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The News & Views newsletter is published 10 times per chapter year from September through June. If you are interested in submitting an article, event or advertisement for publication, contact the Newsletter Editor.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 11:30am-1:30pm - Brady's Landing Restaurant
What Happens When We Fail to Recognize Workplace Hazards?
Presentation by Kathy Harkey - CEO, ICU Safety
Combustible dust explosions from poor housekeeping; static spark and subsequent fires and explosions from improper bonding and grounding when handling flammable liquids; fatalities from falls and improperly guarded equipment; injury from hydraulic pressure injection incident – these types of incidents do not have to happen. Hazard recognition teams can make a difference! This presentation will review case studies; causal factors and point to relevant issues that can help sharpen your hazard recognition skills.
Location:
Brady's Landing
8505 Cypress Street
Houston, TX 77012
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For more information about this meeting or the Gulf Coast Chapter, please email Patricia Reed at patricia.reed@champ-tech.com.
ASP Examination Prep WorkshopMarch 1-3, 2010 |
CSP Examination Prep WorkshopMarch 4-6, 2010 |
For registering or to get more information, please contact James Taylor, CSP at james.d.taylor@usa-spaceops.com or (281) 686-4534.
The ASSE Gulf Coast Chapter invites those interested in presenting at one of our 2008-2009 Chapter meetings to submit an application for review by the Chapter’s Program Committee. The objectives of the 2008-2009 Chapter year are to give our members and guest the opportunity to:
The Chapter’s Program Committee will be looking for technically oriented and practical presentations that fulfill the needs of our safety and health members. Lecture, panel discussions and demonstration sessions are requested to enhance members learning opportunities.
For more information, see the attached document.
By: Lawrence Schulze Asst. Region III VP-CoPS
Well it’s that time once again with new officers in place to remind the membership about the Council on Practices and Standards (CoPS). ASSE now has 14 Practice Specialties. (The CoPS Board voted to make the Fire Protection Branch the 14th Practice Specialty during their meeting and at the 2008 PDC. There are now 5 Branches associated with practice specialties. Research is being conducted into adding two (2) new branches, Utilities and Security.
ASSE’s Council on Practices and Standards will be providing the membership with a CoPS Technical Article of the Month. In an email dated July 25, 2008 CoPS provided members with the following article: “An Inside Look at the Z359 Fall Protection Code Through Capital Safety”. If you would like to reprint this article in your Chapter Newsletter, please notify Rennie Heath at rheath@asse.org and credit the Council on Practices and Standards (CoPS). If you are a Practice Specialty member, please consider writing a Technical Article for your Practice specialty; it may get picked for the CoPS Article of the Month.
If you would like more information on CoPS opportunities, services, and benefits of Practice Specialty membership please refer readers to the ASSE Practice Specialties website.
Just as a note and for your interest, the Practice Specialty / Branch Abbreviations, Names and Technical Publication Names are:
Please note that all Practice Specialty and Branch Technical Publications will be delivered electronically beginning in January 2009.
If you have a technical question for a Practice Specialty, post you question at: http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/askasse.php. The answer will be posted at ASSE.org. I encourage each and everyone to participate in a Practice Specialty; they have a great ROI!
The ASSE Gulf Coast Chapter is looking for a few dedicated and committed volunteers for the Hospitality Committee.
What do you have to do? As a member of the Hospitality Committee your primary responsibilities will be to welcome visitors and new members at chapter meetings and chapter functions; introduce visitors and new members to chapter officers, committee chairs and other members; assist the chairperson of the Hospitality Committee and VP of Membership, as needed.
What’s the reward? By serving on this committee, you can help ensure that visitors and new members feel welcome and appreciated when attending chapter functions.
Want to join or need more information? Please Contact:
| Greg Johnson ASSE - GCC Hospitality Chair vstartx3@yahoo.com (765) 513-8456 |
Michael R. Lastie, CSP ASSE – GCC VP of Membership Services micheal.lastie@bp.com Office Phone: (281) 363-9939 Cell Phone: (281) 827-6601 |
The Society's financial health is essential to its ability to provide service to members, support the profession and achieve the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. To achieve our vision as a champion of the SH&E professional, a global leader of the profession and a premier resource to all, we need additional resources to expand and improve existing services, as well as to develop new ideas and deliver innovative solutions to our members and the profession. Our focus is to strengthen the Society by enhancing the professionalism of the members and improving their effectiveness and importance to their organizations.
Financial resources for the Society are derived from dues and non-dues revenue as well as investment performance. The Board of Directors approves the Society budget annually. In recent years we have experienced growth in non-dues revenue; with dues revenue staying relatively flat. Examination of the current year and looking forward, the Finance Committee believes that a dues increase is necessary to achieve the goals noted above. The following rationale and recommendation are provided on behalf of the Finance Committee.
See the attachment for further information.
Attention Members! The Gulf Coast Chapter Bylaws have recently been revised. Please familiarize yourself with the new changes.
Current or New Members: Chapter Membership Directories are maintained by the ASSE National office. You can search current members through the ASSE National directory at http://members.asse.org/. Requests made by non-members will be denied.
Vendors: Mailing lists of ASSE members can be obtained by contacting the National office at (847) 699-2929. There is a fee for this service.
Update your information: You can update your current mailing information by logging on to http://www.asse.org and clicking on the "Members Only" section located along the black bar at the top of the home page. You will need your membership number for your login and your last name as your password. Or, you can contact the National Office at (847) 699-2929 and customer service can update your information.