The 2009-2010 National Capital Chapter year is underway with new and exciting opportunities for our members. Please come out to a future meeting or event to show your support for the chapter, meet new and old colleagues, and learn ways to improve your career.
If you are not a member of the National Capital Chapter, but would like to be, contact one of the Officers.
February 22-25, 2010 - Johns Hopkins University, Rockville Campus
Presented by the National Capital Chapters of ASSE and ACHMM together with the Johns Hopkins University ERC.
Keynote Address by Dr. John Howard, Director of NIOSH
Current Proposed Topics include (subject to change):
Federal employees are eligible for additional early bird discounts for the EHMM course. Contact Bruce Donato at bdonato@kafirstaid.com for a discount code.
State, local and municipal employees are be eligible for a limited number of NIOSH sponsored scholarships for the EHMM course. Contact Bruce Donato at bdonato@kafirstaid.com for a discount code.
See the event website for more information and to register online.
Ok, who’s ready for some warmer weather?
We have some important training events coming up. On February 22-25, we have a joint PDC with ACHMM for Hazardous Materials. On March 25th, we have our popular Annual OSHA Update ½ PDC at the Department of Labor. Check our website for more information. With NAOSH week approaching in May, don’t forget about the 8th Annual ASSE Kids “Safety on the Job” poster contest.
As you may know, Chesapeake Chapter is the host for this year’s ASSE National Conference in Baltimore. They are looking for volunteers to help with various activities. You can get more information on their website at www.chesapeakeasse.org, or email Bob Lawson at rllawson2@verizon.net. Also, the Planning Committee for the joint PDC with Chesapeake Chapter on March 11th has decided to cancel this event due to Chesapeake’s involvement in the June conference.
Your Chapter Officers had a conference call recently to coordinate upcoming events and discuss Chapter administrative issues. One subject was the need to make some revisions to the current Chapter By-Laws. We have posted the proposed revisions to the By-Laws on our website in the “About us” section. The proposed changes will be posted for 30 days, at which time we will send an email to members for a vote to approve the By-Laws, as revised. We will also be posting a request for nominations for this year’s Chapter SPY award. We are trying to make the process easier for members to nominate a peer or themselves for this award. If you know of a deserving Member, or if you would like to nominate yourself, please look for more information on our website and in future emails or contact me at mkerns@sscw.com.
Sincerely,
Mike Kerns
President
Do you know of someone who is outstanding in the safety profession who should be recognized for their work? Why don’t you nominate them for our chapter Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award. This will be presented at our awards banquet in May.
To nominate someone (or yourself), just reply to this email or send it directly to Bruce Donato at bdonato@kafirstaid.com and provide a short summary about why you think the candidate should get the SPY award.
The criteria that will be evaluated include but are not limited to:
With the holidays close by now is the time to encourage your children, nieces, nephews, sisters, brothers, friends , co-workers’ kids and more aged 5-14 to enter the 8th annual ASSE kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest. The rules and entry form are below and can also be found on our new North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH, May 2-8) Week 2010 and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day (May 5, 2010) web site at this link:
http://www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh10/
There are 5 age groups and the first place winners each win a $1,000 savings bond. Second place winners receive a $500 savings bond and third and fourth place winners a $200 savings bond. All entrants are winners! Everyone receives a letter from ASSE President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, and ASSE Executive Director Fred Fortman along with a small gift. The winners posters are featured on the annual NAOSH poster distributed to companies, schools, hospitals and more worldwide in April and May. Also, we will have our annual events for the poster contest winners/entrants and their families (all are invited), ASSE members, federal and Congressional officials and more on Monday, May 3, in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian (featuring a focus on workplace safety Smithsonian exhibits), the U.S. Department of Labor and at the U.S. Capitol. We also hope to have the NAOSH kick-off brunch Sunday, May 2, at the National Zoo as we have in the past.
Remember, entrants just need an ASSE member sponsor/number. It is open to non-members. Many members will again be sponsoring schools/school districts and their co-workers’ children. It is a lot of fun and we look forward to seeing a ton of posters by the Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2010 deadline! So sit down with the children and help them develop a poster that best displays workplace safety.
Thanks so much and please let us know if you have any questions.
