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.1 <br />Section 2.30 SAFETY MEETINGS <br />PURPOSE <br />To provide a consistent forum for the discussion of ideas and continuing safety training, while increasing <br />the safety awareness of all employee groups. <br />REQUIREMENT <br />At least one safety meeting is required, per month for all branches. Excessive losses (accidents and <br />injuries) will dictate more frequent meetings. It will be each branch's decision as to the organizational <br />makeup of the meeting group i.e., whether separated by residential, commercial or maintenance, or the <br />entire branch as one group. <br />Note: A small group allows instructors to give more individual attention to the employees, thus <br />increasing the success of the meeting. <br />ATTENDANCE <br />Attendance is mandatory. All employees who attend are expected to sign the Safety Meeting Minutes <br />Attendance Form. The following must also be ensured: <br />• The employees will sign their name next to their typed or printed name. <br />• Employees not in attendance, regardless of the reason, will be instructed on all missed material <br />immediately upon their return to work. <br />• Makeup sessions will be documented on the sign off sheet by employee signature and the applicable <br />date in which the training occurred. <br />• Lack of attendance will be viewed as a non - serious violation and discipline will be administered. <br />• Meetings should be approximately one (1) hour in length and employees will be paid for time spent. <br />Safety meeting time shall be included on the employee's total hours worked for that week. <br />TOPICS <br />o Safety meeting topics should be limited to safety with other issues scheduled separately. <br />o Safety meeting topics should include subjects relative to branch activities and their loss history. <br />• The Home Office will provide periodic recommended outlines, covering annual training, regulatory <br />updates and statistical information. Ultimately, the branch is responsible for conducting a monthly <br />meeting even when no Home Office material has been provided. <br />o New Employee Training Topics <br />• The annual safety training manual shall be the basis of the initial orientation. The series <br />"Coaching the Refuse Truck Driver" will also be used as soon after employment as feasible. <br />V[adl :ie`tFS;. W 1 2= 1"'02 Sec. L30 <br />