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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-06-08-BOH-min Lexington Board of Health June 8, 2005 - Meeting Minutes Room G-15, Lexington Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420 Attendees: Board of Health: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Chair; Sharon MacKenzie, Burt Perlmutter, Deborah Thompson Health Department: Derek Fullerton, Winona Moeller Community Development: Karen Mullins Heiger-Bernays called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. There was no public participation. Heiger-Bernays asked the Board to review the minutes of May 11, 2005. Perlmutter moved to accept the minutes of the May 11, 2005 as amended. MacKenzie seconded. All approved. Heiger-Bernays asked the Board to review the datasheets. Heiger-Bernays asked the Public Health Nurse, Winona Moeller how many hours does it take to deal with the State of Massachusetts requirements. Moeller informed the Board that her needs status quo would be 20 hours per week. Fullerton began a discussion concerning the hazardous incident response at 1722-1735 Massachusetts Avenue on Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. A strong solvent odor was evident in CVS and Pete’s Coffee at ground level. Source identified coming from store under construction (Jasmine Sola) and it turned out to be a concrete sealer called Rez-Seal which requires a drying time of 1 hour with proper ventilation. At 4:00 p.m., CVS and Mario's reopened after levels of carbon monoxide and explosive levels were zero. Pete’s Coffee was not allowed to reopen until the CO and explosive levels were at zero. The Health Department played an important role with the emergency response to the incident assisting the Fire Department in gathering material safety data sheets for the chemical sealer applied, gathering contact information of the building owner and contractor, communication with the Health and Safety specialist of the chemical provider, interaction with the stores and restaurants that were involved with the incident, and communication with the Board of Health for additional assistance. Heiger-Bernays began a discussion concerning high risk foods/establishments. She asked about different criteria for inspections, ways to address inspections and re-inspections and what is going to be the protocol for these establishments. Heiger-Bernays asked Fullerton to have Kathy Fox prepare a printout of high risk inspections. Fullerton presented an update on emergency planning. Fullerton and Perlmutter attended recent Table Top exercises. Fullerton advised the Board that the Biosafety Inspector should be finished with inspections this month. Fullerton recommended finding another inspector, as it has been over a year and no inspection reports have been submitted and because of the lack of communication from the inspector. Heiger-Bernays began a discussion regarding training for non-permitted facilities such as places of worship. Over the next three years, these kitchens should be in compliance and serve safe trained. Fullerton informed the Board that known places of worship are now being permitted. Fullerton also explained that Burlington and Lexington will work together to train food establishments about Hep A as Burlington has a food safety presentation created in different languages. Fullerton began a discussion about “Septic System “101” Seminar to be held on June 15, 2005. He also advised the Board that 300 letters were sent out to septic/cesspool home owners and approximately 200 are in compliance with 100 outstanding. Perlmutter motioned to adjourn the meeting. MacKenzie seconded. All Approved.