March 2021 Safety Committee Minutes
MINUTES OF ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY SAFETY COMMITTEE HELD VIA ZOOM
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021 STARTING AT 8:00 AM.
Chairperson: Patrick Gagnon, Co-Chair
Present: Nick Ormasen, Co-Chair, Susan Johnson, Secretary, Kasarian Dane, Jim Kozsan, Tara Tent, Marsha Sawyer, Suna Stone, Ethan Townsend, Noelle Black, Naomi Fernandez, Bill Ritchie, Stacie Olney-LaPierre and David Geleta
Apologies: Sharmela Garcia-Martin, Jill Pflugheber, Mary Charleston, Marcus Sherburne, Tim Kinch, Dan Seaman, Stacy Vassar and Traci Grainger
Open comments, introductions and guests
Noelle Black, Student Representative
Naomi Fernandez, Student Representative
Approval of the Minutes
New Business:
The EHS Department has developed 2 online forms to digitize the workflow of employee accident and near miss reporting, as well as hazard and safety suggestions. Nick Ormasen presented the new forms, solicited feedback, and answered questions from the committee. The finalized forms will be linked from the EHS website and go live the week of 3/8/21 at https://www.stlawu.edu/environmental-health-and-safety/accidentincident-form
A concern of ice and snow safety at the Dana Dining Hall wheelchair entrance was brought to the committee. The last snowmelt ice and snow came off the roof heavily and could have injured someone.
A concern of smoking within 30 feet from a building issue was also brought to the committee. Lots of smoking around Student Center near entrances and cigarette smoke is coming into building at times.
Old Business: None on agenda.
Tabled:
Pet Policy needs to be rebuilt and a committee has been formed: Sharmela Garcia-Martin, Stacie Olney-LaPierre and Pat Gagnon. Debra Mousaw from Human Resources will be joining the committee. Initial Meeting has been scheduled for November 18th. Evelyn Jennings will serve on this committee as well; researching other schools’ policies is underway. In discussing with NYS6 all schools acknowledge that pets are welcome on campus on a leash; the complaints have come in that pets are in office/residential spaces The committee that was formed to discuss/update policy will be meeting prior to next Safety Committee meeting.
Review Integrated Pest Management Plan –Suna reported that she met with Marcus Sherburne, Melissa Miller, Bruce Streeter and Ryan Strate and has corresponded with David Geleta to review the draft plan. She is making edits based on the meeting. Marcus Sherburne will be preparing a Grounds pesticide application plan in April.
It is requested that any new business to be added to the Agenda be forwarded to Susan Johnson no later than March 26th, 2021.
There being no further business, the meeting closed.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:30 a.m.
Future Meetings:
Meetings will be held via Zoom from 8am-9am. Dates of future meetings will continue to be the first Friday of the month: 4/2/2021, 5/7/2021 and 6/4/2021
Susan C. Johnson
Assistant to the AVP of Safety & Security and Emergency Management
Safety & Security
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