University of Toronto

OISE and the Department of Sociology

Joint Health and Safety Committee

MINUTES

Date:Thursday, March 8, 2012

Time: 10:00 a.m. Called to order at 10:15 a.m.

Location: Room 8-126

Name / Present / Absent / Member
Category* / Certified Member
(Y/N) / Work Location (dept, bldg, room)
Catherine Duff / X / W - CUPE / N / 252 Bloor
Christine Davidson / X / W – Co-Chair, USW Local 1998 / N / 45 Walmer Rd.
Debbie Mparoutoglu / X / W – USW Local 1998 / N / 252 Bloor
Diane Giang / X / W – USW Local 1998 / N / 252 Bloor
Dominic Goveas / X / W – USW Local 1998 / N / 252 Bloor
Elizabeth Broccoli / X / M - Co-Chair, Management / Y / 252 Bloor, C-100A
TBA / X / M - CAO / N / 252 Bloor
Keegan Burt / X / W – USW Local 1998 / N / 252 Bloor
Trevor Stiner / X / Guest – SCS-ELP / Y / 252 Bloor
Mary Lovatsis / X / W – USW Local 1998 / Y / 252 Bloor
Ann Trakosas / X / W – USW Local 1998 / N / 252 Bloor
Penny Deligiannis / X / W – USW Local 1998 / N / 45 Walmer Rd.
Phillippa Pothemont / X / W – USW Local 1998 / N / 252 Bloor
Pierre Lee / X / M - Recording Secretary / Y / 252 Bloor
Sandra Deike / X / E – Manager, Occupation Hygiene and Safety
Stephanie Swift / X / W – UTFA Librarian / N / 252 Bloor
Yongfang Jia / X / W – CUPE 3907 / N / 252 Bloor
(*) W – Worker/Non-Management (if unionized, record name of union), M - management, E - Ex-officio, F- Faculty
GUESTS: N/A
Name / Title / Department
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:
(statement to indicate minutes of previous meeting have been read & acknowledged, and to record any corrections to it)
The minutes of the Oct 13th, 2011 and Dec 14th, 2011 JOHSC meeting were approved with minor spelling corrections
CURRENT AND NEW BUSINESS ITEMS:
Item #: / Discussion
(heading, description, actions taken, recommendations) / Actions Done By
1 / Inspection Schedule Update
  • Elizabeth will send out an inspection schedule and sample checklist in the next few days.
/ EB
2 / Terms of Reference (TOR)
  • Still waiting for an update from EHS.
  • Sandra Deike is no longer with UofT.
  • Pierre will contact EHS re this matter
/ Info Only
New Business
1 / Washroom Renovations. Renovations of the washrooms are underway. Due to costs constraints, renovations are being done floor by floor, annually. The costs of the renovations are picked up by Facilities & Services / Info Only
2 / Carpets. A question was raised re the replacement of carpets. Elizabeth has clarified that replacing carpets are normally the responsibility of the departments. / Info Only
3 / Housekeeping. It is reported that garbage cans in the individual offices are not emptied as scheduled. Elizabeth shall send a note to Housekeeping. / Info Only
4 / Window Film. Since the installation of the Window film, OISE has had 11 incidences of cracks in the windows. The film was retaining the heat and thus, causing the window cracks. Elizabeth is seeking compensation from the manufacturer – 3M. / Info Only
Updates: Incident Reports
Item #: / Discussion
(heading, description, actions taken, recommendations) / Actions Done By
1 /
  • Reviewed OISE Incidents
/ Info Only
NEXT MEETING:
Date: June 7th, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Meeting Room 8-126
SIGNATURES:

[Worker Co-Chair][Management Co-Chair]

CC: / Safety Bulletin Boards
Office of Environmental Health and Safety, 215 Huron Street, 7th Floor