Safety Meeting Minutes 11/11/2014

Members present: Jon Elsie, Jeff Nyitrai, Ray Stewart, Alisha Craig, Jim Owen, Tim
Hull,
John Chesnut
Members not present: Adam Wilson, Dennis Ballewske, Tom Lehsten, Tracy Kuhn,
Chad Gregory
Action Items Open/Follow-up:
Safety Program Reboot the safety program with an emphasis on incentives
for active participation versus the passive card system. Use safety budget to
purchase fun and meaningful prizes, (Craig/Stewart/Chesnut) Collaborating
with Fremont as they just started a new plan. Approval for Monthly
Spot the Violations safety initiative. Jon Elsie received approval to purchase
one year subscription to website in order to password protect Rexam
information. Password set to staysafe.
Plate Bins Tracy Kuhn updated Committee on progress. Adding different
style Bin, (Tracy Kuhn) New turntable type bin (On hold), Table installed
(Lehsten).
IBO Safety (Best practices) Go over online best practices and develop
plan to complete items (Tim Hull, Chuck Phillips) Clear procedure COMPLETE and Label Gas valves In Process
Traffic Hazard ID Mapping Painting cross walk on flooring, Mirrors being
purchased, Warehouse doorway (Close it off because of chain not being put
back up) Tom Lehsten making guarding. COMPLETE (Tim Hull) (install
remaining mirrors) COMPLETE; Put lock on rail between Whse and
Production In Process
Fire Alarm System Add another Amplifier and speakers for Fire alarm and
make an audible alert on paging system. Torrence Sound in Engineering and
quote phase. (Tim Hull) Nothing done on this. Awaiting on Torrence
Sound
o Evacuation Rally Areas Place Placards for each area (FE, BE,
QC, etc) In Process
Washer Training on Handling Chemicals Look into training
(Minor/Stewart)
A300 / Mobility mix up and SNL2 /SNL3 95% completed
Kone Cranes Safety Summary List. Has hoist that is rated for 1 ton but
Beam is only rated at ton. WO 91512801 all arraignments for repair
is completed. Repairs In Process.
Order New Safety banners emphasizing personal ownership and
elimination of all communication barriers. In Process.
New Items:
Headlights on Forklifts throughout plant Notification sent; 2 trucks
wired, remaining trucks to be wired In Process
Discussion of swing gate at man doors by sorter and depal
Discussion in process
Pal/Depal Anti-fatigue mat Jon Elsie getting dimensions so mats can
be ordered.
Safety conference with USW 8316 Finalize list of attendees

Web Site: How many hits? 120 hits/month now that website is accessible on
production floor.
Add Glove Safety on Web Site Glove Training
SAP Work Orders:
12 OPEN In system

 15 Closed Aug/Sept.
Completed Items:
Washer HF incident and concerns reviewed. To assist emergency
personnel 2 additional tubes of Calcium Gluconate will be purchased (Stewart
2/21). Universal Precautions will be reviewed with the team as multiple EEs
work on the washer besides the trained washer mechanics. Suggested that
this become part of the annual safety refresher training (Safety Committee
2/28, curriculum/materials TBD) Inspect and verification of Chemical Storage
Room ventilation. Tubes in Washer Lab & Production office. (Ray
Stewart)
Hard Hats - Some people are wearing, some are not-all agreed policy has not
change and must be enforced consistently and uniformly across crews. More
Caps on the way
Sprayer Ladders (2) two step ladders purchased. No handrails on them.
Look into another type of ladder. New ladders presented at meeting. Ladders
in place and in use
Sprayer Brakes Electrical changes made to stop them quicker and Brakes
in process of installation. Adjust decal to cure drive faulting. Completed
Safety Jackpot Issues with no card being handed out. Continuing
Doors around plant being left open Enforce SQF Policy (All Supervisors
and employees to enforce)
Basecoater 1 Catwalk needs finished on mezzanine. (Tom Lehsten
completed)
Back End Job Box- DeWalt grinder removed from Job Box
Necker Tooling Copper Sulfate being used in Kent, Washington for cleaning
Tooling. Continue with our current process.
Site Security went over visitors knowing gate code.
Deco Guarding Head bump issue, soliciting ideas and suggestions from the
mechanics. Recommendations sent to RTC and in house adjustments made
when possible. No feedback reported on this yet. (Hull/ Owen)
Blades being used for Date codes continuous use of blades to remove
date codes for plates use retractable knives. Come up with a different type
of application. (Ray Stewart, Jeff Nyitrai, Tracy Kuhn) Enforce Knives
being used.
Lockout / Tagout Went over new procedure, removal permit, and device
labeling
Item brought for shift to shift hand offs. Continue process and investigate
procedure for handoff (Tim Hull & Jon Elsie)
Chemical Room Rack Storage Racks too small. Need to investigate
(Adam Wilson)
New Water Cups for Floor personnel Get cups (Alisha Craig & Tom
Lehsten)
On Premise posting and KNOX BOX Install. (In process) ( Tim Hull &
Ray Stewart)
Uncoiler Material Stand Come up with a guard for the Coil stock as it rolls
into cupper. ( Jim Owen, Front End Mechanics, Shop) Done
Stretch Wrapper Railing Tim Hull & Machinists)
On Premise posting and KNOX BOX Install. (In process) ( Tim Hull &
Ray Stewart)
Deco jog sequence needs a permanent fix as the current configuration has
no indexing or inch control. Contact RTC about the issues and
suggested/recommended fixes. This is a corporate initiative that will need
approval. (Chestnut 3/14). Approval given for jog sequence changes. (Chesnut
& Engineering). Change was made and process is under review for safety and
functionality. Complete
Water Coolers around plant Toledo Water Conditioning to fix (Reverse
Osmosis)Jeff to contact Toledo Water
Safety website access on shop floor (Craig/Stewart)

Sign up for premium (usernames & password, Rexam IT

request regarding company information) (Elsie/Chesnut)
COMPLETE
Aries Welding re-certification passed. COMPLETE
Safety review of fire tank removal process COMPLETE
Bottom Varnish Guarding RTC informed getting quotes from two
vendors (Chuck Phillips) Shop will do. Talk this over with Ron & John
COMPLETE
GFI Plugs for Waste Water Area (Tim Hull & ETs) COMPLETE
Wells/Chad Fremont Table top exercise for spills Thursday
10/16/14 - COMPLETE
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