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.
Innovations in Safety — It takes you!
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:30am - Department of Labor, Washington DC
An OSHA Update from Key Directors
Join us for a day of OSHA updates. Find out what the OSHA leadership has been doing and what plans they have for the future safety and health of the American workforce. Dr. Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor has been invited to be our key note speaker. We’ve also invited the Directorates of Cooperative and State Programs; Technical Support and Emergency Management; Enforcement Programs; Construction; and Standards and Guidance and the Office of Communication are invited. This is our most popular meeting of the year – you don’t want to miss it!
You MUST pre-register to be on the security list. Space is limited, so register early. If you do not get a confirmation to your RSVP, you have not been added to the list.
Location:
Department of Labor Auditorium
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
Click the map to the right to customize driving directions using Google Maps.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED.
Carol Woodruff manages business development for Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates, Inc. (SOMA) in Gaithersburg, MD. She has extensive experience in the fields of industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety. She has spent the majority of her careerconsulting with private industry, manufacturers and government agencies regarding OSHA compliance. Her specialty is in the identification of client needs and the appropriate delivery of industrial hygiene and occupational health services to ensure compliance and growth of client programs.
Woodruff worked with consultants and government agencies post-9/11 on projects from Ground Zero in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. She also coordinated the analysis of both biological and non-biological samples for anthrax in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Woodruff has helped raise significant donations for the Susan G. Komen Foundation in support of breast cancer research. She is currently serving her second year as secretary for ASSE’s National Capital Chapter and is a member of Women in Safety Engineering (WISE). She is also a member of AIHA’s Occupational and Environment Medicine Committee.
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:
