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SPOKANE VALLEYEMPLOYEE SAFETY COMMITTEE
Spokane Valley City Hall, Opportunity Conference Room
February 14, 2007,11:00 a.m.
Committee MembersPresent:Committee MembersAbsent:Others Present:
ChrisBerg,Chair Jennifer Cusick None
Cary Driskell, Vice ChairKaren Parsons
Chris Bainbridge, Recorder
Trish Burns-Hart
Tim Klein
Brian Moat
The fourth meeting of the Employee Safety Committee began at approximately11:00 a.m.
Chris Bainbridge reported that according to the WAC’s,it appears it is not mandatory that the Risk Manager
be a part of the Safety Committee, and as Mr. Thompson expressed his preference not to attend due to
limited availability, it was noted that he will no longer be a member of the committee.
1. Committee members approved the January 17, 2007 meeting minutes.
2. Review and Discuss CH2M Hill’s Accident Prevention Program.
Tim reported that he is still giving and receiving commentsconcerning this plan and that Public Works
DirectorNeil Kersten is working with JimDingfieldfor clarification. Chair Chris Berg asked safety
committeemembers to send their comments on this plan to Tim by March 1.
3. SpokaneValley Accident Prevention Program
It is presumed that our own Accident Prevention Program will be a work in progress, and therefore, the
committee reached consensus to approve it as is, knowing changes will be inevitable and likely regular.
Committee members were asked tosendany further comments to Chris Bainbridge by the end of February,
and she will post this information on the website March 1.
4. First Aid Kits Update: Chris Berg/Chris Bainbridge
Zee Medicalmetwith Chris Berg, Chris Bainbridge, and Brian Moat, and toured City Hall and CenterPlace
to ascertain safety needs, after which Zee Medical presented a quote, which was shared with committee
members. From Zee Medical’s original quote of $13,163.50, Chris Bainbridge offered somesuggestions on
how to pare that down to $1,668.75 as follows (please note the cabinets come fully stocked):
Medium First Aid cabinet – CenterPlace Senior Lounge
Medium First Aid cabinet – Parks and Recreation Receptionist Area
Large First Aid cabinet – CenterPlace Kitchen
First Aid Signs (3) – CenterPlace
Infection Control Kit (1) – CenterPlace Kitchen
Fire Extinguisher Signs (13) – CenterPlace
Water-jel fire blanket (1) – CenterPlace Boiler Room
Fire Extinguisher Signs (10) – ValleyPrecinct
Fire Extinguisher Signs (7) – City Hall
Large First Aid Cabinet – City Hall Kitchen
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Medium First Aid Cabinet – City Hall Permit Center
First Aid Signs (2) – CityHall & Permit Center
Infection Control Kit (1) – City Hall
It was noted that the above list does not include anyAEDs (Automated External Defibrillator), AED cabinet,
or necessary medical directive, as the total price for those itemsis $2839, and Zee Medical suggested we
purchase three. Chris Bainbridge said she checked with ICMA, who indicated they are not aware of any
pending legislation which would require government entities to have an AEDon site by any specific year,
and Chris said she checked on the Internet and also could not findanypending legislation. It wasmentioned
that we still need a medical directive for the AEDdonated by the Rotary Club to the Seniors. Chris
Bainbridge and Trish mentioned they believe there are grants available for AED purchase, and they will try
to research that prior to the next meeting. The question came up of what exactly is included in the first aid
cabinets, and Chris Bainbridge said she will contact Zee Medical to get that question answered.
5. Safety Training Comparisons: Chris Bainbridge
Chris explained that there are many entities which offer safety training, and she distributed copies of a list
showing comparisons of training course costs. Chris will send a memorandum to Senior Management (Dave
and/or Nina) for comments/approval of the training and medical supplies. Tim mentioned that WSDOT has
free CPR and First Aid classes and he will check on that, and will check to see if WSDOT may be able to
help with purchasing or training concerning AEDs.Trish will contact Occupational Medicine Associates
(OMA) regarding acquiring a medical directive for the AED we have.
6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Chris Berg
Chrismentioned he spoke with the building department employeesconcerns PPE needs; which prompted
discussion on the need to find out what is required, and how we budget for those items, including
maintenanceand replacement costs. It wasmentionedthat perhaps we need a clothing allowance policy for
those affected staff. It was determined that this will be discussed more at the next meeting.
7. Facility Security Panic Protocol – Chris Berg
Chris said that he has discussed this issue with Bing; and that he will get an update for the next meeting.
Other considerations are visitor’spolicy, including sign-in, visitor’s pass; recommended and/ornecessary
protocol. Chris will also check with Bing is determinethe feasibility of having three different “hot keys” on
the telephone and coding and labelingfor different safety situations which could arise. Chris will get an
update fromBing on this issue.
8. Evacuation Plans: Brian Moat
Brian sharedhis evacuation plans for CenterPlace, and committee members all agreed he should proceed to
post the plans in prominent places at CenterPlace. Brian said he will have the plans posted by March 1.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
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