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Columbia-Willamette Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers
Next Membership Meeting
Thursday November 10, 2011– 5:30 pm
Hayden’s Lakefront Grill Tualatin, OR
CWC ASSE 2011-2012 Officers
President Jill Jones 503-849-1384 [email protected]
President Elect Luke Betts Cell: (503) 430-9007 [email protected]
Vice President Leslie Kantor 503-226-4211 ext. 5420
Secretary Judy West 503-547-8127 [email protected]
Treasure Paula Jones 971-242-5752 [email protected]
House Delegate Michael Sorensen 503-615-6586 [email protected]
House Delegate Matt Harper Office: 503.494.6697 Cell: 503.804.6016
Delegate at Large Bill Kness 503-804-3157 [email protected]
Delegate at Large David Dixon 503-630-3211 [email protected]
Past President Bruce Hollcroft 503-250-3727 [email protected]
2nd Past President Lee Briney 503-413-5016 [email protected]
Membership Chairman Jamal AbuSneineh 503.793.9114 [email protected]
Meet Matt Harper 2011-12 House Delegate
Matt started his career in environmental health and safety in 2006. Currently Matt is the construction safety officer at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. He is responsible for developing strategic methods to minimize construction related impacts to healthcare operations. Additionally, he provides health and safety training, services and consultation to OHSU operation and maintenance departments.
Matt earned a BS in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Environmental Health & Safety from Oregon State University. He has been a member of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of ASSE since 2010 and is serving his first officer duty as House Delegate.
Columbia-Willamette Chapter of ASSE Membership Meeting
2011-12
Date Topic Speaker Location
September 8, 20118 am - 3:30 pm$25 registration
includes Lunch & snacks
Professional Development Conference
Arc Flash/Blast Injury Prevention for Maintenance Operations
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Hayden’s’ Lakeside Grill
October 13, 2011Lunch 11:30-1:30
Oregon OSHA UpdateChapter Year Overview
& Member Resources
Michael Wood-OSHA AdministratorChapter Officers
Hayden’s Lakeside Grill
November 10, 2011Dinner 5:30 – 7:30
Natural Gas Safety and NW Natural’s involvement in Fire
Department training for response to natural gas incidents.
Rob Marcoff, Trainer for NW Natural
Hayden’s Lakeside Grill
December 8, 2011Breakfast 7:00-9:00
Launch: NOASH Coloring ContestTBA Hayden’s Lakeside
Grill
January 12, 2012Dinner 5:30-7:30
Bosses Night"Promoting High-Level Safety Culture
and Performance From the Top"
Anil Mathur – Alaska Tanker, andRobert Pater - Strategic Safety Assoc.
Hayden’s Lakeside Grill
CWC ASSE 2011-2012 Committee Chair
Finance Chair Paula Jones 971-242-5752 [email protected]
Governmental Affairs Bruce Poinsette [email protected]
Job Placement Brian Clarke 360-687-5984 [email protected]
Public Relations/Marketing Chair Judy West 503-547-8127 [email protected]
NAOSH Chair Dave Parsons 503-881-4969 [email protected]
Scholarship Chair Melissa Diede 971.242.5808 [email protected]
Community Service Chair Luke Betts Cell: (503) 430-9007 [email protected]
Student Section Chair Vacant-if interested contact Jill Jones at [email protected]
Awards Chair Al Arguedas 503-705-8313 [email protected]
Election/Nomination Chair Bruce Hollcroft 503-250-3727 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Illa Gilbert-Jones 971.242.5734 [email protected]
Book Keeper Jen Dolan
The American Society of Safety Engineers Foundationis pleased to present the “2012 Scholarship & ProfessionalDevelopment Grant Program” for students pursuing degrees inoccupational safety & health and for ASSE members wishing toadvance their professional credentials. This year we are offeringnearly $170,000 in scholarships and professional developmentgrants.Visit our website at http://www.asse.org/foundation for a listof awards, to download an application and to review most"Frequently Asked Questions".Applications are due December 1, 2011 and award recipientswill be announced on or around April 1, 2012.
Meet Delegate at LargeBILL KNESS
Bill Kness, PE, CWRE, is president and owner at Blue Dot, Inc. an environmental, health, and safety(EHS) consulting company. Bill has more than 20 years of experience providing environmental and safety engineering services for clients across the country. In addition to his consulting work, Bill has worked as the EHS engineer at Leupold and Stevens in Beaverton and in the corporate EHS group at Land O’Lakes.
Bill has also agreed to manage the LinkedIn group for the chapter.
Bill is a professional engineer and a certified water right examiner. He has been a member of ASSE since 2006
Students invited to enter safety video contest
Highlight workplace safety and win cash“Speak Up!” from the director’s chair and promote young worker safety and health in a 45-second public service announcement. High school students across Oregon are invited to enter the thirdannual video contest. The top three entries will take home cash prizes ranging from $300 to $500 and will earn a matching amount for their school. The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]), Oregon OSHA, SAIF Corporation, American Society of Safety Engineers, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), and the DHS-Public HealthDivision are sponsoring the contest.The contest is designed to increase awareness about safety on the job for young people, with the overall theme of “Save a Friend. Work Safe.” Specific video guidelines are outlined in the contestrules. Students are encouraged to use humor, get creative, and use the message “Speak Up!” while emphasizing ways to protect themselves at work. Submissions will be judged on the following:
• A teen worker health and safety message based on the conceptof “Speak Up!” as the main focus of the video (See rules formore specific details)• Creativity and originality• Overall production value (video and audio quality)• Youth appealThe deadline for submissions is Feb. 1, 2012.Contest winners will be unveiled at a screening event to be announced in the spring, and winningentries will be posted on YouTube. For detailed contest information including contest tips,rules, and entry forms, go to www.orosha.org/psacontest/.
2011 Oregon Safety Professional Worksite Grant
• This $2000 grant supports projects or activities that will improve workplace health and safety programs for Oregon workers.
• Grant Requirements: 1) may be new or an extension of an existing activity or program; 2) must focus on an Oregon workplace; 3) must include a credible project evaluation; 4) must be innovative; and 5) must have the potential to be implemented in other workplaces and industries.• Details and application at:
http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/croet/outreach/croet-oregon-worksite-awards.cfm.
• Applicants must be an Oregon ASSE member in good standing. • Applications are due by June 30th, 2011.• If you have questions with the application process, please send an email to [email protected] and request assistance.
20th Annual Southern OregonOccupational Safety & Health Conference
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - Thursday, October 21, 2010Smullin Center at Rogue Valley Medical Center
2825 E Barnett RoadMedford, OR 97504
• Keynote speaker and Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael Wood will not only touch on the past 20 years of successes in safety and health, but will also look ahead to new challenges.
• Registration for the event is $130. Single-day attendance is $90.
• Register online at www.regonline.com/southern_oregon10
• Question? Call Oregon OSHA’s Conference Section, 503-378-3272.
• The conference is a joint effort of the ASSE Southern Oregon Chapter and Oregon OSHA.
Chapter WebsiteAccess Chapter Information• Chapter Activities:
– Monthly meeting/special events information– Chapter Calendar
• Officer contact information• Section contact/meeting info• Job Opportunities• Safety Emphasis Newsletter• Governmental Affairs• Committee Information• Society & Safety Links• Scholarship/Grant Information/links• GOSH, Safety Conferences & PDC• And more….
• Watch for our new format coming in NOVEMBER!
http://www.assecwc.org
Construction Safety SummitAmerican Society of Safety Engineers
Columbia Willamette ChapterMeeting Location:
Home Town Buffet in Tigard (503-624-2794)13500 SW Pacific Hwy (1-mile west of Hwy-217 on99W; south side of Hwy by Bi-Mart)
All ASSE Construction Safety Summit Meetings are open to anyone interested or involved in construction safety…ASSE membership is not required.Cost is limited to $8.00 for lunch...all you can eat!Contact any of the listed CSS Steering Team members, for additional
information. Upcoming Meetings…
3-Month Look AheadOctober 26, 2010Crane & RiggingTBDNovember 23, 2010Risk Management/GPCP (3-Hr Workshop)Randy Lovell/Tony BarsottiDecember 28, 2010Round Table-Year End CelebrationAll Hands
The ASSE Columbia-Willamette Chapter ConstructionSafety Summit Steering Committee meets prior toeach meeting at 10:30 am at the Home Town Buffet.The Steering Committee invites any ASSE or SummitMember to participate in the meetings
• Steering Committee:
• Position Vacant
• Al Arguedas,• AJA Associates• [email protected]
• Laird Blanchard,• OR-OSHA• [email protected]
• Alan Blood,• Turner Construction• [email protected]
• David Douglas,• Skanska• [email protected]
• Jeff Johnson,• ACME• [email protected]
• Phil Lemons,• Streimer Sheet Metal• [email protected]
• Dan Sabatino,• Western Partitions• [email protected]
• Stan Strickland,• Travelers Ins.• [email protected]• For mailing list changes, contact Al Arguedas (503-705-8313)• or email to [email protected]
IF YOU’RE NOT RECEIVING EMAILS
with information about chapter events and meetings, please contact
Judy [email protected]
