JOINT LABOR
MANAGEMENT SAFETY & HEALTH MEETING
January 22, 2007
Attendees:
Management
APWU
Joseph Zembruski, Manager Maintenance Ops Robert Kovalick, Maint. Craft Dir.
Joseph Bates, Manager Dist. Ops. T3 Joseph Lukowsky, T-3 Steward
John Rohrer, Safety Specialist
Fredricka Watkins, Supervisor Transportation MHU
George Osborne, T-3 Safety Coordinator John Gibson, Branch President
Robert Hall,
T-3 Steward
Safety Captains
Shirley Williams-Long
Mark Cupscoe
Maintenance PM
Report
Reviewing the report, it was identified that numerous
pieces of equipment which have been removed or converted are still showing on
the Maintenance PM Schedules. Overall, maintenance is being performed on the
equipment as required. The
JSA’s for Sack
Shake Out
JSA for the manual dumping of sacks was developed and
reviewed with the affected employees. Operations will review the JSA with all
employees in the Roller Table areas to ensure every employee received the
information. Documentation will be forwarded to safety. Once the completed
modifications are completed, the JSA will be updated to reflect the final
modifications. It was recommended to have safety gates installed on the steps at
the shake-out stations. Safety will work with
1767, 1769 Review
A review of Hazard Reports indicated some improvement in completion. However, there were some areas with need for improvement, Safety will address those with the MDOs of the affected areas. A proposal to utilize the 1767 as a Near Miss/Incident report was agreed. Any incident not warranting an Accident Report will be documented and tracked through the 1767 process.
Reviewing the accident reports, documentation of
corrective actions was lacking. Safety will develop and implement a corrective
action tracking form and provide training to all Supervisors/Managers.
Boat Hooks
Three boxes of telescopic boat hooks arrived. Any work
area in need of hooks may contact Safety. Safety will be the control point for
issuing and ordering additional hooks as needed.
Area Safety
Committee
John Gibson provided information from the last Eastern
Area Joint Safety Committee. The facility will review Handbook MS-56 and the
Dok-Loks
It was identified that if the dok-lok does not engage
and a door is open, the green light will remain on the outside. This may cause
the inadvertent movement of trailers while loading/unloading. Maintenance and
Safety will evaluate and update procedures as indicated.
Safety Captains
The Safety Captains shared two concerns with the committee. The stacking of trays on the tray sorter 3 and 4 high creating an ergonomic risk as well as falling hazard. It was determined that trays will not be stacked more than two high on any leg of the sorter. Safety will develop a talk and issue to all tours. Signs will be posted and the JSA reviewed. Also there was concern over equipment being loading backwards on trailers at Dock 7. Safety will investigate and correct with employees in the area.
Committee Training
Safety
Plant Manager
Mrs. Brittingham indicated the outside lighting project
was complete with the exception of some small paving repairs. The additional
lighting vastly improved night time conditions. Also, the floor in the West
Expansion is scheduled to begin repairs next month. The original floor will be
removed and new concrete poured. This should eliminate any problems we have
experienced in the past. Maintenance will continue to apoxy small patches until
the repairs are completed.
Next meeting tentatively scheduled for