions but will be able to see the badge upon
completion when an employee is asked to show it on their phone. this update is due to
the limitations of the app armour: it is limited to yes and no questions. the current lu
app also does not take into account the vaccines, or lack there of, of the person taking
the questionnaire.
7.3. the committee discussed covid cases in general. please continue to wear your mask
when entering a building on campus, doing the pre-screening questions and the
completing the contact tracing spreadsheet.
7.4. remote work policy is discussed by the lu administration at the higher levels.
8. next meeting – may 2022.
action: Élaine to send a doodle poll.
9. meeting adjourned 11:15 am.