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First Meeting of the New Season, Monday, September 13th

Come join your fellow safety professionals for the first meeting of the new season on Monday September 13th.  We will be viewing a presentation titled Leading with Safety: Making Sure Best Practices Produce Best Results. I would also like to unveil our newly updated Chapter Newsletter.  It is sure to be an exciting year and I hope to see you all there!

If you plan to eat, please RSVP indicating that you will be eating lunch. It is important for us to get an accurate head count of those eating, so enough food can be ordered. Lunch is $10.00 cash/check. If you RSVP, food has been ordered for you, and you will need to pay ASSE whether you attend or not. Please RSVP by Thursday, September 9th to Jenna Hackler (jenna.hackler@kochind.com).

ASSE Region V ROC Meeting Recap

The ASSE Region V Regional Operating Committee (ROC) held the Spring 2010 ROC Meeting, April 16-17, 2010, in Wichita, Kansas. The 28 attendees participated in a tour of the Wichita Cessna Mid-Continent Facility on Friday and met on Saturday to review the past year happenings and to begin planning for next year. Maribeth Anderson, Regional V, Vice-President led the meeting and she introduced Terrie Norris, ASSE Senior Vice-President to the group.

Hosting of this meeting was a first for the Wichita Chapter and the response from the Region V representatives was great. The Wichita Chapter was represented at the meeting by Jo Lynn McWilliams, Ed Armendariz, Wanda Roehl, Holly Coleman and Leroy Burton.

March 1, 2010 Chapter Meeting Recap

The Wichita Chapter March 2010 chapter meeting featured ASSE Region V Vice President Maribeth Anderson giving a presentation titled "ASSE Structure and Region Affairs".

Kansas Government Affairs from AIHA

Attached is the latest information AIHA Government Affairs has pertaining to your state legislative and regulatory activity that may impact the profession of industrial hygiene. After reviewing this information, please contact Aaron Trippler at AIHA government affairs should you have any questions or comments.

Webinar Was a Hit!

The Wichita Chapter hosted a webinar on January 20, 2010 – and the Board Members present felt that it was a huge success! We were surprised by the level of interest – 29 attendees from 14 different local businesses - plus OSHA and the City of Wichita were represented. We hope that everyone was pleased with the level of depth on the NFPA 70E Implementation Presentation. Several attendees took advantage of the CEU credits as well.

We will alert everyone when we decide to do it again.

January 4, 2010 Chapter Meeting Recap

 
     

8th Annual ASSE Kids' "Safety-on-the-Job" 2010 Poster Contest

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.

Download the contest rules and entry form below and get involved today!

November 2, 2009 Chapter Meeting Recap

 
 
     

October 5, 2009 Chapter Meeting Recap

 
 
   
     

September 14, 2009 Chapter Meeting Recap

 
Initial Chapter Meeting - September 14, 2009   LeRoy Burton presenting Brent Cothran with the Past President's Award.
 
LeRoy Burton presents Corey Beacom with the Chapter Safety Professional of the Year Award.   Chapter President Ed Armendariz introduces the speaker, Dr. Glendon Miller.
 
Dr. Glendon Miller, PhD, CHMM, RSO - Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety for Wichita State University.   Jo Lynn McWilliams presents Corey Beacom with an appreciation award for helping the Wichita Chapter maintain the Chapter Star status.
Jo Lynn McWilliams accepted the award for the Wichita Chapter at ASSE's Safety 2009 Professional Development Conference in San Antonio.

May 2009 Meeting Photos

Daryn Lewellyn speaks to attentive Wichita Chapter members. Daryn Lewellyn shares his knowledge of ARC Flash Safety with our members. Chapter President Leroy Burton presents Corey Beacom with the Past President Award.
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