Tuolumne County Road, Fleet and Environmental Health - CRA Director*

The grounds and shops at Columbia, Jamestown, and Tuolumne City.are very clean and well kept. The Big Oak Flat facility is old, but is organized. All facilities are surrounded by fencing and secured with locked gates. Response F1: We agree with this finding.

Fleet Services has the ability to handle more of the county's vehicles from other departments. A flyer has been distributed to the county department heads to make them aware of the services offered, in an effort to generate more business and optimize utilization and efficiency of the Fleet Services Department. Response F2: We agree with this finding.

All maintenance services and repairs are logged for each vehicle, and all equipment, for warranty coverage of parts and hourly usage of all vehicles within the fleet. Response F3: We agree with this finding.

Equipment deemed non essential or too costly to repair or maintain are put up for auction, with all proceeds going back to the department budget. Response F4: We agree with this finding.

Staff safety meetings are held each week. No serious injury or incidents have been recorded for the current fiscal year. Response F5: We agree with this finding.

All fleet Services and Road Department employees are drug tested at hiring. Further testing may be done in case of incident, or upon request of the Department Supervisor. Response F7: We agree with this finding.

First aid kits were present and mounted on the walls at all worksites and in all vehicles. Response F8: We agree with this finding.

A written hazard communication plan is available for all employees review. Response F9: We agree with this finding.

Staff safety meetings are held each week. No serious injury or incidents have been recorded for the current fiscal year. We agree with this finding. There is no recommendation for Finding F5. No response is required. Heavy Equipment operators are Class A drivers. They are drug tested as outlined by the Department of Transportation guidelines. Snow equipment operators run heavy equipment during the snow removal days. We agree with this finding There is no recommendation for Finding F6. No response is required. All fleet Services and Road Department employees are drug tested at hiring, Further testing may be done in case of incident, or upon request of the Department Supervisor. We agree with this finding. There is no recommendation for Finding F7. No response is required. First aid kits were present and mounted on the walls at aif worksites and in all vehicles. We agree with this finding. Alf first aid kits should be inspected monthly to ensure they are properly stocked with necessary supplies and replenished as needed. This recommendation will be implemented by conducting first aid kit inspections in conjunction with the CRA Safety Officer's monthly fire extinguisher and fire alarm inspections. Also, if supplies are used from the kits, employees will be directed to let their supervisor know what they used so it can be recorded and replaced. A written hazard communication plan is available for all employees review. We agree with this finding. There is no recommendation for Finding F3. No response is required. All employees are familiar with lockout/tag out procedures, as required by OSHA. Response F10: We agree with this finding.

All employees are provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including safety glasses, gloves, chainsaw chaps, etc. Response F11: We agree with this finding.

Employees in the Road Department and the Fleet Services Department have not had first aid or CPR training in the past three years. Response F12: We agree with this finding.

In the Columbia and the Big Oak Flat facilities, equipment was blocking access to the electric panels. Response F13: We agree with this finding.

Response F14: No response is required. All employees are provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including safety glasses, gloves, chainsaw chaps, etc. We agree with this finding. Both Road and Fleet Services should be inspected semi-annually to ensure that safety regulations are followed and all safety apparel is used as intended. This recommendation will be implemented through semi-annual inspections. Also, employees will be reminded to bring up any issues with PPE at the weekly safety meeting. Employees in the Road Department and the Fleet Services Department have not had first aid or CPR training in the past three years. We agree with this finding. All Read and Fleet Services employees, including supervisors should be required to take annual CPR and first aid classes as a condition of continued employment. This recommendation relative to first aid training has not yet been implemented but will be by the end of December 2012. The CRA Safety Officer will coordinate with the County's Health Officer Dr. Todd Stolp and others to schedule first aid training for all Road and Fleet Services employees and supervisors at the frequency recommended by Dr. Stolp. This recommendation regarding CPR training will not be implemented. Such training would be nice to do-butis not required by OSHA and does not seem warranted. in the Columbia and the Big Oak Flat facilities, equipment was blocking access to the electric panels. We agree with this finding. itis highly recommended that any equipment be removed from the front of electrical panels. A black/yellow stripe tape should be placed 36 inches around panel boxes to distinguish areas to be kept clear. This recommendation has been implemented and all equipment has been moved. Areas to be kept clear have been appropriately marked. Fire extinguishers in all facilities had not been inspected monthly. We agree with this finding for the Road shops but not the Fleet Services facility. The Fleet Supervisor has been inspecting the fire extinguishers and initialing their tags every month for the past several years.

Fire extinguishers were found on the floor at both the Big Oak Flat and Jamestown Facilities. Response F15: We agree with this finding.

There were no "EXIT" signs posted over doorways leading out of the buildings at any facility. Response F16: We disagree with this finding.

Doors which do not lead to exits were not properly posted as such at any facility. Response F17: We disagree with this finding.

The Columbia, Tuolumne City, and Jamestown facilities hold weekly safety meetings on topics related to their job. At the Big Oak Flat facility safety meetings are not held on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Response F18: We agree with this finding.

Employees of the Big Oak Flat facility were not aware of the location of the MSDS's. In all other facilities the employees had access and understood the importance of MSDS's. Response F19: We agree with this finding.

Columbia has a functioning eyewash station. The Jamestown facility eyewash is not functional. Response F20: We agree with this finding.

Fuel tanks (gasoline and diesel) are identified with a green rectangular label on the ends of each tank. Some tanks have additional labels indicating Combustible or Flammable liquid. Response F21: We agree with this finding.

Only one Fleet Service employee is a certified welder. Response F22: We agree with this finding.

The County Human Resources Manager is currently serving as the Risk Manager. Response F23: We agree with this finding.

OSHA standards are not being followed on a daily basis. Response F24: We disagree with this finding.