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Health &= ; Safety Committee Meeting Minutes

 

Monday, June 25, 2007

Present: Ernie, Dave, Steve, Kyla

 

  1. Review of Injury / Incident Reports since last meeting:
    1. This report is from Mar. 27-June 25, 2007. There were 3 reports to WCB of workplace injuries.  Non= e of the employees lost any work time.
    2. The reports were divided among the committee members to follow up.
  2. Review of Injury/Incident reviews completed:  None to review.
  3. Review of Unsafe Working Conditions Reports:
    1. Nor formal report was submitted, but policy representatives discussed concerns around infectious diseases and universal precautions at some programs.  At one progra= m, the staff have received an inservice from the  HSCL<= /span> nurse.  The manager also arranged fo= r someone from the Center for Infectious Disease Control to come and speak to t= he team. The handouts from that presentation are attached.

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          i.   &nb= sp;  Handout of MRSA (Methic= iliin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       ii.   &n= bsp;  MRSA is a staph infection resistant to most antibiotics.&n= bsp; It is becoming common in hospital settings. 

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     iii.   &= nbsp;  Universal precautions are the most important tool to preventing infections for staff and the people we serve. 

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     iv.   &n= bsp;  Hepatitis B has a vaccine available that staff are able to get with a visit to their doctor.  Their doctor will review the vaccine’s benefits and potential side effects.

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        v.   &nb= sp;  Is Food Safe necessary for all staff to have= ?  Currently, only staff at Taunton – a licensed facility – are required to take FoodSafe.  Other programs could have one staff or the manager of each program take Food Safe= and then report the information back to all of the staff at a team meeting.

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     vi.   &n= bsp;  The Spectrum New Employee Orientation curren= tly does a review of Universal Precautions.  Managers should ensure the program orientations also review what the= ir program has in place for universal precautions – where are gloves sto= red, etc.

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   vii.   &= nbsp;  Review that Universal Precautions is or isn’t on the checklist.  Currently, univ= ersal precautions is not on the default program Orientation Checklists.

    1. An unsafe working condition was brought up at the meeting.  A new resident was placed on= an emergency basis at a home and staff felt that they did not have the b= asic information necessary to keep themselves and the individual safe.  Things that need to be in pl= ace include:

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          i.   &nb= sp;  Staff must get basic knowledge on individuals being served

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       ii.   &n= bsp;  Medication Administration Record should be in place and all staff should be given medication information

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     iii.   &= nbsp;  Shift routines should be outlined so people = can provide some predictability.

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     iv.   &n= bsp;  Behavioral programs should in place (avoidin= g triggers, response to anxiety, keep focused…)

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        v.   &nb= sp;  This feedback will be provided to the program manager and coordinators to ensure everything is done to ensure the safety = of staff and the individual served.

  1. Information on New and Young Workers, new policies taking effect July 26, 2007.
    1. The regulations have been revised to ensure specific information is provi= ded to all new and young (under 25 years old) workers when they begin wor= king at a new position.
    2. The new regulations are listed here:

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          i.   &nb= sp;  http://www.spectrumsociety.org/OHS/SharedDocuments/WCB_You= ngWorker_Regulations.pdf

    1. The Young Worker centre on the WorksafeBC sit= e:

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          i.   &nb= sp;  http://www2= .worksafebc.com/Topics/YoungWorker/Home.asp

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       ii.   &n= bsp;  We will review the required information and ensure it is added to the Spectrum new employee orientations and program orientations where necessary. 

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;     iii.   &= nbsp;  It is a priority that everyone knows how to = ask for help.  Senior staff have a role in orienting and observing new staff to find out if they= are comfortable and have enough knowledge about the job. Senior staff should kn= ow that they can give this information to the manager; mangers should know that they can ask this of senior staff.

  1. Next Meeting July 30, 2007, 10am-noon.
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