El Camino Community College District
Safety and Health Committee
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Present:
Adrian Amjadi, Michael Blada, Rocky Bonura, Christie Killduff, Carl
Turano and Valerie Wagner (Recorder).
Absent:
Janice Caldwell and Elizabeth Fernandez.
A.
Call to Order: Rocky Bonura called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.
1.
Minutes: Minutes of March 28, 2012 were approved.
2.
Workers’ Compensation: Rocky Bonura reported that there were two
injuries for the month of March, which also has resulted in a total
of 45 days of lost time so far.
3.
Safety and Health Office: Valerie Wagner reported that there have been
three sessions of respirator training completed this month. I also have
two sessions scheduled during the month of May and one session will take
place during the month of June.
Valerie Wagner also reported that there will be three sessions of Forklift
training scheduled during the month of May, and one session scheduled
for both June and August. I have also scheduled Genie/Aerial Lift training
to take place on May 24, 31 and June 13.
4.
Facilities Work Order Report: Michael Blada stated that he is waiting
on approval of hazardous duty pay to be approved before his crew can
begin working on cleaning the attic above the pool. Rocky Bonura
reported that he had met with Tom Brown weeks ago and it was
determined that hazardous duty pay would be approved for this particular
job. Rocky Bonura commented that this should not have stopped
employees from performing this job because of the matter as to whether
the employees should be compensated with hazardous pay. Michael Blada
stated that he has difficulty in getting some of his crew to perform certain
job functions because the employees themselves feel that they should be
receiving hazardous duty pay for certain assignments and feels that it
would be beneficial for him to discuss the issue of what defines hazardous
during pay during a safety meeting in the near future. Rocky Bonura
stated that employees are provided personal protective equipment and
there should be no one refusing to perform his job functions just because
the employees feel they need to be paid hazardous duty pay.
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Old Business:
Art Department – Adrian Amjadi reported that the materials which were
blocking the ceramics loading dock have been cleared. I have informed
both the instructor and the students that if there is waste then they need to
get rid of the waste properly and to make sure that all combustibles are
kept clear from the kilns.
Natural Sciences – Christie Killduff reported that HVAC has repaired the
leak coming from the valves.
6.
Division Safety Reports:
Office of Safety & Health – Valerie Wagner reported that she has
received requests from various the departments requesting my office to
replenish their first aid kits. Rocky Bonura stated that he would look into
to this matter.
Christie Killduff also reported that she submitted a work order to have the
Rouwolfia tree trimmed due to its’ excess shading and at this time, the tree
still has not trimmed. Michael Blada recommended that Christie Killduff
contact the Grounds Supervisor, Joseph Saldana to find out when this tree
is scheduled to be tree.
Art Department – Adrian Amjadi has almost completed the list of
hazardous cabinets that will need to be ordered for his area.
Adrian Amjadi stated that there is a slurry tank in his department that must
remain “on” and would like to know if Facilities has back up generators in
place so when the campus does experience a power outages certain
equipment will be able to keep running. Michael Blada stated that a
power outage is different than a controlled shut down. A controlled shut
down means that there is not going to be any power running, including a
generator because the electricians must be able to touch the lines. If we
were to experience a power outage then the buildings that do have
generators would still be able to run their equipment from the generators.
I suggest that you notify Rod McMillan the supervisor for the electrical
department in Facilities and address your concerns with him the next time
we have a scheduled controlled shut down.
Facilities – Carl Turano reported that he has a safety concern because the
large lift equipment such as the forklift, the boom and scissor lifts have
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not been serviced in a very long time and unfortunately, our mechanic,
Felton Reed does not perform the required maintenance on the heavy
equipment. Michael Blada added that the hydraulics on the heavy
equipment needs to be worked on and unfortunately, this is something that
Felton Reed is not certified to do. Valerie Wagner commented that if this
is the first time that she has heard that there has not been any maintenance
performed on the heavy equipment in a long time and if this is the case
then she will have to reschedule both the Forklift and Aerial lift training
coming up during the end of May until the heavy equipment has been
repaired. Rocky Bonura stated that he should meet first with Tom Brown
to discuss this problem before rescheduling the training dates.
7.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:00 p.m., 2nd Floor of the
Bookstore Building, Room 253.