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UC Field Safety Workgroup. Report on April 4, 2003 meeting Chair, Russell Vernon, Ph.D. Laboratory/Research Safety EH&S, UC Riverside. Overall Goal Simple & User Friendly. Create brochure about the process
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UC Field Safety Workgroup Report on April 4, 2003 meeting Chair, Russell Vernon, Ph.D. Laboratory/Research Safety EH&S, UC Riverside
Overall GoalSimple & User Friendly • Create brochure about the process • Website for user to easily discover the hazards and controls that must be included in their field safety plans and to create such a plan • With a risk assessment decision tree UC Field Safety Workgroup
What are the topics the participants felt important to cover? Discussed variety of current activities & accidents
Field Safety Brainstorm UC Field Safety Workgroup
Identified Key Topics • Communication • Transportation • Field Plan Examples & Decision Trees • Risk Management • Responsibility & Accountability • Computer Resources • Medical Considerations • Security UC Field Safety Workgroup
Topic Subcommittees • Members self selected • Champions & advocates • Identified deadline – July1st • Scope of 1st step - delineate all the elements of each major topic • 1-year goal - draft brochure & beginnings of website UC Field Safety Workgroup
Charter & Goals • Agreed with the draft charter and mission, as written, with reservations about the creation of an academic course • Will revisit that goal at a future date UC Field Safety Workgroup
Conference Calls • Monthly conference calls 4th Thursday of each month at 9:00 resume in May • May 22 • June 26 • July 24 • August 28 • September 25 • October 23 • no call in November , or December UC Field Safety Workgroup
Discussion? UC Field Safety Workgroup