Central District Safety Minutes


VERIZON
MICHIGAN CENTRAL DISTRICT
SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES
MARCH 5TH, 2008    9:30 AM

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Subject: Monthly Meetings Minutes

The meeting was held in Owosso on Wednesday March 5th at 9:30 AM, next meeting will be in Owosso on April 9th, 9:30 AM

MEMBERS PRESENT
ED BRUSH
GERRY HITTLE
GLEN KOWALSKI
MIKE ARDREY
CHET GUILD
ROB TEETZEL
JJOHN GILLIES

MEMBERS ABSENT
PAT SCHNEIDER
HOMER GUMBS
PAUL GEORGE
BOB GEISLER
DDICK VANDENBERG

GUEST
LOIS KORZECKE


 OLD BUSINESS

03-15-06    REMEBMER TO TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT ACTIVATE YOUR TAIL LIGHTS!! MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE, AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WATCH FOR ICY-SNOWY ROADS!!!

01-11-7-1    NEW SIGNS FOR SERVICE TECHS HAVE BEEN  ORDERED PER TIM SMITH, SOME HAVE ARRIVED BUT MANY NOT RECEIVED YET. NEW STATE LAWS TAKE EFFECT ON 1-1-08 STATE WIDE, MANAGEMENT IS AWARE OF NEW D.O.T. LAWS

10-03-7-1    THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT NEW SAFETY VEST BEING VERY HOT.

10-03-7-2    THE CONDITION OF THE ST JOHNS WHSE PARKING LOT.

10-03-7-3    ARE THE C.O. VANS-TRUCKS SET UP CORRECTLY FOR HAULING THE LARGE C.O. GENERATORS? CAN FLEET GO BACK TO A STICKER SYSTEM OR SHEET TO BE KEPT IN VEHICLE ON WHAT THE VEHICLE IS RATED TO TOW?

12-12-7-1    IF DRIVE WAY PARKING LOTS OR DRIVES ARE IN NEED OF PLOWING OR SALTING CALL WOW WHEN NEEDED. ( THIS IS A WEB-BASED SYSTEM ).

12-12-7-2    IS IT POSSIBLE FOR DISPOSABLE CAMERAS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR TECHS TO USE IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT PICTURES OR FOR DAMAGE CABLE PICTURES, COST COULD BE BILLED TO DAMAGER, THIS WOULD CUT RECOVERY DELAYS, PICTURES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.

JUST A REMINDER ABOUT LADDER SAFETY, BE VERY CAUTIOUS WHEN PLACING LADDERS ON STRAND TO REMOVE-PLACE AER DROPS IN MID-SPAN, JUST HAD A TECH IN OHIO FALL 22 FT AND GET INJURED WHEN TECH WAS THROWN OFF LADDER WHEN P-CLAMP BROKE BECAUSE OF IMPROPERLY PLACED LADDER.


 NEW BUSINESS

03-05-8-1    IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO SAFETY COMMITTEE    ATTENTION THAT NEW 2006 AND 2007 VEHICLES HAVE FIRST AID AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER STICKERS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS, BUT NO FIRST AID KITS OR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VEHICLES.

03-05-8-2    THE ENCLOSED AREA IN YALE WHERE THE DUMPSTER IS PLACED AND TECHS PARK THERE VEHICLES HAS FOOT DEEP RUTS MAKING IT HAZZARDOUS FOR TECHS AND THE SUPPLY TECH CAN NOT BACK INTO YARD TO DELIVER SUPPLIES AS HER VAN BUMPER DRAGS ON THE GROUND, THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED IN EARLY SPRING.

03-05-8-3    MILFORD PARKING LOT HAS NOT BEEN PLOWED IN LAST COUPLE OF SNOW FALLS, OR SALTED, RESULTING IN A VERY ICY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TECHS REPORTING THERE.


Respectfully Submitted by
Gerry Hittle/ Recorder for
Ed Brush/Chairperson