Minutes of the
Physics Division ES&H Committee
September 9,
2002
Attendees: K. Hardy, T. Spadafora, F. Rosado, C.
Thompson, C. Bebek, J. Kadyk, M. Kotowski, R. Madaras
Absent: S. Dardin, M. Garcia Sciveres, R. Kadel
Self-Assessment
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Validation
o Important to have some type
of proof, paper trail, etc.
o Survey, questionnaire, and
interviews are considered to be of more substance to us because of the feedback
we get.
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Report
(Handout)
o Review of report
o Grading was green (meets or
exceeds requirements)
o HEAR Database is not up to
date
o K. Hardy has updates and
changes on paper but they have not been put on into the database
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Ergonomics
o Grading was green
o Hopefully all can be trained
this year
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Training
o Yellow grading for training
completion (Needs improvement)
o Lots of people have been
seen working in/on open electronics and are not trained - NOT GOOD
o Intake procedures for new or
returned employees are not consistent or reliable
o Documentation problems seem
to be abundant
o Need to come up with
corrective actions for yellow graded items
o Guidelines need to be
created new people and those who have to take classes or require some training
o Ongoing reminders should be
set up
o Guidelines need to be
outlined for people who use Physics Machine Shop
o This year our own (Physics)
JHQ will be put on the Web
o Cryogenics class to be
offered soon
o M. Kotowski is willing to
give classes on any specific safety issues
Additional
Topics
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Minutes
from safety meetings
o Clear and easy to understand
o Discretion can be used when
publishing minutes in the Web
o Leave names/details out;
just mention that there was a brief discussion
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Safety
inspections
o Scheduled for Mondays at
11:00am
*Action
Items
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Suggestions for corrective actions for Self-Assessment Review
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Look at Physics Safety website and give suggestions. What would you like to see? What DON'T you want to see? Everyone encouraged to look at Earth
Sciences, Material Sciences, and EETD websites for ideas.
