SAFETY MEETING MINUTES-Wednesday, October 3, 2007
WAC 296-800-130
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Location Name: North Beach Elementary
Number of Employees: 28
Firm Address: 9018 24th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117

Type of Operation: Elementary School
No. of Safety Committees: 1
Number of Employees Carrying Active First Aid Cards: 4
Number of Supervisors Carrying Active First Aid Cards: 1

Name of Safety Director, or Safety Officer or Committee Chairman: Chairperson: Steve Sanders
Telephone Number: 206-252-1510 or direct 206-252-1533
Date and Time of Committee Meeting: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Start time 1:05 pm. End time 1:30 pm

Date and Time of Next Committee Meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 24th, 1:00 pm.
Location: Staff room

Members of the Safety Committee present

EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES:
Principal: Joanne Bowers X

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES:
Chair: Steve Sanders X    Custodian: Ray Zittlau X

Nurse: Mary Proudfoot X

Playground: Allen Senear

PTA: Nancy Werlinger X

Minutes written by: Steve Sanders

Agenda:
Review of last safety meeting: Approved? Yes
Corrections: None

1. Unfinished business from the last meeting: None

2. Any hazards report during this period?
Infestation of roof rats outside the building reported and traps set.

3. Any investigations since last meeting? Cause identified and corrected? None

4. Is accident and illness prevention program working? Yes

5. Other safety-related topics covered: * -action items
A.) * Nancy will check with PTA who is handling the disaster comfort kits for the classrooms.
B.) *Steve will follow up with an email about teachers taking the blue bins to the playcourt, away from the wire fence, as soon as the comfort kits for each classroom have arrived.
C.) Mary asked about the new communications equipment that we were told to expect, as told to the nurses last spring. These were to have been upgrades to each schools emergency communication equipment. Steve reported that he had not heard a word about he equipment since she reported it last spring. *Mary will check with Peggy Macaroe.
D.) Mary reported that PTA has authorized her to buy a new lockable rolling cart for the emergency medications. The current one is too wide for easy removal to outside during an emergency.
E.) *Steve and Ray will get started on refilling the emergency water jugs.
F.) Steve handed out the new staff assignments for the disaster committees/teams. Revised North Beach Emergency Plans were handed out to new staff and are available for anyone needing one.

Action items reminder:

*Nancy check with PTA.
*Steve will send out an email reminder to teacher about their blue bins.
*Steve and Ray will refill the water jugs.
*Mary will check with Peggy about the new emergency equipment.


Next Meeting is scheduled for 1:00 pm. on Wednesday, October 24th.