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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F1
Safety violations occurred in the Supervised Adult Crews program, putting crew members and the public at risk.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Grand Jury recommends that the Sonoma County Probation Department:
Establish a method for verifying that daily safety meetings are held at the start of each work day.
F2
An improved training program in the use of power tools and protective gear increases safety for crew members and for the public.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Grand Jury recommends that the Sonoma County Probation Department:
Monitor road crew safety along roadsides and highways to protect both the crews and the public.
F3
The Probation Department’s failure to provide safety and training information in Spanish endangers road crews and the public.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Grand Jury recommends that the Sonoma County Probation Department:
Provide safety training in the proper use of all power tools at daily roadside safety meetings and assure protective gear is worn when power tools are used.
F4
A functioning complaint process is important to identifying and correcting safety hazards, resulting in improved work crew and public safety.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
The Grand Jury recommends that the Sonoma County Probation Department:
Provide all written materials related to job safety in English and Spanish and require onsite supervisors to speak and understand basic Spanish.
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R5The Grand Jury recommends that the Sonoma County Probation Department: Ensure that all Supervised Adult Crew members are aware of the process for registering a complaint about safety or other work concerns.
No Responses Found 1
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
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