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Safety

Safety Committee Mission

To promote and maintain a safe and productive work environment for students, employees, and the community that focuses on early identification of all risk exposures, prevention, training, and mitigation through an active and effective risk management program.

Safety Committee Vision

  • A safe and efficient place to work.
  • A work environment that promotes creativity in problem solving resulting in quality customer service.
  • A work place that promotes wellness and pride in the team.
  • A work environment that promotes effective communications, respects each team member and responsibility of position.
  • Creates a process that puts risk management communications as a daily function.

Safety Committee Goals

  1. Ensure 80% attendance throughout the year with alternates representing work areas when needed.
  2. Enhance facility inspections through form revision and safety representative participation in inspections with agency personnel.
  3. Enhance wellness program with safety committee member support.
  4. Increase employee involvement through departmental meetings with safety committee member leadership.
  5. Enhance safety committee visibility through use of monthly safety topics to be addressed by committee members.
Safety Committee Members 2007-08

Central—Kathy Bond
Clover Ridge—Val Pariseau
Fir Grove—Mary Hardenbrook
Lafayette—Leslie Romine
Liberty—Terry Lukesic
North Albany Elem.—Patty Nordyke
Oak—Mary Lou Seibel, Tonja Everest
Oak Grove—Doug Grimmius
Periwinkle—Jan Holt
South Shore—Jessica Oleman
Sunrise—Charlene Moe
Takena—Kelli Stahr
Tangent—Steve Snyder

Waverly—Barbara Villaruel
Calapooia Middle—Janice Snyder, Sara Baltucci
Memorial Middle—Kerrie O'Brien
North Albany Middle—Leo Gonzalez
South Albany High—Jim Gould
West Albany High—Robb Bell
Albany Options—Mike Lakey
District Office—Lori Williams, Carol Swank
Fairmount Building—Vicki Bielenberg
Physical Plant—Jim McGowan, Helen Jacobs, Doug Pigman
Transportation—Tony Morrison