On August 1, 2011, the Canon McMillan School District Board of School Directors, with support from all emergency services from Canonsburg Borough, North Strabane Township and Cecil Township, accepted an offer from US Life Safety today for a complimentary Life-Counts® system for the entire school district.  Click here to read more.

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Workplace safety is a focus of the Canon-McMillan School District. At the beginning of this decade, the district’s Business Office created a Workplace Safety Committee chaired by Mr. Jon McCrory, chairperson of the district’s Technology Education Department. The committee’s mission is to take a critical look at workplace safety while helping to find cost savings. The committee has equal representation from administration and staff, including teachers, transportation personnel, building administrators, secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers and Administration Building staff. Each committee member receives mandatory training annually, conducted by a professional online through the School Claims Service. In an effort to reach its goals, the committee successfully earned Department of Labor and Industry approval as a Workplace Safety Committee each year by following the mandated rules received during training. The district stays on top of safety issues and concerns along with earning a 5 percent discount on Workers’ Compensation rates. In 2007, the committee also earned the PSBA (Pennsylvania School Boards Association) Insurance Trust Safety Award acknowledging the district for its proactive approach to safety/loss control. Noteworthy recommendations and actions of the committee include: Making recommendations to place an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) in all buildings. To date, all district buildings and facilities are equipped with a life-saving AED. At the conclusion of the committee’s formal meeting, a site walk-through is done and a safety checklist is completed for that building. The committee’s findings are then shared with the building principal or supervisor prior to leaving the building. If any safety violation is found, that building is revisited either by Chairman McCrory or Mr. Randy Huddart, Director of Buildings and Grounds. Later, another walk-through is conducted to observe if safety issues had been addressed. All major findings have been remedied. The Workplace Safety Committee has now grown to include a Transportation Safety Committee. The Workplace Safety Committee shares information with others throughout the district. The committee analyzes Workers’ Compensation claims and looks for ways to avoid future occurrences. Mrs. Joni Mansmann, Director of Business and Finance, says, “The commitment to safety is evident in every building we have visited.” “I encourage anyone with questions to contact me at mccroryj@cmsd.k12.pa.us,” says Chairman McCrory.