UNIVERSITY HEALTH & SAFETY COUNCIL MINUTES
December 14, 2016
Approved __________________
Present: Marianne Bell, Morgan Bliss, Stacey Ferris, James Hudson, Kerry Neubauer, Shane Scott, and Ian
Seiler
Absent: Michael Luvera, Forrest McNeally, Andres Moreno, Jeff Penick, and Steve Sarchet
The meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m. by Morgan Bliss, Chairperson; quorum present
1. Action Items
Approval of the minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of November 16, 2016 was presented by Jim
Hudson and seconded by Shane Scott. The motion was approved.
2. Information Items
Council Membership: Replacement of Betty Hawkins (Civil Service – WFSE) with another WFSE member,
preferably from Dining Services.
Review of 2016 Loss Trends: see attachment for further details.
 By Occupation
o Highest number of reported injuries (51) = FMD, including student employees (4)
o Second highest number of reported injuries (23) = Dining Services, including student
employees (11)
 By Cause
o Highest number of reported injuries (29) = Slips, Trips, & Falls (STF)
o Second highest number of reported injuries (25) = Cuts/Punctures
o Third highest number of reported injuries (24) = Material Handling (twisting, turning, bending
stooping, reaching)
 Student Employees
o  58 percent of reported injuries come from Dining Services (11)
o 42 percent of reported injuries are Cuts/Punctures (8)
o 4 of the 6 Burn/Scalds are student employees from Dining Services
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2016 Loss Trend numbers are typical of past years
Dining Services has the highest percentage of student employees than any other department on
campus
— Dining Services has a high turnover of student employees each quarter ( 30 percent)
— Dining Services does have a safety committee but sporadic meetings throughout the academic
year
— Dining Services does perform standard training for its student employees (knife safety, safe lifting,
etc.)
Member Questions:
 Should we consider doing safety training as part of the hiring process?
 Should we have the various departmental safety committees report their
issues/concerns/findings to the University H&S Council each year, even once per quarter?
Online Reporting Forms
 Accident Reporting (see attachment “HOW TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE ACCIDENT REPORT FORM” for
details)
o Can locate the form by either searching in A – Z or typing accident report in search box
o Form is used by both employee/student employee and students/visitors. Each group is
identified by marking circle in upper left-hand corner of online form
o For employee/student employee accident report, supervisor is sent completed form by
individual to fill out their portion (i.e., time loss, corrective actions, etc.)
 Report an Unsafe Condition or Hazard
o Form allows for anonymous reporting (as per L&I)
Member Questions:
 Should we have departments post the “HOW TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE ACCIDENT REPORT FORM” on
break room bulletin boards?
 Is it possible to put the accident reporting form(s) in the CWU student app?
 EH&S will have its own webpage; currently under the FMD banner
Draft Safety Plan: (see attached document)
 Request H&S Council review and provide comments by the next meeting in January
Update on EH&S Manager Hiring Process
 In the interviewing Stage
 Four (4) interviews scheduled for this week
Follow-up Items: Jim Hudson is planning to email out the draft written programs (Hazard Communication,
Chemical Hygiene Plan, Accident Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment, and Respiratory Protection)
FTGOTO
 Fire Marshal is currently doing the biennial fire inspection (academic & business buildings)
throughout December
 OSHA’s Top 10 Violations (2016) shared with members (see attachment)
Next Scheduled H&S Council Meeting: January 25, 2017
Meeting was adjourned at 10:59 a.m. (motion to adjourn by Jim Hudson and seconded by Stacey Ferris)