ATTENDANCE:
George Quirk - Retail North Sydney
Jack McMullin - LC Glace Bay
Andrew Gingell - LC Sydney
Dave Fillmore Local Area Manager
Don MacLeod - Supvr Sydney
Brian Pottie - Supvr North Sydney
Lew Palmer - Supvr/Co-Chair
Janice Maclnnis - Medisys
OLD BUSINESS:
NORTH SYDNEY:
- VOP permits. Some still expired and need replacements. The
Learning Institute issues them and will be advised
- The issue re a step van or right hand drive is still awaiting
to be addressed by
Route Measurement in Halifax
- New dock curtains have been installed.
- Lew advised that Profac had submitted a proposal to Alan
Kelly, CPC Real Estate, to have sump pump alarms tied into the ADT Security Systems and
that system would differentiate between a break-in type of alarm and a sump pump problem.
CPC has not approved this proposal yet.
GLACE BAY:
NO OLD BUSINESS
NEW WATERFORD:
NO OLD BUSINESS
SYDNEY:
NO OLD BUSINESS
STATION "A":
NO OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS:
NORTH SYDNEY:
- Need fatigue mat at the Retail counter. George will forward
measurements to Lew.
- The issue with the radio still irritating `some"
employees has come up again and the matter will be escalated to the Local Area Manager
this very day..
- This day an employee wrote a letter (copy attached)
describing another employee creating work floor friction by blowing a loud whistle a
number of times. This will also be escalated to the Local Area Manager.
GLACE BAY:
NO NEW ISSUES
NEW WATERFORD:
NO NEW ISSUES
SYDNEY:
- Want a scent free workplace. Lew will try to locate some
posters that deal with this issue and a memo will be placed in the Info Book
- Boxes still being knocked over. Lew pointed out that CPC is
currently reassessing the design and specs of their Street Furniture in the hope that
issues like this can be addressed. Andrew further suggested the possible use of spikes
protruding from the base of the boxes.
Janice Maclnnis gave Lew a list of those employees validly
trained and certified as First Aid Attendants. Please see the attached list:
| Employee |
Office |
Certified |
Expires |
| Gary Borden |
Syd MPP |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
| Cyril MacDonald |
Syd MPP |
April 2005 |
Apr. 6, 2008 |
| Anne MacEachern |
Syd MPP |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
| Donald MacLeod |
Syd MPP |
April 2005 |
Apr. 6, 2008 |
| Janice Moriarty |
Syd MPP |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
| Robert Simm |
Syd MPP |
April 2005 |
Apr. 6, 2008 |
|
| Sandy Mclnnis |
Station A |
April 2005 |
Apr. 6, 2008 |
|
| Alex Fraser |
New Waterford |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
| Ken MacKillop |
New Waterford |
April 2005 |
Apr. 6, 2008 |
| Helen Murray |
New Waterford |
April 2005 |
Apr. 6, 2008 |
|
| Ralph Curnew |
Glace Bay |
April 2005 |
Apr. 6, 2008 |
| Sandy Gillard |
Glace Bay |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
| Jack McMullin |
Glace Bay |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
|
| Rick Hanes |
N. Sydney |
Oct. 2003 |
Oct. 10, 2006 |
| Bill Lamond |
N. Sydney |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
| Brian Pottie |
N. Sydney |
Oct. 2003 |
Oct. 10, 2006 |
| Ken Steele |
N. Sydney |
Nov 2005 |
Nov. 3, 2008 |
SAIR REPORTS:
#38723 Employee slipped on ice, fell down resulting in lost
time. Corrective Action exercise care and slow down
#38647 - Feb 3/06 - double dog bite - Corrective Action -
dog has since been put down.
#38783 - Feb 7/06 - Carrier slipped twice on same day -
Corrective Action - be vigilant and slow down.
#40745 - Feb 27/06 - Employee was lifting a letter-tainer
out of a mono which was about halfway up the height of the mono and weighed about 20 lb
when he strained his back. He missed 2 days work. Corrective Action - open the gate all
the way when emptying full mail containers, face the container and bend the knees.
#40671- Feb 27/06 - Employee tripped over his own feet,
losing his balance and falling into a railing. After brief modified duties, he was back to
full duties.
Next meeting April 11, 2006 (second Tuesday of every month)
1:00 P.M. |
