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Rushford Village council adopts safety programs, dust-control policy and shifts mowing in-house
Summary
The council approved required workplace-safety programs (AWAIR, ERTK, LOTO, BBP), adopted a dust-control policy and voted to have village staff perform hall and park mowing rather than contract the work, citing available maintenance staff.
The Rushford Village City Council on March 17 approved a package of employee-safety programs, adopted a formal dust-control policy and voted to have village maintenance staff perform hall and park mowing rather than contracting the work.
Clerk Mary Miner presented the annual reviews of the AWAIR workplace safety program, the Employee Right-to-Know (ERTK) program, a Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) policy and a Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) program. Miner said the materials are based on League of Minnesota Cities model policies adapted for Rushford Village and are reviewed yearly. The council recorded motions to approve each program without revision.
The BBP update included plans to install sharps containers in the hall bathrooms and a note that employees Dessner, Johnson and Miner have started the two-shot Hepatitis B vaccination series. Miner said the programs cover training and procedures employees must follow to reduce workplace injuries and to respond to exposures.
On dust control, Miner said increasing inquiries prompted the council to codify first- and last-application dates; she will coordinate with townships and Fillmore County and post the policy on the village website and newsletter. Public Works Supervisor Darrin Dessner will confirm timing with neighboring jurisdictions.
The council also voted to discontinue the previous paid mowing contract and have village maintenance staff perform hall and park mowing. Councilmember Robert Hart argued that with two maintenance employees now on staff, the work should be done in-house; the motion carried.
The council closed the item with scheduling reminders for upcoming trainings and the yearly audit.
