THE VILLAGES WOODWORKER CLUB

SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES

MONDAY, APRIL 25^th

MEMBERS PRESENT

John Herega Dick Brady John Scott Charlie Armante

Paul Greene Jack Tagye Harm Borfitz

BINDERS:

Kathy Howe has all the manuals in binders except for the new Stubby Lathe Manual.

FACE SHIELDS:

We will continue to promote the use of face shields . No further action to be taken.

INSTRUCTORS:

No progress this month. John still to meet with Bob Matthews.

MESSAGE BOARD:

Still need a volunteer to be responsible for the message board.

SAFETY STRIPS AND PARKING LOT RESTRIPING:

Both complete.

MONITORS:

A policy is to be written and approved by the board concerning the use of three (3) monitors on the floor instead of the two (2) currently employed during the peak season. John Herega will bring this to the board.

SAFETY CHAIRMAN BACKUP:

John will be actively pursuing a backup for his position as Safety Chairman.

VIDEOS:

A number of videos have been produced with emphasis on safety. They are all available on line. Specifically they are:

· Proper use of the picture frame machine.

· Proper sharpening of gouges

· Differences in the club’s lathes.

· Sander video with emphasis on the use of the guides.

INCIDENT:

An incident occurred at the 8” joiner where a member slipped and fell but was uninjured. The floor under the mat was extremely slippery and the mat slipped under the individual’s feet. John Herega has taped the mat down but further discussion centered on what could be done to assure a better gripping surface. This needs to be addressed.

JOINER/USE OF PUSH STICKS:

There was an accident on the joiner when an individual using a push stick failed to push the piece completely through the gate so that it didn’t close and then when bringing the piece back had his fingers cut by the blade. We should somehow emphasize the absolute need to push your work completely through the gate such that the gate completely closes. This should be addressed to the entire club.

GOLF CART PATH:

Three (3) foot section of path not completed. Jim Spallone will be contacting Lady Lake concerning this issue.

INCIDENT/ACCIDENT REPORTING:

Using the current incident/accident reporting process often does not result in all the pertinent information needed for a thorough investigation. More detail is needed. To this end Harm Borfitz will take responsibility for writing a procedure for reporting all incidents and accidents. It was noted that it would be advantageous for a safety committee member to be available at the time an accident report is being prepared. This may be difficult and depends on a safety committee member being in the shop at the time of the incident/accident. Harm will work closely with John Scott and have the written procedure reviewed by the Safety Committee and also by Anne Bell since it will involve front desk personnel. It should be noted that incidents are not currently reported. An incident is defined as an event that does not result in a personnel injury and an accident involves injury.

Suspending summer meetings:

The committee will discuss suspending Safety Committee meetings for the months of June, July and August at the next meeting.

Submitted by Harmon Borfitz

REMAINING 2016 MEETINGS

May 23 September 19 (third Monday)

June 20 (third Monday) October 24

July 25 November 14 (second Monday)

August 22 December 12 (second Monday)