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Item No: 2 <br />Meeting Date: May 2, 2011 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> <br /> From: Don Peterson, Public Works Supervisor <br /> Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator <br /> <br /> Item Title/Subject: Safety and Health Program <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />In 2009, a consultant from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) <br />conducted a consultation audit/inspection of the Public Works facilities. During this <br />inspection, OSHA required that that the City form a Safety Committee that meets on a <br />monthly basis. Further, OSHA also required that the City adopt a Safety and Health <br />Program, which outlines the City and employee responsibilities in ensuring workplace safety. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />After receiving the audit results in 2009, the City immediately formed a Safety Committee. <br />Members of this committee include Don Peterson (PW Supervisor), Desaree Crane <br />(Assistant City Administrator), Officer Kirk Leitch (MVPD), Jeremiah Anderson (Housing <br />Inspector/Code Enforcement), and Nate Behlen (PW Maintenance). <br /> <br />In early 2010, the Safety Committee started work on the Safety and Health Program Policy. <br />With the assistance of the League of Minnesota Cities, the Safety Committee drafted a Safety <br />and Health Program Policy (attached) for the City Council’s review. This attached policy will <br />need formal adoption by the City Council at a future City Council Meeting. Please review the <br />attached draft policy. Don Peterson and I will be presenting this item and answer any <br />questions you may have about this policy. Formal adoption of this policy is required under <br />OSHA regulations. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />__________________________ <br />Desaree Crane