Columbia-Willamette Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers

1. Columbia-Willamette Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers Next Membership Meeting Thursday November 10, 2011– 5:30 pm Hayden’s Lakefront Grill Tualatin, OR

3. Meet Matt Harper2011-12 House Delegate Matt started his career in environmental health and safety in 2006. Currently Matt is the construction safety officer at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. He is responsible for developing strategic methods to minimize construction related impacts to healthcare operations. Additionally, he provides health and safety training, services and consultation to OHSU operation and maintenance departments. Matt earned a BS in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Environmental Health & Safety from Oregon State University. He has been a member of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of ASSE since 2010 and is serving his first officer duty as House Delegate.

4. Columbia-Willamette Chapter of ASSE Membership Meeting 2011-12

6. The American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation is pleased to present the “2012 Scholarship & Professional Development Grant Program” for students pursuing degrees in occupational safety & health and for ASSE members wishing to advance their professional credentials. This year we are offering nearly $170,000 in scholarships and professional development grants. Visit our website at http://www.asse.org/foundation for a list of awards, to download an application and to review most "Frequently Asked Questions". Applications are due December 1, 2011 and award recipients will be announced on or around April 1, 2012.

7. Meet Delegate at LargeBILL KNESS Bill Kness, PE, CWRE, is president and owner at Blue Dot, Inc. an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) consulting company. Bill has more than 20 years of experience providing environmental and safety engineering services for clients across the country. In addition to his consulting work, Bill has worked as the EHS engineer at Leupold and Stevens in Beaverton and in the corporate EHS group at Land O’Lakes. Bill has also agreed to manage the LinkedIn group for the chapter. Bill is a professional engineer and a certified water right examiner. He has been a member of ASSE since 2006

8. Students invited to enter safety video contest • Highlight workplace safety and win cash • “Speak Up!” from the director’s chair and promote young worker safety and health in a 45-second public service announcement. High school students across Oregon are invited to enter the third • annual video contest. The top three entries will take home cash prizes ranging from $300 to $500 and will earn a matching amount for their school. The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]), Oregon OSHA, SAIF Corporation, American Society of Safety Engineers, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), and the DHS-Public Health • Division are sponsoring the contest. • The contest is designed to increase awareness about safety on the job for young people, with the overall theme of “Save a Friend. Work Safe.” Specific video guidelines are outlined in the contest • rules. Students are encouraged to use humor, get creative, and use the message “Speak Up!” while emphasizing ways to protect themselves at work. Submissions will be judged on the following: • • A teen worker health and safety message based on the concept • of “Speak Up!” as the main focus of the video (See rules for • more specific details) • • Creativity and originality • • Overall production value (video and audio quality) • • Youth appeal • The deadline for submissions is Feb. 1, 2012. • Contest winners will be unveiled at a screening event to be announced in the spring, and winning • entries will be posted on YouTube. For detailed contest information including contest tips, • rules, and entry forms, go to www.orosha.org/psacontest/.

9. 2011 Oregon Safety Professional Worksite Grant • This $2000 grant supports projects or activities that will improve workplace health and safety programs for Oregon workers. • Grant Requirements: • 1) may be new or an extension of an existing activity or program; • 2) must focus on an Oregon workplace; • 3) must include a credible project evaluation; • 4) must be innovative; and • 5) must have the potential to be implemented in other workplaces and industries. • Details and application at: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/croet/outreach/croet-oregon-worksite-awards.cfm. • Applicants must be an Oregon ASSE member in good standing. • Applications are due by June 30th, 2011. • If you have questions with the application process, please send an email to • asse-croet@comcast.net and request assistance.

10. 20th Annual Southern OregonOccupational Safety & Health Conference Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - Thursday, October 21, 2010 Smullin Center at Rogue Valley Medical Center 2825 E Barnett Road Medford, OR 97504 • Keynote speaker and Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael Wood will not only touch on the past 20 years of successes in safety and health, but will also look ahead to new challenges. • Registration for the event is $130. Single-day attendance is $90. • Register online at www.regonline.com/southern_oregon10 • Question? Call Oregon OSHA’s Conference Section, 503-378-3272. • The conference is a joint effort of the ASSE Southern Oregon Chapter and Oregon OSHA.

11. Chapter Website Access Chapter Information http://www.assecwc.org • Chapter Activities: • Monthly meeting/special events information • Chapter Calendar • Officer contact information • Section contact/meeting info • Job Opportunities • Safety Emphasis Newsletter • Governmental Affairs • Committee Information • Society & Safety Links • Scholarship/Grant Information/links • GOSH, Safety Conferences & PDC • And more…. • Watch for our new format coming in NOVEMBER!

12. Construction Safety SummitAmerican Society of Safety EngineersColumbia Willamette Chapter Meeting Location: Home Town Buffet in Tigard (503-624-2794) 13500 SW Pacific Hwy (1-mile west of Hwy-217 on 99W; south side of Hwy by Bi-Mart) All ASSE Construction Safety Summit Meetings are open to anyone interested or involved in construction safety…ASSE membership is not required. Cost is limited to $8.00 for lunch...all you can eat! Contact any of the listed CSS Steering Team members, for additional information. Upcoming Meetings… 3-Month Look Ahead October 26, 2010 Crane & Rigging TBD November 23, 2010 Risk Management/GPCP (3-Hr Workshop) Randy Lovell/Tony Barsotti December 28, 2010 Round Table-Year End Celebration All Hands The ASSE Columbia-Willamette Chapter Construction Safety Summit Steering Committee meets prior to each meeting at 10:30 am at the Home Town Buffet. The Steering Committee invites any ASSE or Summit Member to participate in the meetings • Steering Committee: • Position Vacant • Al Arguedas, • AJA Associates • aja@onlinemac.com • Laird Blanchard, • OR-OSHA • laird.j.blanchard@state.or.us • Alan Blood, • Turner Construction • ablood@tcco.com • David Douglas, • Skanska • david.douglas@skanska.com • Jeff Johnson, • ACME • jeffj@acmetool.com • Phil Lemons, • Streimer Sheet Metal • ph_lemons@streimer.com • Dan Sabatino, • Western Partitions • Dan.Sabatino@westernpartitions.com • Stan Strickland, • Travelers Ins. • sstrickl@travelers.com • For mailing list changes, contact Al Arguedas (503-705-8313) • or email to aja@onlinemac.com

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