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MAYOR Michael 1. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Mercian Bob Pedersen 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR (651) 484 -2177 / FAX: (651) 484 -4538 Joel R. Hanson Email: cityhall @ci.little- canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Kathy Glanzer, Deputy Clerk DATE: November 4, 1999 RE: Proposal for Safety Policies and Training - SafeAssure The City of Little Canada is mandated by OSHA to have written safety programs in a number of areas as well as to provide annual training to employees. The City does have a Safety Committee; however, the task of writing safety policies specific to our City as well as arranging for the mandated training has proved to be difficult. While sample policies are available, these policies must be specific to individual cities' operations. Also, the mandated training is not currently being provided by any government entity such as the League of Minnesota Cities or Government Training Services. Attached is a proposal from SafeAssure to handle all of the City's needs with regard to OSHA— mandated safety policies and training. They also conduct simulated OSHA inspections of the City's facilities to identify any deficiencies and make recommendations for corrections. SafeAssure is currently providing this service to many cities in the metro area. In checking with some of the cities that work with SafeAssure, all have been satisfied with the service provided. As you can see from SafeAssure's proposal, they are quoting $3,275.00 for the first year of service if the City forms a group with two other cities. The cost - savings results in that monthly training sessions are alternated between the three cities, for example, one month Falcon Heights and Lauderdale employees would come to Little Canada for training, and the next Little Canada would go to one of the other cities. During the first year of service, SafeAssure will have written the required policies and have gone through one round of mandated training, as well as done the simulated -OSHA inspections. Subsequent years will include keeping policies updated, continuing with training as well as inspections. SafeAssure has indicated that the cost of the second and subsequent years of service has typically been 25% less than the first year. It is the recommendation of the Safety Committee that the City contract with SafeAssure at a cost of $3,275. Page 104