East Carolina Chapter of The American Society of Safety Engineers

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	HOME Welcome to the Eastern Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers' web site! Founded in 1911, ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its more than 30,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education. ASSE is guided by a 16-member Board of Directors, which consists of 8 regional vice presidents; three council vice presidents; Society president, president-elect, senior vice president, vice president of finance and executive director. ASSE has 12 practice specialties, 150 chapters, 56 sections and 64 student sections. To find out more about ASSE and this chapter, visit the links located to the left. We hope you enjoy your visit! ANNOUNCEMENTS NEXT MEETING February 15, 2012 Lunch Meeting (11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) China 10 Restaurant 2516 East 10th Street, Greenville, NC Topic: Fire Safety Speaker: Wayne Peaden, City of Greenville Fire Marshall 10th Annual ASSE Kids' Poster Contest One of the ways ASSE reaches out to children about the importance of occupational safety, health and the environment and the SH&E profession is through our annual poster contest. Due to your support the ASSE kids’ ‘safety-on-the-job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14 is celebrating its 10^th anniversary! But we need your help this year. The contest deadline is February 14, 2012, and we need those posters sent in as soon as possible. So we’re asking you to help get the word out and have your children, your relatives’ children, your co-workers’ children or children at your local schools to enter the contest to not only learn about SH&E and the profession but also for a chance to win a $5,000, $500 or $200 savings bond along with worldwide recognition. Again, all entries must be received by February 14, 2012. Contest rules and the entry form, in English and Spanish, can be found at www.asse.org/naosh as well as past winners posters. The contest is open not only to ASSE members' children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, but also to children of ASSE co-workers, local schools, etc. ASSE members can also sponsor schools. The prize for the winners in each of the five age groups is a $5,000 savings bond. Any child aged 5-14 sponsored by an ASSE member can enter. The contest aims to teach children about the importance of being safe at work and what occupational safety, health and environmental professionals do every day to protect people, property and the environment. Through this poster contest children help spread the word about the importance of being safe at work not only for the worker, but for their families and friends as well. Winners not only receive a prize but are featured on the NAOSH 2012 poster distributed worldwide; all winners and entrants are recognized at the ASSE North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) kick-off events in Washington, D.C., May 6 and May 7; posters are displayed in Washington, D.C., and at the annual ASSE Professional Development Conference (PDC). For additional information, photos from past events, along with the rules and entry form please click here: www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh/ Tools and information to help support NAOSH Week can also be found at www.asse.org/naosh. Thank you for your time and consideration. Should you have any questions or need any help please contact Trinity Stachura at 847-768-3441 or tstachura@asse.org or any of the PR staff. Thank you! SeminarFest 2012 SeminarFest offers over 60 workshops and seminars to choose from – all in one location – the Flamingo Las Vegas. Earn up to 5.0 CEUs or 7.0 CM Points. Don't gamble with your CEUs. · Pass your ASP, CSP, OHST and CHST exams with confidence by taking our certification preparation workshops · Earn a certificate of completion in Safety Management & the Executive Program in Safety Management · Develop business acumen, leadership and training skills · Measure safety effectiveness and review safety management approaches · Participate in technical and topical seminars The more seminars you register for, the more you save. Register today at www.seminarfest.org. Safety Matters ASSE is pleased to announce its newest Blog, "Safety Matters" has just launched. This is one of many online offerings from ASSE, focusing on matters that impact Safety, Health and Environmental professionals. The Safety Matters blog features perspective and insights from ASSE on the latest industry news and current events. Join the discussions today. National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce To respond to growing concern and debate over the supply and demand for occupational safety and health professionals in the United States, NIOSH commissioned a National Survey of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce, released in October, 2011. The current surveys were designed and implemented by an independent research firm with expertise in survey research design. The effort was guided by a multidisciplinary advisory task force of occupational safety and health professionals and practitioners. Public comment and input from major stakeholder groups were included in the program development. This is the second assessment of the kind to be conducted by NIOSH. The first NIOSH assessment and report were undertaken in 1978. SEPTEMBER 19 and 20 REGION VI ROC MEETING INFORMATION Meeting Agenda and Handouts Meeting Minutes Copyright © 2011, Eastern Carolina Chapter of The American Society of Safety Engineers contact the webmaster, Phil Lewis, at lewisp@ecu.edu