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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.
Course will be held from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, registration begins at 12:30pm. ASSE/AIHA Vendors Expo will be held from 3:30pm to 7:30pm.
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm - Brady's Landing Restaurant
Presented by Dr. Robert Emery & Bruce Brown of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Course Schedule:
Many safety professionals seem to be unaware that they are actually members of the nation’s larger “public health” workforce. “Public Health” is defined as the science and art of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury preventiona. So while safety professionals are actually public health practitioners, many have not received formalized training in the public health sciences, which is unfortunate because these concepts serve as the foundation for the profession. This shortcoming is not unique to the safety profession as a recent study revealed that approximately 80% of the nation’s public health workforce had not been academically trained in public health. This seminar is intended to provide safety professionals with an introduction to the science and art of public health, with a particular focus on three of the five core discipline areas: biostatistics, epidemiology, and health promotion & behavioral sciences. Ample time will be allocated for questions and discussion, and attendees will be provided with a set of supplemental reference links on public health, along with information about local public health certificate and graduate school educational opportunities.
The course costs $50 if paid prior to September 15, 2010. Walk-in registrants are welcome, however the course fee is $60 on the day of the event. Unemployed HSE professionals or full-time students, please ask about the 50% discount. Refunds will be processed if the request is made at least 72 hours prior to the start of the course. Application for 0.312 BCSP COC points. Conversion to 0.5 ABIH points.
Join us from 3:30 to 7:00pm for Vendors' Night! We'll provide light appetizers while you visit the booths, see the services and new equipment displays, meet new people, reunite with friends or just hang out with us.
Location:
Brady's Landing
8505 Cypress Street
Houston, TX 77012
Click the map to the right to customize driving directions to our meetings with Google Maps.
Congratulations to the following members who were elected officers for the Gulf Coast Chapter at the May General meeting.
Jeffrey Daggs, CSP; President and House of Delegate. Jeff is a Member of ASSE with 17 years experience in the HSE field. Jeff has a MS degree from the University of Houston Clear Lake and he previously served as the Secretary and Treasurer for the Gulf Coast Chapter. Jeff is a Regional HSES Manager for Serimax.
Robert Daves, Vice President of Communications and House of Delegate. Bob is a Professional Member of ASSE with 36 + years in oil and gas industry and 33 years in HSE field. Bob has a BA Degree from Louisiana Tech University and is the current VP of Communications. Bob is currently Safety Manager of Safety Management Systems for Enterprise Products. Bob also serves as the Chairman for the API Pipeline Safety Managers Group.
Michael Lastie, CSP; Vice President of Membership Services and House of Delegate. Mike is a Professional Member of ASSE with 23 years experience in the HSE field. Mike has a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Southern University and he previously served two terms as the Vice President of Membership Services for the Gulf Coast Chapter. Mike is an Audit Advisor with BP Products North Americas, Inc.
Kevin Rice, CSP; Treasurer and House of Delegate. Kevin is a Professional Member of ASSE with 17 years experience in the HSE field. Kevin has a BS degree from Columbia Southern University and he previously served as the Hospitality Chair for the Gulf Coast Chapter. Kevin is a HSE Manager with Bredero Shaw.
Mary Adams, CSP, OHST; Secretary and House of Delegate. Mary is a Professional Member of ASSE with 9 years experience in the HSE field. Mary has a MS degree in Environmental Science from the University of Houston Clear Lake and she is a System Safety Analyst/Engineer for Boeing.
Please support your officers for the 2010-2011 Chapter Year.
Please read the memorandum from OSHA Director Dr. David Michaels to the Region Administrators on the new penalties from OSHA.
In Compliance with Society Bylaws and Operating Procedures biennial requirement and per the Chapter Operations & Strategic Plan, the Gulf Coast Chapter bylaws have been reviewed and revised by members of the Executive Committee. The by-laws are listed below in the attached document. Please take the time to review and provide comments, if any to the Executive Committee by Thursday, May 6, 2010.
The ASSE Gulf Coast Chapter invites those interested in presenting at one of our 2009-2010 Chapter meetings to submit an application for review by the Chapter’s Program Committee. The objectives of the 2009-2010 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:
| Shavonnah Roberts ASSE - GCC Hospitality Chair sroberts@syntexsolutions.com (832) 476-5511 |
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.
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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.
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