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April 2013
Volunteers are the Key to our success
The 2013 Oregon G o v e r n o r ’ s
Occupational Safety & Health Conference (GOSH) was a great success with nearly a record number of 1650 attendees. Once again events throughout GOSH recognized many of ASSE Chapter members throughout the State. Annie Moorman received the Safety & Health Professional of the Year award and Associated General Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter won the Association Award. Other successful events were the Columbia Forklift Challenge, the Oregon Young Workers Safety Coalition, the Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) and the Silent Auction.
Michael Wood, Annie Moorman, Luke Betts
APRIL Membership MeetingJoin us in the joint meeting with occupational health nurses on April 11 at Hayden’s Lakeside Grill located at 8187 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd, Tualatin, OR. The guest speaker, Sam Rader will present, “Proactive Injury Prevention.”
Association of General
Contractors, Oregon-Columbia
Chapter
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The WISE Networking event was once again coordinated by Mary Hoskins, Southern Oregon ASSE Chapter with the help of many members that included Jill Jones, Judy West, Laurie LaBrasseur, Paula Jones, and photographer, Chuck Easterly. ASSE members that were recognized by WISE for their past and future
service were: Paula Jones, Leslie Kantor and Jacquie Strand (Santiam Section) from the Columbia-Willamette Chapter; Pam Ahr from the Southern Oregon Chapter; and Mary Lou Wilson, Cascade Chapter. Colleen Harris of Harris WorkSystems was also recognized for her support and financial
contributions. Other WISE members mentioned were Deb Fell-Carlson (Santiam Section) named a “Fellow of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses,” the highest national professional award given to occupational and environmental health nurses.
The Silent Auction raised approximately $2200 to benefit students a Central Washington University pursuing a degree in the field of safety, health and environment (SH&E). The funds will be donated to the ASSE Student Section Endowment. The Chapter wishes to thank the many company and individual contributors to this successful event. They were: DeVany Industrial Consultants; GEW-Brian & Betsy Clarke; Bruce Poinsette; Slaydon
Construction Group; SAIF Corporation; Luke, Lynn & Roo Betts; Judy West; Clark & Cathy Vermillion; Dry Hollow Vineyard; Hays Companies; Mallory Safety & Supply; Sathy Rajendran-CWU; David Dixon; Portland Doubletree by Hilton; Jill Jones; Western Partitions; Tony Howard; ACME Tool Supply; Cintas Document Shredding; Annie Moorman; Mt. St. Helen’s Section; Succeed Management Solutions; Mes Amies; and Airgas.
Paula Jones, Judy West, Illa Gilbert-Jones, Leslie Kantor, Mary Hopkins and Luke Betts
Mary Hoskins, Jacquie strand and Chris Liechty
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IndIvIdual contrIbutIonsGEW, Brian & Betsy Clarke
Bruce Poinsette
Luke & Lynn Betts
Javier & Shylah Alfonso
Jill Jones
Tony Howard
Anne Moorman
Sathy Rajendran
Bruce Hollcroft
Mr. & Mrs. David Dixon
Clark & Cathy Vermillion
Judy West
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Safety Buzz at GOSHBy Paul Schuberg
Another Oregon Governor’s Safety & Health Conference has come & gone, but as usual, another marvelous event we can all be proud of. Time to learn,
connect, re-connect and reminisce. My favorite reminisce at GOSH was with our good friend and colleague Bruce Poinsette at AGC. My first conference was in 1983 at the old Red Lion Lloyd Center where we had over populated the facility to the ire of the Fire Marshall and had to make accommodations with local facilities including the BPA to accommodate the eager crowd.
The chuckle that dates many of us was at the time, OR-OSHA was known as the Accident Prevention Division, with that bold “APD” inscription on the back of those jackets. It could be a little intimidating if your safety house wasn’t in order, and those workers weren’t tied off. Today, the Conference co-sponsor w/ASSE, Oregon OSHA, can also be proud of their efforts and employers they work and have worked with, to have ushered in the modern era of safety and health in our state. This years’ conference was a reflection of how far we’ve all traveled in this journey to keep workers safe and healthy.
Safety buzz words and clichés have always been a part of our world from the ancient and pervasive, “Safety is no accident” to what is proudly painted at our facility with a compass that says, “Safety all ways”. Some “magic’ words I wrote down from this year’s GOSH speakers, for your consideration:
• “See Something, Say Something, Do Something”• “Energize and Engage”• “Retire the Tired” ( Programs that cease to bring value- not people, or most of us would
disappear at some point)This year’s GOSH had plenty of information to choose from as options to what may be limiting our success. I’ll be looking forward to 2015 Conference for more ideas and stories from all of you, and the inspiration from those who organize, speak and participate in this great Oregon tradition.
“Safety, It’s a marathon, not a sprint”. Congratulations, GOSH.
Leslie Kantor featured in the Oregon OSHA newsletter
In addition to the recognition she received at the GOSH WISE event, Leslie was also featured in the February-March Oregon OSHA “Health & Safety Resource” newsletter. To read the article, go to: http://www.orosha.org/pdf/resource/2850-2013-02.pdf
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April 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7am Chapter E-board
14 15 16 17 18 19 207am Santiam Section 11:30-1:30 Member
Meeting
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 7 am St Helens Section
7am Santiam Section Exec Mtg
8 am St Helen’s Exec Mtg
28 29 3011:30 Construction Safety Summit
Columbia-Willamette Chapter of ASSE Membership Meeting Schedule
2012-13
Date Topic Speaker Location
April 11, 2013 Lunch 11:30 – 1:30
Joint Meeting with IH Nurses Employee Fitness
and Injury Prevention
Sam Rader – Proactive Injury Prevention
Hayden’s Lakeside Grill
May 9, 2013 Lunch 11:30 – 1:30
Joint Meeting with RIMS Leveraging Technology
in Safety and Risk Management
Cameron Helikson, EMTi – EHS at Tosoh
Quarts, Inc.
Hayden’s Lakeside Grill
June 2013 TBA
Officer Installation Dinner Wes Lashbrook TBA
Summer 2013 2012-13 Year Planning Meeting Wes Lashbrook TBA
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An ASSE Common Interest Groupwww.asse.org/wise
WISE invites YOU to stop by our lounge to relax, recharge and connect with other
members during…
Safety 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada
ASSE Professional Development Conference
The lounge will be open from 7:30am-5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in
room N230 of the Convention Center.
Advisory board members will be in the lounge to share information and answer questions
regarding WISE and our programs, and we will have some light refreshments.
Bring a friend, and come on by!
www.safety2013.org
Businesses invited to participate in Safety Break for Oregon May 811th annual event focuses on employee involvement(Salem) — Employers across Oregon are encouraged to promote safety and health in their workplace during Safety Break for Oregon on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. In past years, employers have hosted safety demonstrations, award recognition events, and training.
Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) coordinates the one-day event, designed to raise awareness and promote the value of safety and health in preventing on-the-job injuries and illnesses. The voluntary event, which occurs on the second Wednesday in May, is flexible to meet an employer’s safety and health program needs.
“We invite employers to get creative and have fun while focusing on safety and health issues,” said Michael Wood, Oregon OSHA administrator. “This is an opportunity to celebrate safety achievements or start a conversation around improving on-the-job safety.”
Safety Break encourages employees and management to work together on identifying safety and health concerns. The result of this cooperation can lead to fewer injuries and reduced workers’ compensation costs for employers.
Companies planning to participate will be entered to win one of three $100 pizza luncheons when they sign up online by Friday, May 3. The prizes will be given to participating companies as part of a random drawing. The Oregon SHARP Alliance is sponsoring the contest.
For more information, ideas on how to host an event, or to download graphics, go the Safety Break for Oregon website at http://www.orosha.org/subjects/safetybreak.html
Deb Fell-Carlson rn, MsPH, CoHn-s presented on fatigue management to our chapter during our 70th anniversary celebration at our February membership meeting. She was recently named as a Fellow of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN). This is the highest national professional award given to occupational and environmental health nurses. Usually, only 7 – 10 Fellows are named each year. Deb was elected to the AAOHN Fellows Class of 2013. Deb will receive her award at the AAOHN annual conference this month.
For more information on the fellowship award that Deb will receive please visit:http://www.aaohn.org/about-us/fellows.html
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Member News Do you have Member News to share? Please email Illa GilbertJones ([email protected]) to include them in the next newsletter.
youngemployeesafety.org/contest
You could be 90 seconds away from $500
Video contest 2013Open to all Oregon high school students
SponSored by:
Speak up.Work safe.
First prize: $500 Second prize: $400 Third prize: $300Winners’ schools will receive a matching donation.
Deadline: February 1, 2013
Finalists named in student safety video contest Top videos posted on YouTube
(Salem) – Safety is brought to life through song, humor, and creative storytelling (and close calls on the job) in the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]) video contest. The top eight finalist videos are now posted on YouTube for viewing (click on 2013 video submissions):
http://www.youtube.com/user/OregonSafetyHealth
The fiNaLiSTS are:
“Be Alert on the Job” – Hermiston High School
“Hey Friend!” – Wilson High School, Portland
“Safety Man III – A Fistful of Sunscreen” – Sisters High School
“Safety: The Musical” – Salem Academy, Salem
“Speak Up. Work Safe.” – Parkrose High School, Portland
“Super Safety Man Never Gives Safety a Day Off” – South Salem High School
“You Don’t Know What You're Doing, and that Could Kill You!” – Springfield High School
“You Good?” – St. Helens High School
The top three entries will take home cash prizes ranging from $300 to $500 and will earn a matching amount for their school. O[yes] hosts this annual contest, which is sponsored by Oregon OSHA, SAIF Corporation, local Oregon chapters of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), the SHARP Alliance, Liberty Northwest, the Central Oregon Safety and Health Association, the Greater Portland Construction Partnership, Oregon Health Authority, and Hoffman Construction.
The contest, open to all high school students in Oregon, is designed to increase awareness about safety on the job for young people with the theme of “Speak Up. Work Safe.” Students were advised to create a 90-second video based on the concept of speaking up about potential workplace hazards. The videos were judged on creativity, originality, youth appeal, production quality, and message.
Contest winners will be unveiled at a Saturday, April 27, 2013, screening event at Northern Lights Theatre in Salem starting at 1:30 p.m.
For contest information, go to: http://youngemployeesafety.org/contest
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2012-2013 OfficersChapter OfficersPresident, Luke Betts (541) 645-0422 [email protected]
President Elect, Wes Lashbrook (360) 546-0999 [email protected]
Vice President, Stephanie Hammer [email protected]
Secretary, Judy West (503) 547-8127 [email protected]
Treasurer, Paula Jones (971) 242-5752 [email protected]
Treasurer-Elect, Michael Sorensen (503) 615-6586 [email protected]
House Delegate, Bill Kness (503) 804-3157 [email protected]
House Delegate, Clark Vermillion (503) 880-7343 [email protected]
Delegate at Large, David Dixon (503) 650-3211 [email protected]
Delegate at Large, Scott Gunderson (503) 978-2895 [email protected]
Past President, Jill Jones (503) 351-7947 [email protected]
Past President, Bruce Hollcroft (503) 624-4752 [email protected]
Mt. St. Helens SectionChairman, Jim Lawrence (360) 575-6951- [email protected]
Chairman-Elect , Susan Knowles-Berry (360) 574-9604 [email protected]
Vice Chairman, VACANT
Secretary, Tira Cottrell (360)414-9663 - office [email protected]
Treasurer, Bruce Rosebrock (360) 430-9951 [email protected]
Delegate at Large, Todd Sizemore (360) 575-5309 [email protected]
Past Chairman, Clark Hislop (360) 200-9034 [email protected]
2nd Past Chairman, Carl Oman (360) 397-2446 [email protected]
WA Gov./Board, Tony Howard (503) 799-3916 [email protected]
Bylaws Chair, Larry Gunder (360) 636-2477 [email protected]
Santiam SectionChairperson, Chris Liechty (503) 373-8828 [email protected]
Chairperson-Elect, Laurie LaBrasseur (503) 373-8119 [email protected]
Vice Chairperson, Ian Chase (503) 588-0355 [email protected]
Secretary, Bill White [email protected]
Treasurer, Guy Stewart (503) 364-6339 [email protected]
Past Chairperson, David Davidson (503) 399-1500 [email protected]
2nd Past Chairperson, Gary Hales (503) 373-4423 [email protected]
http://www.safety2013.org/
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Bruce Lyon
The Santiam Section meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7am at The Red Lion Hotel
at 3301 Market Street NE in Salem. On the third Thursday of each month at 7am the Executive Committee meets at the Governor’s Cup Café located at 471 Court St., NE, Salem.” Join us for these educational presentations and our monthly business meetings. Breakfast may be purchased prior to the meeting. Guests welcome!
Santiam Section information
The St. Helens Section Meetings are held at every third Thursday at 7:30 am at the Monticello Hotel in
Longview. The St Helen’s Executive Committee meetings are immediately following the Membership meeting.
St helens Section information
Bruce Hollcroft
Professional Safety 2012 Reader’s Choice PollReader’s Choice Poll for 2012 listed two articles submitted by CWC Chapter members in the top
three choices. Second place with 19% of the votes went to the article, “Risk Assessments: Top 10 Pitfalls & Tips for Improvement,” by Bruce Lyon and Bruce K Hollcroft published in the December issue. Third place was a tie between two articles. Published in November, co-authored by CWC members, Sathy Rajendran, Brian Clarke and Richard Andrews, was the article “Quality Management in Construction: An expanding Role for SH&E Professionals.” The other 3rd place article was “Reviewing & Reexamining: OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy,” by Dennis Burks. Both articles garnered 8% of the reader’s votes.
Sathy RajendranBrian Clarke
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In March 2012, OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard to align with the United Nation’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) . Two significant changes contained in the revised standard require the use of new labeling elements and a standardized format for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). To help companies comply with the revised standard, OSHA is phasing in the specific requirements over several years. The first compliance item is employee training which must be completed by December 1, 2013.
When: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Where: Monticello Hotel
1405 17th Ave., Longview, WA 98632
$60 for ASSE members, $80 for non-members Pay by cash, check, credit or debit card at the door
Lunch is provided RSVP to Tira Cottrell at [email protected] by noon on Friday, April 26th
Presenters
• Understanding GHS Dr. Javid Mohtasham – Mt. Hood Community College
• OR OSHA Implementation Plan & Resources
Nathaniel Sweet – OR OSHA
• WA DOSH Implementation Plan & Resources Jim Lawrence – WA DOSH
• Sample GHS Products (lunch topic)
Ron Kent - Accuform
2013 Professional Development Conference
Implementing GHS
Sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers
MT ST HELENS SECTION of the Columbia Willamette Chapter
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Thank you for supporting YOUR Construction Safety Summit!
Construction Safety SummitAmerican Society of Safety Engineers
Columbia Willamette Chapter
Meeting Location: Game-Time in Lake Oswego (503-726-4263) 17880 SW McEwan Road (I-5 Durham-Lake Oswego-Bridgeport Village Exit)
An estimate of how many people will attend is helpful…please email Al Arguedas at [email protected] ONLY if you plan to attend or are a strong maybe.
Construction Safety Summit meetings are open to anyone interested or involved in construction safety.
Contact any of the below listed CSS Steering Team members, for additional information
For mailing list changes, contact Al Arguedas (503-705-8313) or email to [email protected]
al arguedas, AJA [email protected]
Laird Blanchard, [email protected]
Brian Clarke, [email protected]
David Douglas, SSC [email protected]
Jeff harris, ML [email protected]
Steering TeamThe ASSE Columbia-Willamette Chapter Construction Safety Summit Steering Team meets prior to each meeting at 9:30 am at the Home Town Buffet in Tigard, OR. The Steering Team invites any ASSE or Summit Member to participate in the meetings.Steering Team active Members include the following:
Jeff Johnson, [email protected]
Phil Lemons, Streimer Sheet [email protected]
John McKenzie, JE [email protected]
Valerie McNulty, [email protected]
Barry Moreland, [email protected]
Dave Parsons, Henkels & [email protected]
Michelle Potter, Walsh Construction(503) [email protected]
Stan Strickland, Travelers [email protected]
Darren Toy, Andersen [email protected]
2013 Meeting Schedule
Date Topic
23-Apr-2013 Roles and Responsibilities of a Safety Manager: Grievances, Unemployment, and Hiring and firing
28-May-2013 Scaffolding safety (3-Hr W/S) - WACO
25-Jun-2013 Fall Prevention & Protection - Presenter , Dustin Schneider - Capital Safety
23-Jul-2013 Golf Tournament
27-Aug-2013 Excavation Safety (3-Hr W/S) - Geo-Tech
24-Sep-2013 Serious Incident Review
22-Oct-2013 Safety Manager: Preparing for Military 385 projects
26-Nov-2013 Respirator Training (3-Hr W/S) TBD
17-Dec-2013 Year End Celebration NA
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Message froM the President • Luke Betts
Well the 33rd biennial Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference (2013 GOSH) has come and gone. It was by all accounts a very
successful conference and much of that thanks can be to the many volunteers both inside of our chapter and out. I could not possibly ensure that I have thanked everyone who deserves a thank you for their many efforts. That is one of the reasons I asked Illa (Our Newsletter Editor) to include the thank you page from the GOSH program in this newsletter.
There are many people who did not make that list that also deserve thanks. There were many presenters, student section volunteers from both our Mt Hood Community College Student Section and the Central Washington University Student Section, chapter members who manned our booth, and in so many other ways. I sincerely want to thank all of you who participated or attended the conference in any way.
The success of the GOSH is a very big strength for our chapter and I am very thankful for the working relationship that we have with Oregon OSHA. Having attended regional meetings
and talked to other chapter presidents our relationship and partnership is very unique. I truly believe that this relationship is what makes the Oregon GOSH the best regional safety conference in the entire Northwest and one of the best in the United States.
There are a couple of people that I would like to single out (not that there are not many more I wish I had the space to do so). Having worked with Sharell Lien at Oregon OSHA for the past year and a half on this conference I can honestly say that a lot of what has been built has been with Sharell’s attention to detail, hard work, and direction. I really appreciated working with Sharell and everyone at Oregon OSHA who was at the conference.
I also need to single out our own Judy West. For those of you who don’t know Judy does so much work behind the scenes to make sure our events are a success. Judy ensured we received the booth kit from society, ran the booth schedule, easily had the most time at the booth, and secured give-away items for conference attendees from society. Judy also handled our booth for the Pulp and Paper conference earlier this year.
Coming on the heels of the conference will be our outreach to Tigard High School’s CE2 students through our OSHA 10 hour program. This year’s group will be our largest at the school with a predicted 39 attendees. One of the special success stories from last year was that one of the students received a raise and was put in charge of the safety committee weeks after starting because of her OSHA 10 card. She had the most safety training of anyone at her place of employment.
I do want to remind everyone that voting is ongoing for the chapter officers for 2013-14 year. Votes will be accepted until Friday, April 5th at 11:45PM. The voting link will close at that time.
For information on the candidates please open the previous Safety Emphasis Chapter Newsletter from March (candidate information begins on page 5): http://assecwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/March-SE-2013-Final.pdf
To vote please go to our online elections form: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JZSBBVC
It’s hard to believe that the elections have already arrived. But as I stated in my opening article it would only be a short period of time before we were talking about the 2013-14 chapter year and here we are. I’m really excited about our slate of officers and look forward to seeing them bring their leadership to our chapter next year.
