minutes to september 9th 2010 meeting

8/8/2019 Minutes to September 9th 2010 Meeting

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ONTARIO POLICE HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSOCIATIONProtecting Those Who Protect Us

Ontario Police Health and Safety Association MeetingThursday September 9th 2010Greater Sudbury Police ServiceLionel E. Lalonde Center239 Monte PrincipaleAzilda, Ontario P0M 1B0

8:46 - Opening of Meeting Welcome from Meeting Hosts ManagementRepresentative Todd Zimmerman of Greater Sudbury Police Service welcomedmembers to the OPHSA September meeting at the Lionel E. Lalonde Center inAzilda.

Association Representative Dan Zembryzcki of Greater Sudbury Police Servicewelcomed members to the OPHSA September meeting at the Lionel E. LalondeCenter in Azilda.

Both Todd and Dan expressed the need for local health and safety diligence andthe value of OPHSA in learning and educating health and safety issues to ourPolice Services.

8:49 Guest Speaker Clay BurtonClay Burton Electrical Safety Association - Electric Safety

www.ESASAFE.com

9:50 10:05 Break

10:05Jennifer Amyotte - Pandemic Routine Practices and Infection Control

11:00 Review of Meeting Minutes from Peel Regional Police - June 3rd 2010 comments questions concerns. Minutes approved without amendments.

As per the OPHSA Constitution, a discussion was held regardinginvitations to outside Police Service Agencies to become members of OPHSA.Public Services Health and Safety Association (Joe Watkins) and Ontario


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Association of Police Services Boards (Nick Dzudz) will continue with theirObserver status with OPHSA. We continue to welcome their assistance in mutualHealth and Safety concerns.

Discussed was the pending retirement of OPHSA Treasurer Lori Taylor.

As per the OPHSA Constitution, elections will be held the first meeting of thecalendar year. Please consider volunteering your time to assist OPHSA.

OPHSA Secretary Mark Ballantine advised of a pending OPHSAConstitution change (Vote at the December Meeting) Article X Minutes ofMembership Meetings our minutes are forwarded to Organizations includingOntario Senior Officers Police Association (OSOPA Peter Pennlington), PoliceAssociation of Ontario (PAO Doug Allan), Ontario Association of Chiefs ofPolice (OACP Peterborough Lakefield Police Chief Murray Rodd) and currentlyworded Municipal Health and Safety Association (MHSA Joe Watkins). MHSAhas changed their name to Public Services Health and Safety Association

(PSHSA). A Constitution change is requested to reflect the name change.

A discussion was held regarding membership fees and it was agreed tokeep the fees at $100 per Police Service annually as well as a standard $20 aperson meeting fee.

11:20 Section 21 Committee UpdateDoug Allan (PAO) spoke regarding the previous Section 21 Meeting May

14th. Those that attend the Section 21 Meeting whom also attend OPHSAMeetings are George Borbley (OPP), Doug Lewis (OPPA), Darwin Trojan(OPHSA), Doug Allan (PAO), Nick Dzudz (Ontario Association of Police ServicesBoards) and Peter Pennlington (Ontario Senior Officers Association).

An advisory note regarding MDTs in Cruisers will be spoken to attomorrows Section 21 Meeting (September 10th 2010).

A Safety Officer is being discussed at scenes to relieve an IncidentCommander from these duties. A Safety Officer will ensure a major scene is safefor everyone involved.

Supervisor training in Health and Safety is being discussed, as most arenot given it as part of their supervisor training. This is a personal liability for aSupervisor in the Act for the safety of an Officer. A firefighter death in PointEdward resulted in charges laid with the Fire Chief as Supervisor. A localnewspaper summary -http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2704851

Workplace Violence and Harassment Guidance Note to be updated toinclude outside the workplace (building) a link is on the PAO Site.

11:32 Round Table

South Simcoe Police ServiceNo Current Issues

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Darwin Trojan, ChairC/O York Regional Police Service

17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket Ontario L3Y [email protected] Telephone # (905)895-1221 Ext. 7908


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London Police ServiceUncle Sam Boot squeaks one in 20-30 pairs prevents a quiet

approach.

Timmins Police Service

John Gauthier was welcomed to OPHSA Timmins has always been amember but distance to meetings has been an issue John intends to attend toassist his Service with Health and Safety issues.

Lunch 11:30 to 12:20 Prepared and Served by staff at the Lionel E. LalondeCenter

Ontario Provincial Police / Ontario Provincial Police AssociationInfection Control is a beneficial presentation. Training was requested to

the Commissioner around sickness issues.N95 Mask issue one member complained to the Ministry of Labour that

they were not fit tested then they all were.Section 21 Auxiliary Unit matter are they covered by WSIB? Doug Allan(PAO) advised all salaried employees are. They pay into a legal assistanceprogram. Our members need to know that they supervise an auxiliary officer.

Waterloo Police ServiceBoots trying a non insulated boot Terra and Rocky make non-insulated

work boots.Radio issues have been resolved. No squelching with new stereo

headsets.Health and Safety training is being conducted for all members. A new

procedure has been developed to have a worker from the area where an injuryoccurs speaks at the Health and Safety meeting (for a best explanation from thework group).

Vests Moly weave with snaps Patrol gets vests now with handcuffpouch and radio pouch cresta are on the vests with Waterloo Regional Police

Auxiliary Police vests are labelled for easy identification every Officer isissued a plain clothes holster

Chicago last week introduced the Interceptor Sedan Utility Vehicle not aTaurus or Explorer an All Wheel Drive the Caprice will be sold in Canada asof three weeks ago the stick is on the floor to engage drive the seat of theInterceptor is redesigned will be in Michigan next week for trials.

Halton Regional Police ServiceIm Lee has taken over from Bonnie Gwilliams in HaltonLife Jacket throw training will be conducted at block trainingNoise survey for Marine Boats likely will be a hearing protection

recommendation

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Peterborough Lakefield Community Police ServiceA drowning oiccurred in July where an issue arose regarding rescue and

recovery Officers were in the water searching for the victim no injuriesoccurred to Officers, however a concern should a similar situation arise again.

Suggestions were to obtain debriefing notes request from employer

Health and Safety can then concur with the directions from the debriefing if nonotes are availabnle, then the Incident Commander can be invited to the Healthand Safety meeting and notes can be made from there ultimately, the sceneneeded to be turned over to the Fire Department as they are recovery for allwater issues.

Peel Regional Police ServiceAll officers are going to be carrying the same guns transitions are

underway a cross between health and safety and equipment committees.Winter Gloves? None issued found a glove but jammed in 4046s but

M & P (Military and Police) okay now M & P issued to everyone

March death of Officer no seatbelt training video from internalinvestigation deceased Officers wife speaks in the video to say slow down andwear a seatbelt

Police Service gave area reps Health and Safety Training

Police Association of OntarioPost Traumatic Stress is a priority with WSIB to get medical intervention

faster than later.

Stratford Police ServiceOn going radio issues new emergency wing in Hospital and no radio

serviceCall out for shift supplement two guts worked a double shift as no other

Officers came in recommendation was they could respond to emergency callsonly and to sit at station after 16 hrs of duty should not be operating a motorvehicle Employment Standards Act says 16 hrs a Policy in Hamilton?

Greater Sudbury Police ServiceNo Current Issues

13:35 Meeting concluded

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December in WaterlooThursday December the 2nd in Waterloo

March

Please Host a Meeting!

Further information, questions or concerns - Contact Mark Ballantine - [email protected]

WWW.OPHSA.BLOGSPOT.COM for all OPHSA INFORMATION

2011 Memberships are Due!!Please print the application for membership renewal off the BLOG

http://ophsa.blogspot.com/Fill it out and mail to Lori Taylor with the annual fee


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Members in Attendance

Mark BallantinePeterborough Lakefield Community Police Service

[email protected]

Joe WatkinsPublic Services Health and Safety

[email protected]

Todd ZimmermanGreater Sudbury Police [email protected]

Dan Zembrzycki

Greater Sudbury Police [email protected]

Bert LapalmeGreater Sudbury Police [email protected]

Matt PucanGreater Sudbury Police [email protected]

Deb BentleyStratford Police [email protected]

Lori TaylorHalton Regional Police [email protected]

Doug AllanPolice Association of [email protected]

Bob BaltinPeel Police [email protected]

Im LeeHalton Regional [email protected]

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Lynn McCaigOntario Provincial [email protected]

Peter PenlingtonWaterloo Regional Police [email protected]

Doug LewisOntario Provincial Police [email protected]

John GauthierTimmins Police [email protected]

Lino PrelazziLondon Police [email protected]

Jacqueline LongSouth Simcoe [email protected]

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