rpss - june 23, 2022
place: in person – physical plant meeting room
time: 1:09 p.m.
present: ursula macdonald, stan nemec, fred plank, heather spivak, chris schooler, darren carlin
regrets: shannon foster, hugh briggs, steve girvin, greg croft
old business:
a. steve reported that the floor in the powerhouse is breaking. there are no vehicles allowed inside. the area is cornered off with signs advising of the danger, until such time as a decision is made how the floor will be fixed. there are no updates at this time on this project.
nov.18, 2021 update – a design is being developed in anticipation of the project going to tender
feb.24, 2022 – no change
b. steve has advised that he is scheduling “driver training” for his staff. there have been some unfortunate incidents recently with vehicles on campus. no updates at this time. probably will wait till spring 2022
feb.24, 2022 – keith is working on arranging the training
c. greg croft the representative of the security team has raised two issues;
a) request for body armour (vests)
b) request for training for the security team
greg explained that the city of thunder bay deals with various issues of concern. the security staff believe that some of these situations are spilling over to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . greg provided examples of such situations (ie. a vehicle parked in parking lot at night at bl with people in it, some concern that the occupants may have had a weapon, tbay transit dropping off/kicking out unruly passengers at the agora bus station, unwanted persons on campus etc.,) greg advised that most of these situations occur at night. the security team are requesting that they be supplied with soft body armour (vests.)
in terms of training greg asked for specific training for patrol guards. hugh asked greg if the security team wasn’t receiving some training and greg advised that they did receive some training but they were seeking training for guards on patrol who may come into contact with aggressive persons.
the committee advised that all issues of safety must first be submitted to the immediate supervisor for a response. the committee has advised greg to contact the director of security to ascertain if the soft body armour will be supplied or not, and what if any additional training will be provided.
after a response from the director is received and if the issues remain, the committee
will review the matter at that time and provide a recommendation to management.
feb. 24 – the avp of human resources i have just informed ursula that she can convey to the h&s committee today that hr/hs expressed their support for the purchase of the soft body armour and that kathy pozihun is taking this request it up for final approval.
may 20, 2022 – greg advised that he has had no communication with his supervisor regarding the soft body armour. ursula advised greg to reach out to his supervisor via email and request an update.
d. greg croft asked about a checklist for security for newly appointed guards who are on patrol. greg advised that there is a checklist for guard in the office but none for guards on patrol. ursula asked greg to be discuss this with his supervisor about what a checklist would look like and what it would include.
may 20, 2022 – ursula asked greg to send her an email with some topics he feels should be covered, and in addition ursula with reach out to frank/hilary to discuss what this checklist should include.
e. updates from physical plant;
-a small building will be constructed behind the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 sign (beverly and balmoral) for the backflow prevention purposes
-four (4) bathrooms in the bora laskin are slated for a complete renovation
-sixteen (16) electrical vehicle chargers will be installed in two different locations on campus (main parking lot behind the library and atac.)
- fred plank was advised to reach out to brian shott and keith macmillan respectively for tsc employees to join physical plant in the upcoming training; asbestos, respirator, defensive driving.
injury report:
a) mechanical group - a mechanic injured shoulder when attempting to assist a contractor
to open/pull an extension ladder. the mechanic required medical attention, had one lost
day and has been placed on modified duties.
b) an incident took place in the filed where two researchers had an accident with an atv.
while driving the atv the front compartment lid became completely separated from the
atv blocking the drivers view. the driver lost control of the atv and it ended up upside
down in the ditch. the two occupants were thrown from the atv but fortunately suffered
only minor injuries with one having a mild concussion.
a long discussion was held with the jhs group about circle checks and importance of daily
inspections. the committee also asked that this information be reiterate this information to
keith so he can share it with his group, especially around the front compartment lid.
near misses:
none
new business:
1. darren asked if there were any updates on covid; there are no new updates.
2. fred recommended that numbers (i.e., 1, 2, 3 etc.,) be placed on every blue emergency phone that is locate outside, on the university property. this way when someone calls due to an emergency, security will ask for the number and will know exactly where this particular emergency phone is located. fred had a conversation with a security member who was very supportive of the idea. ursula will follow up with security operations supervisors.
inspections outstanding;
university centre
fieldhouse – stan & greg
building maintenance – steve & buddy
paci – ursula & heather
meeting adjourned: 1:58 p.m.
next meeting: september 15, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.