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RESOLUTIOH N0. 7-95
WHEREAS, the City of Brookings recognizes its need and
responsibility for the safety of its employees and
WHEREAS, the City considere accident prevention and safe and
healthful �+orking conditions integral parts of an efficient and Mell
run organization,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Commission of the City of
Brookings does hereby approve and adopt the Safety Committee By-laMs
as attached.
Passed and approved this 7th day of February, 1995.
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SAFETY COMMITTEE BYLAWS
I. Formation
The Safety Committee is hereby formed and established in concurrence with the
City of Brookings Resolution No. 7 - 95 for the employees of the Brookings
City Government.
II. Purpose
Employees of the City of Brookings are considered valuable assets;their safety is
of vital concem. Recognizing its need and responsibility for the safety of its
employees, the City considers accident prevention and safe and healthfi�l working
conditions integral parts of an effcient and well run organization.
III. Policy
Safety will be given primary importance in planning and operating City activities in
order to protect City of Brookings employees against occupational injuries and
illnesses, and to protect the City against unnecessazy fina.ncial bwden and reduced
efficiency.
Each employee is responsible for the safety, well being, and safe work conduct of
themselves and those that report to or are assigned to him/her.
To cany out this policy the City will:
l. Maintain safe and healthful working conditions.
2. Fumish, within reason, the best available mechanical safeguards and
personal protective equipment, where in its judgment, they are needed.
3. Maintain an active and aggressive program to promote safety awareness.
4. Insist that all employees observe established safety regulations and
practices and use the safety equipment provided.
IV. Nlembership of the Safety Committee
Membership of the Safety Committee will be composed of one representative from
each of the following departments with equal representarion of managemern and
union employees:
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Engineering, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Library, Liquor Store,
Park/Recreation/Forestry, Police, Solid Waste, and Street.
The Human Resource representative shall be the only permanent representative
and shall be chairperson of the Safety Committee.
All other members will serve three year terms with a staggered rotation schedule
to provide continuity.
Each year the chairperson will submit a list of proposed candidates to fill vacated
Committee sea.ts to the City Commission for appointment.
The existing committee will draw for tenns of 1 year, 2 year, and 3 year tenns.
V. Secretary
The secretary will be selected each year by the members of the Safety Cominittee.
The secretary will be responsible to keep minutes of each meeting and of notifying
members of ineetings.
VL Attendance
Meetings of the Safety Committee shall be conducted once per month, at a time
and date selected by the Committee.
Any member of the Safety Committee missing three meetings in a row without a
valid excuse will be notified by the secretary of his or her duties as a member. A
fourth unexcused absence will result in dismissal from the Committee.
VII. Duties of the Safety Committee
A. The Safety Committee will review the South Dakota First Report of Injury
Reports and Minor Injury reports submitted to the Human Resources
Offcer during the preceding month.
B. The Safety Committee shall bring to management's attention the need for
corrective action of any safety and housekeeping problems with a courtesy
copy of all correspondence to the Commissioner in charge of that
department.
C. The Safety Committee will investigate complaints of violations of
Brookings City safety procedures and take appropriate action to remedy
them. The following procedure will be followed with personnel violations:
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1) Committee will review the complaint, and ifwarranted, shall send a
notice informing the employee of the violations.
2) If a violation is repeated, the Committee will request the violating
employee to appear before the Committee and explain why he or
she is violating safety regulations or procedures.
3) Should an employee continue to violate regulations, the Safety
Committee shall recommend dismissal or suspension of the
employee.
VIII. Quorum
A quorum shall be constituted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the
Committee. A majority shall be six(6) members. Approval of any action or
recommendation shall require a two-thirds majority of the total Committee.
IX. Appeals
If recommendations to the depaztments are not acted on in a timely manner, the
Safety Committee or its representatives reserve the right to meet directly with the
City Commission concerning the safety issue. The decision of the City
Commission shall be final.
X. Budget
The budget for the Safety Committee will be a line item in the budget of the
Human Resowces Department. The chairperson will be responsible for
administering the funds.
The chairperson will submit a draft of the proposed Safety Committee budget to
the Safety Committee in the month prior to budget review by the City
Commission.
XI. Subcommittees
Subcommittees may be appointed from time to time by the chairperson to address
specific safety issues. The subcommittee will then report back to the Safety
Committee as a whole.
Approved February 7, 1995 by Brookings City Commission
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