Two Viking House students in yellow helmets on the Viking House building site, with houses in the background.

FGSD Safety, Health & Wellness Committee

  • Safety committees assist employers in making continuous improvement to safety and health programs
  • The purpose of safety committees is to bring workers and management together in a non-adversarial, cooperative effort to promote safety and health.
  • All employers with employees are required to establish a safety committee or hold safety meetings.
 
Best Practices of a Safety, Health & Wellness Committee
  • Be willing to speak up
  • Be a problem solver, not just a problem finder
  • Look beyond conditions and influence the safety culture
  • Be visible
  • Represent your work group
  • Role model good behavior
  • Keep asking "why"
  • Become knowledgeable
2025-2026 Meeting Minutes
 
MEETING MINUTES
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
 
Josh Jeffery, Dist. Safety Coord.
Randy Edmiston, Custodial Manager
Mark Hughes, Dir. of Facilities, Chair
Jennifer Evers, Business Office
Monica Vasquez,
Cornelius
TBD, Dilley
Natasha Day, Echo Shaw 
Brenda Houser, Fern Hill
Stephanie Swanson, JG
Karen James, Harvey Clarke 
TBD, TMUES
Christa Slaughter, OGA
Rob Harsin, NAMS
Christina Mora, FGHS
Thomas Sepulveda, TPHS
Kandice Ertman, District Nurse
Kirstin Le, SPED
Brad Bafaro, Grounds
Sarah Hamlin, Human Resources
Ilean Clute, Director of Finance
Jennifer Brewer, Workman's Comp
Charles Hardin, Nutrition Services