Revelstoke

Workplace Health & Safety Committee

MINUTES

June 9, 2005

Committee Members & Meeting Attendance

Name	Title	Occupation	Emergency #’s	X IF ABSENT
Jack Huxtable	Co-Chairman	Manager Operations Road	814-7032
Bob Gardali	Co-Chairman	Conductor	814-7025
Doug Cassell	Member	S&C Manager	814-7021	X
Ed Palasz	Member	Track Maintenance Supervisor	837-8598
Paul Bede	Member	Locomotive Engineer	837-8225
Kent Jones	Member	Bridges & Structures	837-8227	X
Jody Grant	Member	Track Maintenance Foreman	837-7861
Phil Parr	Member	S&C Maintainer	837-8206
Al Stewart	Member	Track Maintenance Foreman	837-2486
R Sobon (Alt)	Member	S&C Construction		X

Guests: Tim marinier, brian black

AGENDA

I. Opening of meeting / INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS

II. read and adopt minutes of last meeting

III. safety action plans

IV. unfinished business

V. correspondence, business arising

VI. incident review reports

VII. safety hazard reports

VIII. reports of sub-committees

IX. district safety advisor report

X. new business

i. OPENING OF MEETING - Meeting called to order 0930.

ii. READ AND ADOPT MINUTES OF LAST MEETING – Minutes of May 12 meeting read and adopted.

III SAFETY ACTION PLANS (FOPS)

Review 2005 Safety Framework Plan

Goals

1. Reduce cARDINAL RULE VIOLATIONS BY 50%

2. mINIMIZE RISK OF ACCIDENT / INJURY WITH NEW HIRES

3. REDUCE PERSONAL INJURIES BY 10%

4. REDUCE MINOR TA’S BY 15%

5. SAFETY COMMUNICATION AND RECOGNITION

Standard Activity - Tracking Calendar

1. REDUCE CARDINAL RULE VIOLATIONS BY 50%	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Complete Date
· Promote Rule 90		16	23	39	30
· Promote Pre-Departure Checklists		16	30	37	50
· SOFA Audits		2	5	3	4
· ORCA		4	4	4	10
· Promote Hand Brake Procedures				30	15
· Promote Job Briefings, Communications & Situational Awareness		16	15	75	30
· H&S presence & focus during major Work Program activity (Shuswap Sub) - very close alignment with ES understanding and communication work activities with RTEs
· Promote fixed signal form		16	10	42	30
2. MINIMIZE RISK OF ACCIDENT/INJURY WITH NEW HIRES	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Complete Date
· Promote / pursue coaching / mentoring strategies				44
· Promote job briefings, communications, situational awareness		40	14	47	90
· Promote thorough hand signal training		16			5
· SOFA Audits & ORCA			4/5	3/4	4/10
· Shadowing program at Golden, Rev & Kamloops
· Monitor / caution ‘enthusiastic’ new-hires
· Emphasize proper entraining / detraining			10	57
· Ongoing communication / challenge to seasoned vets to mentor / coach new-hires				43	90
· Promote new-hire comfort in volunteering inexperience to LE’s during job briefings		16			90
· Promote LE comfort in enquiring on Conductor experience				41
· Cross-functional SOFA Audits – Golden		1

3. REDUCE PERSONAL INJURIES BY 10%

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Complete

Date

· Promote Pre-Departure Checklists

· Promote rules / procedure compliance

· SOFA Audits & ORCA

4/5

3/4

· Promote voice communication rule compliance

· Site Inspections, including customer audits & derail, restricted clearance & x-over audits

· 4 Safety Meetings, Manager, H&S and LC Footboards and AFHT Safety Meetings

4. REDUCE MINOR TA’s BY 15%

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Complete

Date

· Promote job briefings, communication rule compliance & situational awreness

· Promote rules / procedure compliance

· Promote new safe work procedures manual

350

· Mentoring / coaching new-hires

· SOFA Audits & ORCA

4/5

3/4

4/10

· Safety Meetings / Footboard and AFHT Meetings

5. SAFETY COMMUNICATION RECOGNITION

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Complete

Date

· Service Area Manager messages

· 4 Hour Safety Meetings and Recaps

· Framework tracking and celebrating successes

· 1, 5, 10, 20, 25+ year injury free recognition

IV UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Item (YY-MM-##)	Brief Description	Action Taken / UPDATE	date
0305:02	P Bede reported recent incident in difficulty removing an injured employee from unit.	Note: Item had been elevated to National H&S Policy Committee as advised by S. Sabatini April 2004. D. Harder to check status MOTION TO CARRY	June 9
0412-01	W Hayman letter re concern about the sanitary conditions on locomotives	C Koutroumanos reported MS Golden perform a thorough trimming of coal MT’s going to the mines. On their return the loaded movement, MS performs a quick trimming. These are the only MS services on the BCI. Other trains going across the Service Area are handled at either Alyth or Coquitlam depending on their origin. These trains by-pass Golden and are therefore not serviced by MS on the BCI. Committee discussed the fact that train crews should be responsible to clean up after themselves. Daron Harder advised this issue has not been elevated to the Policy Committee. He will go back to Kevin Sholes and pursue a system wide bulletin MOTION TO CARRY	June 9
0412-04	B Gardali reported there is a concern with regard to the weight of packs that RTEs have to carry with all their rule books, etc	D Harder contacted S Sabatini for advisement to elevate to Policy Committee. Sergio has requested Committee forward their recommendations with regard to what needs to be downsized, etc. Paul & Bob to followup. MOTION TO CARRY	June 9
0412-06	P Bede brought forward a L/E concern regarding SBU failure on descending grade (Mountain)	This issue has been addressed previously with Transport Canada – operating practices are currently in place. Paul advised issue has been raised to Hucker who indicated will progress to Policy Committee MOTION TO CARRY	June 9
0504-01	P Bede requested units have instruction decals installed for the new radios	Paul advises instructions are on the radio but the way they are installed on the unit you can’t get access to it. Jack & Paul will pursue options. MOTION TO CARRY	June 9
0504-02	B Templeton advises the middle seat on units are not being maintained and they are required with the new Trainees	Problem has been highlighted with Mechanical Services. Incidents should be reported to Diesel Doctor and documented. MOTION TO DELETE	June 9
0505-01	Bob reported a recent 24 hour power outage at Field Bunkhouse. Suggested that the whole bunkhouse should be wired to emergency generator. Policy should be in place for extended periods of outages with regard to handling crews.	J. Huxtable to discuss with Facilities. MOTION TO CARRY	June 9
0505-02	Bob reported the Kamloops Bunkhouse has been very full lately and crews are having to utilize track side rooms which are very noisy. He has requested sound level testing be done	B Gardali with pursue sound level testing with Facilities / K. Sholes MOTION TO CARRY	June 9
0505-03	Bob advised the Field Station has very unsanitary conditions in the washrooms.	Facilities to advise MOTION TO CARRY	June 9

V CORRESPONDENCE & BUSINESS ARISING

Letter received from a Locomotive Engineer regarding his concern with level of heat occurring in the locomotive unit – excessive temperatures. Recommended air conditioned units. Jack Huxtable this subject has been reviewed many times. Paul Bede will forward to General Chairman Hucker.

VI INCIDENT REVIEW REPORTS

Incident Type Location Cause Injury Location Preventative Measures

CRV – train entered working limits

CRV

FOPS

Mi.101.0 Shu

05.06.08 1025

Investigating

N/A

Formal investigation

Review Safety Performance Report

2005

Type of INjury

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

YTD Total

Lost Time

Modified / Light Duties

Medical Treatment

Total FRA’s

Minor Injuries

Total Personal Injuries

2004

Type of INjury

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year End Total

Lost Time

Modified / Light Duties

Medical Treatment