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2.02.4 Safety Committee. <br />The Orono Safety Committee continued to meet in 2024. The main charge of this committee is to review injuries <br />on duty, and to determine if they could have been prevented and how they can be prevented in the future. The <br />City renewed its contract for services with Safe Assure to draft updated safety manuals and compliance <br />documents, provide required and voluntary safety training, and to conduct building safety inspections. Required <br />AWAIR, Right to Know, Blood borne Pathogen, Emergency Action Plans, and Ergonomics training was provided to <br />all employees. <br />In 2024, the process for reporting claims have been updated to include all incidents to account for best practices, <br />causing an uptick in claims reported. However, the City's worker's compensation mode decreased from 0.65 to <br />0.61, meaning the City's risk compared to other cities is significantly lower than average (=1). <br />2.02.5 <br />Item <br />2022 <br />2023 <br />2024 <br />Workers Comp Claims <br />2 <br />1 <br />9 <br />Lost Days <br />0 <br />0 <br />16 <br />Cheers Committee. <br />The Cheers Committee is charged with planning and executing city staff moral and welfare activities. <br />Events this year included the Staff appreciation summer picnic, Staff recognition holiday party and the <br />annual chili cook -off. The committee also participated in the City's first ever staff wellness fair. Of special <br />note was the Staff Holiday luncheon and charity auction. Proceeds from the auction ($4,000) along with <br />toys and gifts were provided to a local family in need. <br />rMf <br />._W_1 <br />sr., —, <br />17 <br />