EXHIBIT
17-B
MINUTES
Team Safety Meeting
September 28, 2006
- The meeting was called to order at 2:30 pm in the 5 Harris Court Conference Room -
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Michael Boles,
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
I. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
A. Follow-up on Harris Court Hazards still outstanding
from past Inspection
Reports. Boxes
of file folders from the Seaside Adjudication Trial have been sitting against
the wall in the hallway outside of the Water Demand Division for over 6
months. Team Safety’s inspection report
in April asked that they be removed from this area as they were a trip and
emergency exit hazard. File folders stacked on the floor of the File Room in
the Planning and Engineering Division have been mentioned as housekeeping
hazards for the past two years. Promises have been made orally and in written
form to dispose of the boxes in both areas.
However, it has been asserted by the responsible Division Manager that
other critical priorities have prevented his staff from being able to review
the materials in these boxes and determine what can be disposed of, what can be
moved to archives, and what should be retained.
He believes that this process is essential before action can be
taken.
In the last
Team Safety Meeting, it was determined that the General Manager is the only one
with the authority to determine priorities.
Team Safety can note hazards and recommend action, but it cannot direct
that action be taken. Therefore, a draft
memo should be prepared for the General Manager’s review regarding this
issue.
NEW
BUSINESS
A. Welcome to
New Team Safety Member: Michael Boles was welcomed as Team Safety’s
newest member. Michael has been a
Conservation Representative in the Water Demand Division for almost two
years.
B. Safety
Suggestions: The new Senior Fisheries Biologist, Kevan Urquhart,
noted that the small batteries being charged in the Harris Court garage could
prove to be a fire and explosion hazard.
There are two types of batteries, sealed and ventilated. The charger is running for long periods of
time.
C. Upcoming
Training: A new round of CPR/First Aid Training will be
scheduled for October. CPR certification must be renewed every year. First Aid
certification lasts 3 years.
II. NEXT TEAM SAFETY MEETING
The next Team Safety Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, November 28th at 9:15 am, will be devoted to the annual inspection of District Field locations. This year will begin inclusion of the Seaside ASR well site.