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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Safety (Committee) - 05/16/1989 Karie Jens - .. - a Ci ty4er,k ' - - CITY OF KENT =- SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES May 16, 1989 Present: Bruce Lipp, Barbara Keohane, Joe Sams and Lori Brown FIRE Incident: During a demonstration, a firefighter rain around the vehicle to turn off a valve and cut his hea& on the end of a ladder in the down position. Comments: The Committee felt that this was a preventable accident and could have been avoided with a helmet. PARKS Incident: Employee attempted to dump a basket of balls and injured his arm. Possibility of the use of improper lifting procedures. Comments: Inadequate information was given on the accident report so a determination was not made regarding this particular accident. The supervisor has been contacted since the last meeting and clarified that the employee had not been using proper lifting procedures and has been given instructions for lifting heavy loads. The Committee will again review this accident in June. PARKS Incident: While scrubbing walls and ceilings of a building, employee overextended arms and strained neck. Comments: This accident was considered preventable by the Committee. It was advised that the employee move the ladder more often when cleaning ceilings. POLICE Incident: Injured leg when jumping over the six foot wall at the Academy. Comments: Proper procedures were used in this particular incident, so the Committee determined that this „i¢ c; ent was non- preventable. POLICE Incident: Employee struck foot on a partially open file drawer. SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES May 16, 1989 Page 2 Comments: This was considered to be a preventable accident and it was advised that the employee should be more careful, and the office staff should close drawers that are not currently in use. POLICE Incident: Officer was shooting at City of Kent ranges for weapons qualification when he was struck on the outside edge of the right cheekbone by a bullet fragment. Comments: The Committee was very concerned about this incident and asked that Chief Frederiksen be contacted , to determine why the range is apparently unsafe. According to Chief Frederiksen, unauthorized persons had entered the range and were using weapons that damaged the metal plate. The lane was closed down when the damage was discovered and not opened until it had been fixed. In the future, the Range Master will be checking for damage on a regular basis. Also discussed was the possibility of obtaining handouts regarding poison ivy and other hazards of this nature. Joe .Sams will be investigating this issue and providing the City with materials.