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<p class=3DMsoNormal>May 12, 2006</p>

<h1>Health &amp; Safety Committee &#8211; New Format Proposal:</h1>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>For the past 5 years, our Health and Safety Committee =
has
been composed of our Policy Committee representatives.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>After a two hour policy meeting, we
would then convene a Health and Safety committee and conduct the health and
safety business required of Spectrum.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>After a review by <span class=3DSpellE>WorksafeBC</spa=
n>, we
are proposing the following changes:</p>

<ol style=3D'margin-top:0in' start=3D1 type=3D1>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in=
'>Elect
     three employee representatives &#8211; front line employees (not
     supervisors or coordinators).<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
     </span>These representatives would be in place for one year and must be
     permanent employees (not in their first three months of employment) to=
 be
     on the ballot.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Each year=
 in
     June we will elect new representatives.<span
     style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>There is no rule against curr=
ent
     representatives running for re-election.<span
     style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span></li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in=
'>Two
     Management representatives will be appointed:</li>
 <ol style=3D'margin-top:0in' start=3D1 type=3Da>
  <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0=
in'>Ernie
      Baatz</li>
  <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0=
in'>New
      Human Resources Manager</li>
 </ol>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in=
'>Health
     and Safety committee members would get 8 hours of training each year.<=
/li>
 <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in=
'>We
     would meet monthly by conference call to conduct the health and safety
     business required of Spectrum:</li>
 <ol style=3D'margin-top:0in' start=3D1 type=3Da>
  <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0=
in'>Review
      incident investigations of worker injuries in the past month.</li>
  <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0=
in'>Review
      Health and Safety plans underway </li>
 </ol>
</ol>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:99.0pt'><span class=3DSpellE><span
class=3DGramE>Eg</span></span><span class=3DGramE>.</span> <span style=3D'm=
so-tab-count:
1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>- Plan to address <span class=3DSp=
ellE>Musculo</span>-Skeletal
Injuries (MSI)</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:99.0pt'><span style=3D'mso-tab-co=
unt:2'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <=
/span>-
Plan to prevent workplace violence</p>

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  <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0=
in'>Review
      reports of unsafe working conditions.</li>
  <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0=
in'>These
      meetings could be as short as 15 minutes and as long as an hour.</li>
  <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:list 1.0=
in'>Documents
      would be circulated by email or the website in advance of the meeting=
.</li>
 </ol>
</ol>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>If you have any questions about these proposals or
suggestions for improvements, please call Ernie Baatz at 604-323-1433 ext 1=
09
or email: <a href=3D"mailto:ernie@spectrumsociety.org">ernie@spectrumsociet=
y.org</a>
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