APRIL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETING...

Professional Safety 2012 Reader’s Choice Poll & Professional Paper Award

In the April newsletter there was a article about the Chapter

Members that had published articles in Professional Safety. Their articles were selected by readers and were in the top three in the Reader's Choice Poll. More kudos for Bruce Hollcroft and Bruce Lyon since their article also won 1st place in Professional Paper Award. This was not an easy feat. Their article was selected by the editorial review board.

May 2013

Volunteers are the Key to our success

APRIL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGThe guest speaker for

the joint meeting with the occupational health nurses on April 11 was Sam Rader. His presentation was followed with many great comments about the usefulness of the topic, especially the suggestions Sam offered for a healthy lifestyle in “Proactive Injury Prevention."

MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGJoin us in a joint luncheon

meeting with RIMS (Risk Management Society) on May 9. The speaker will be Cameron Helikson from Tosoh Quartz Inc. The meeting starts at 11:30 and the presentation begins at noon.

MEMBER NEWSMichael SorenSon has accepted a new position with Vigilant Council

Kevin Wheatcroft joined AGC of Oregon

Julie Davie retired

Paula JoneS successfully passed the ASP Exam

Do you have Member News to share? Please email Illa GilbertJones ([email protected]) to include them in the next newsletter.

Attendees at the April meeting

Guest speaker, Sam Rader with attentive audience

Bruce Hollcroft

Bruce Lyon

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A Monthly newsletter of the ColuMbiA - willAMette ChApter of the AMeriCAn soCiety of sAfety engineersSafety emphaSiS

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY of SAFETY ENGINEERS

Columbia-Willamette Chapter

Is Pleased to Announce

2013 Officer Installation BanquetSaturday, June 15, 2013 • 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

You will enjoy this unique sightseeing experience through the Columbia River Gorge combined with Northwest

cuisine aboard the historic Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler. Includes house salad, choice of plated entree on board (beef, poultry, fish and vegetarian options offered) coffee and tea. Additional beverages from the full service bar are

available at an additional cost.

Cost: Members are FreeNon‐Members $35

(**** ONLY 80 seats available on a first to make a reservation basis soplease register early!)

RSVP : ASSE Columbia Willamette Chapter Call: 971-242-5752Paula Jones @ [email protected]** Payment can be cash, check or pre-paid by credit card up to 14 June 2013. Credit card

payment will not be available the day of the event. Pre-payment is highlyencouraged.

‐ 2013 CWC Officer Installation, and SPY Award Recipient



Chapter Committees Chairpersons

aWarDSClark Vermillion [email protected]

coMMunity ServiceLaird [email protected]

election/noMinationJill [email protected]

financePaula [email protected]

Volunteer in your area of interest by contacting one of the professionals above.

GovernMental affairSBruce [email protected]

Job PlaceMentBrian [email protected]

MeMberShiPKevin [email protected]

naoShDave [email protected]

Public relationS/MarKetinGJudy [email protected]

ScholarShiPMelissa [email protected]

StuDent liaiSon Ben Denfeld [email protected]

bylaWS chairMichael [email protected]

Columbia-Willamette Chapter of ASSE Membership MeetingSchedule2012-13

Date Topic Speaker Location

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 15, 2013 5:30 - 8:00

Officer Installation Dinner Wes Lashbrook TBA

Summer 2013 2012-13 Year Planning Meeting Wes Lashbrook TBA

May 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 7 am Chapter

E-Board

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11:30-1:30Member Mtg

12 13 14 15 16 17 187am Santiam Section 7am Santiam Section

Exec Mtg 8 am St Helen’s Exec Mtg

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 7 am St Helens Section

26 27 28 29 30 3111:30 Construction Safety Summit – 3HR workshop














Note from the editor:

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

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 informationThe 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

Save the Date of May 2, 2013 because you will definitely want to attend the professional development conference that is being held by the Mt St Helen's Section of ASSE!

With the looming date of December 2013, you will need to hear the information that will be shared. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tira Cottrell at 360-414-9663. This is an opportunity for everyone so please feel free to invite your friends, family and co-workers.

location: Monticello Hotel in Longview, WA1405 17th Ave Longview, WA 98632

Note from the editor:Do you have a safety practice that is successful and would like to share with the membership? If so, I would like to

feature it in the newsletter. Or, if you have a challenge and are looking for new innovative strategies, let me know about

it. ([email protected]) Let’s increase the value of the Safety

Emphasis together.


http://www.orosha.org/subjects/safetybreak.html


Salem Academy students win statewide safety video contest Portland, Springfield teams also earn prizes

(Salem) –Two students from Salem Academy in Salem took home first-place honors and $500 for their video titled “Safety: The Musical” promoting young worker safety and health. Austin Coburn and Vinny Gasbarro wrote and sang original music and danced their way through the humorous 90-second video. Salem Academy also won a matching amount of prize money.“Safety is a serious topic but there are fun ways to go about it – whether it’s comedy, music, or both,” said Coburn, a senior. “The video gets the message out but music is what keeps it in your head.” Coburn took second place honors in last year’s contest with his video “Safety Police.”

The other winners are as follows:Second place ($400):Milce Delgado Lopez and Daisy AbundezSpringfield High School, Springfield“You Don’t Know What You’re Doing and that Could Kill You” third place ($300): Andre Yu, Zeth Hillman-Johnson,Timmy Nguyen, Bob Lawrence, Sage Krening, Levi Markham, Seth Frecke, Luis Garcia, Emalee Guild, Addalai Clark, Jaime Paredes-Torres, Brandon Beverage, Mario Zivanovic, Vanessa Jones, Connor Bachelder, Dustin Hobbs, Robert Curtin, R.J. Person, Leon Vuong, Ethan Macbrough, Ryan Shone, Vadim Stasyuk, Rachel Billick-Smith, Kristy Lu, Matt McKenna, and Christian RouseParkrose High School, Portland“Speak Up. Work Safe.”Students’ choice award ($200): Michael Norris, Shawn Vielmetti, Keenan Reed, Colton Sundell, Josiah Beggio, Summer Fulcher, Dakota Cunningham, and David BairSt. Helens High School, St. Helens“You Good?”

The creators of the top videos were presented their awards Saturday during a special screening at the Northern Lights Theatre in Salem. The contest is designed to increase awareness about safety for young workers, with the theme of “Speak Up. Work Safe.” Students were asked to create a video with a teen job safety and health message and were judged on creativity, production value, youth appeal, and the overall safety and health message. All of the winning videos, as well as the other finalists, are available for viewing at http://www.youtube.com/user/OregonSafetyHealth.

The contest is organized by the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition (O[yes]). Oregon OSHA, SAIF Corporation, local chapters of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), Liberty Northwest, Hoffman Construction, Central Oregon Safety & Health Association, the Labor Education and Research Center, SHARP Alliance, Oregon Health Authority, and SafeBuild Alliance sponsor the contest.

http://www.youtube.com/user/OregonSafetyHealth


Regional Operating Committee - by Luke Betts

Martin speaks to the ROC after receiving the recognition piece from the chapter presidents for his two terms (four years) of service as his wife Marsha Jeppeson looks on.

I recently attended the Regional Operating Committee (you may have heard the term ROC meeting before) as the representative for our chapter. The President attends these meetings as a voting chapter

representative of the region. This past ROC was very interesting and I wanted to pass along some of the information that I picked up.

Kathy Seabrook (Our incoming Society President) and Martin Jeppeson (Region One Vice President) presented the society level changes that will be forthcoming. The main message was that the last major change happened in 1995 and that even though the governing body is not broken it can be better. Please note the key changes in the box to the left. The link below has more information and will also allow you to leave

feedback to society on the proposed changes.

http://www.asse.org/restructure/

We will be discussing this at our membership meeting this month. Please provide any feedback you have to Clark Vermillion (House Delegate), Bill Kness (House Delegate), or myself if you have feedback as we would like to bring that to our regional caucus meeting. Both Martin and Kathy are very interested in members’ feedback both positive and critical.

Part of the reason behind this change was to allow for a separation in operational roles and strategic roles. In its current state the board has to do both. Most organizations of our size have and need a board that can focus on being strategic. That will give you an idea of why the change has become necessary. Again though please provide any feedback you have as a member you definitely have a voice in this.

One of the things we consistently discuss at these meetings is how to better serve our membership. We had a couple of very interesting ideas that were presented to us. One would be to have a cloud drive of which there are several options. The other is looking at expanding our social media for our next generation of members. Right now our chapter only has the LinkedIn group page.

On a very special side note it was also Martin’s last ROC. Martin has served two terms as Region One’s VP (four years) and has presented a few times to the Columbia-Willamette Chapter. He has been my volunteer boss so to speak this past year. I think Martin has been a tremendous leader for our region. The Chapter Presidents got together to recognize his efforts and sacrifices over the past several years at a dinner function with a plaque and gift card. A special thanks to Paula Jones and Jen Dolan for collecting the monies for the region for Martin’s very well deserved recognition.

The Region One Operating Committee with Erike Young (Incoming Region 1 VP, front row second from left), Martin Jeppeson (Current Region 1 VP, farthest back and right of the mirror), and Kathy Seabrook (Incoming Society President,

front row and farthest to the right).

http://www.asse.org/restructure/


Chapter OSHA 10 Hour Youth Outreach in its Senior Year - by Luke Betts

Has it really been that long? That’s the question Kevin Wheatcroft and I kept going back and forth on. It really had. Back in 2010 we taught our first graduating class from the CE2 program at Tigard High School. That

was our pilot program so to speak. Lee Briney (Chapter President at the time) and the executive board put the support of the chapter behind the fledgling idea which came out of a discussion that Kevin and I had around a book entitled, “The Cyanide Canary.”

The book focuses around a young man’s very avoidable tragedy in Soda Springs, ID and the events leading up to and following the incident. If you’re not going to read the book you can get the details of the case at this link (spoiler alert if you want to read the book):

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2000/April/239enrd.htm

The brief release form the justice department only shows the outcome though and not some of the gut wrenching moments the book captures. It also doesn’t show the horrible outcome for Scott Dominguez who was just doing what the boss had told him to do. He was only 20 years old at the time of the incident in August of 1996, two years older than I was at that time.

I can’t say I have ever been angry reading a book until this one. Kevin and I talked about how we were at that age and whatever the boss said to do we just did it. We really didn’t question anything. At that age we just assumed that the boss would never put us in harm’s way. Certainly in reality most bosses wouldn’t intentionally but intent and result can often be two very different things. In this book though you find sometimes, however rare, there are people (bosses) who will willfully put people at risk.

We got to talking about outreach and the idea for the OSHA 10 Hour came up. We decided we should concentrate on kids who would likely be entering the workforce or perhaps going to a trade school or community college.

The idea may have gotten stuck there if it wasn’t for Aubrey Sakaguchi who through her contacts at SDAO was able to connect us with Sue McGee (Teacher) and the CE2 program at Tigard High. Prior to getting the class together we discussed different formats and Dede Montgomery met with our group and gave us some of the foundational ideas with the Youth@Work: Talking Safety program. We ultimately came back to and settled on the General Industry 10 hour format because of the length of training and the ability to give something tangible (OSHA 10 card) the graduating students could put on their resume and take to the workforce.

During the first couple of years Aubrey was able to teach the classes with us until she needed to take a step back to spend more time with her growing family. However we still talk about the program when we see each other. Kevin and I have now taught five classes (one at Gladstone and four at Tigard). This year we taught 29 students which brings our outreach total to 163 individuals that this chapter has sent out into the workforce with a solid safety foundation.

This outreach can have an exponential effect. One of the graduates from last year was not only hired, but was put in charge of the safety committee and given a raise. She received this because she had the most training of any employee at the company. Now she is sharing the message of safety with others.

Kevin Wheatcroft (supervisor) explains to Luke Betts (new employee) why he will not be allowed to tie off before he gets proper training in his fall arrest system. Later he would explain the potential outcomes of a fall with the current set-up to the class.

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2000/April/239enrd.htm


MEMBERSHIP CORNER

By Membership Chair

Kevin Wheatcroft

Jay Johnson

Where were you born? Salem, OR

Where did you finish High School, College, and other educational accomplishments? Bend, OR High School, Oregon State Univ, US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal School, Hillsboro Aviation Professional Pilot School

Are you currently employed? Where/how long/in what capacity? I am presently working for various Contractors in the cleanup of old Military Bombing and Firing Ranges of Unexploded Ordnance. I have been doing this for several years but looking to get out of this arena and into a permanent Safety Career Position. I am usually a Demolition Supervisor, Team Leader or Safety Officer.

What honors have you received that you'd like to share with the Chapter membership? Honor Grad from OSU, Student Body President at Bend High School.

How long have you been a member of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter? Only 3 months.What is the most memorable recognition that you have received, personally or professionally? Getting hired on to the airlines and flying a jet for the first time loaded with passengers was a very rewarding experience after so many years of hard work and dedication to earn the right to be in that cockpit.

How early in your life did you decide to become an EHS professional? I became involved in Safety when I joined the military EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Teams in 1980.

How did you see or still see the role of the EHS professional? In the positions that I’ve been involved with in the last 10-15 years, in has been a mix of prevention of terrorism, explosive damage to people and structures and aviation safety. Safety in any field is still about recognizing the Chain of Events that lead to disaster, intervening and breaking that chain before it leads to a destructive end.

How has that role evolved over the years? What was your initial role? How is it changing? Where do you see it going? My intial role as with most people, was the bottom rung of the Safety Ladder; watching and learning from the veterans but having the confidence to speak up when I thought something was wrong. Technology has increased the information and knowledge availability by quantum leaps. It’s almost an overburden but it also provides EHS professionals with the opportunity to glean copious amounts of technical data in a much shorter time. This massive knowledge base though can then be made available to the workers using several different approaches and avenues.

How has ASSE enhanced and enriched your position as an EHS professional? The journey to study, attend Seminars and pass the ASP Exam in the last year has raised my EHS knowledge and awareness in my everyday job to new levels of understanding.

Do you have any interesting or unique interests/hobbies? I have been a Military and Civilian Bomb Tech on and off for the last 30 years. I was also an Airline Pilot for 4 years. I love to travel and ski.

Anything else you'd like to add? If anyone in the PDX area needs a common sense Safety Professional for an EHS position please get in touch with me! Thank you!


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 (971) 221-6984 [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]

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If YOu’RE NOT RECEIvING EMAILS with information about chapter events and

meetings, please contact Judy West ([email protected]) so she can correct the problem.

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Save the date!

Santiam section member Deb fell-carlson rn, MSPh, cohn-S (Saif Corporation’s Policyholder Safety and Wellness Adviser) will be presenting, “Best Practices in Fatigue Management – Promoting Safety and Wellness for Shift Workers” via webinar on September 18th, 2013 at 9AM. The webinar will be through society and members receive a discounted rate of $95 to attend. If you happen to be a member of the Health and Wellness Branch there is an even deeper discounted rate of $60.

Please visit the following link for more information on the webinar:http://eo2.commpartners.com/users/asse/session.php?id=10578

u p c o m i n g w e b i n a r

CROET Presents:

Sleep and Shift Work: Impact on Health, Safety and Productivity

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 20139:00 AM - 4:00 PM

OHSU School of Nursing Auditorium

Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology

Onl ine registrat ion is avai lable at :

h t t p : / / w w w . o h s u . e d u / x d / r e s e a r c h /centers- ins t i tu tes/croet /out reach/s leep.cfm

Or scan the QR code below on your smart phone or iPad 2 Registrat ion fees ( includes lunch, refreshments & parking):

$60 by June 13, 2013

$75 the day of the symposium

$ 3 0 r e d u c e d r e g i s t r a t i o n f e e f o r O r e g o n g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s ( c i t y / c o u n t y / s t a t e ) , e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , l a b o r u n i o n s , c o m p a n i e s w i t h f e w e r t h a n 2 5 e m p l o y e e s , n o n - p r o f i t organizat ions and students.

A l ive webinar of the meet ing wi l l be avai lable for $20.

Agenda8:30 - 9:00 AM Registrat ion

9:00- 10:00 AM Welcome, andIntroduct ion to Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and HealthSteven Shea, Ph.D. Director, CROET, Oregon Health & Science Universi ty

10:00 -10:50 AM Sleep and the WorkplaceOrfeu Buxton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School10:50-11:10 AM Break

11:10-12:00 PM Fat igue ManagementBryan Vi la, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Cr iminal Just ice, Washington State Universi ty12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch (provided)

1:00 - 1:50 PM Waking up to Sleep DisordersKim Hutchinson, M.D. Sleep Disorders Program, Oregon Health & Science Universi ty

1:50 - 2:30 PM Organizat ional Factors that Improve Employee SleepRyan Olson, Ph.D. Scient ist , CROET at Oregon Health & Science Universi ty2:30 - 2:50 PM Break

2:50 - 3:30 PM Panel Discussion: Prudent Pract ices for Employers and Employees

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An ASSE Common Interest Group

www.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

upcoming Conferences




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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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People requiring accommodations due to a disability should contact the Disability Services Office at 503‐491‐6923 or 503‐491‐7670 (TDD). Please call at least two weeks prior to event.

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is an international approach to hazard communication, providing criteria for classification of chemical hazards, and a standardized approach to label elements and safety data sheets. The GHS is based on major existing systems around the world.

Course: EHSX18 – Global Harmonization System

Date: Friday, June 14, 2013

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Location: MHCC Bruning Center‐ Room 218 1484 NW Civic Drive Gresham, OR

Price: $195/ $175 government or non‐profit Web: www.mhcc.edu/training

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503‐491‐7235

Dr. Javid Mohatsham holds a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry and has served as Director and Adviser for the Sustainability, Health & Safety program at MHCC for the past 19 years. A very energetic presenter, Javid has extensive knowledge within the EHS fields and has presented at more than 50 trainings and conferences, both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Mohtasham is the most provocative and lively speaker that we have ever had! “

http://www.mhcc.edu/training


Date: Term: Spring 2013MHCC ID #: Birth Date: or SS#:Name- Last: First: M.I.:Address: Email Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Gender: male femaleVeteran: Yes No High School Graduate: Yes NoMother’s Maiden Name: (for student confidentiality only)

Company Name: Organization:

How did you hear about the class? MHCC website Postcard/flier Email Newspaper/newsletterReferral by colleague Other:

Registration Options Payment Options Email: [email protected] Method of payment. Check one: Fax: 503-491-7390 Check made payable to MHCC Phone: 503-491-7235 Bill me please Mail: Business & Industry Workforce Training

Mt. Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark Street-AC 1162 Gresham, OR 97030

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Course Name Dates Time Room Cost

EHSX18 74 Global Harmonization System June 14, 2013 8:30am-5pm Bruning 218 $195.00

EHSX18 75 Global Harmonization System June 14, 2013 8:30am-5pm Bruning 218 $175.00*

*Government or non-profit rate*

READ BEFORE SIGNING: I acknowledge I am legally obligated to pay all charges incurred by registering. Charges may include late payment fees, collection costs, attorney’s fees, and Oregon Department of Revenue charges related to the collection of all delinquent debts owed to the college. To have the charges removed, I must contact the Business & Industry Workforce Training Department at 503-491-7235 by the refund date. No certificate will be issued to a student with an unpaid balance.

Student Signature: _______________________________________ Date: _________________



Construction Safety Summit Annual Golf Tournament

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Lewis River Golf Course, 3209 Old Lewis River Road, Woodland, WA

4-Player Scramble Open to ALL Skill Levels 18 Holes Course Layout: 5,979 yards, Par 72 Door prizes, awards, and drawings

$75 per player Includes green fees, cart, and lunch

Banquet and Prizes Participants will receive a BBQ pork

ribs and grilled chicken buffet. Non golf participants are welcome to

join the group for the Awards, Sponsor’s Show, and Banquet.

All tournament participants will receive a prize at the Award Banquet!

Contests for long drive, closest to the pin, and others at individual holes.

7:30 – 8:15 Check-in, Warm-up, Putting Contest

8:30 Shotgun Start

12:30 Awards & Sponsor’s Show

1:00 Banquet & Prize Drawings

2:00 Back to work!

All fees are to be paid directly to the course on day of event upon check-in. Due to contractual obligations with the course, “No Shows” will be responsible for reimbursing fees paid to the course on their behalf.

Contacts: Laird Blanchard, Tournament Chair Jeff Johnson, Co-Chair Stan Strickland, Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Individual players are welcome to register and will be paired to complete or create teams – or – register a complete or partial team:

Player 1 (captain):

Player 2:

Player 3:

Player 4:

Please list player name(s) and email address!!!

Enter player names and save document on your computer. Send as an email attachment to: [email protected] All tournament and lunch fees are to be paid to the course by individual players on day of event. Total for golf and banquet = $75.00 per player. Banquet only = $20.00. ‘Golf only’ not available due to agreement with course.






Event Sponsorship Opportunities Construction Safety Summit

Annual Golf TournamentTuesday, July 23, 2013 @ 8:30 am Lewis River Golf Course 3209 Old Lewis River Road, Woodland, WA

We thank you for your support and participation in this great event. Please select one of the following:

□ Hole Sponsorship ____ Fee ($100) ___ No Fee (list activity):___________________________________

□ Tournament Sponsor ($200)

□ Other:

Company/Organization/Individual name:

Contact name, phone & email: Please complete this form, save it to your computer, and send as an email attachment to: [email protected]. – OR – fax to: 360-225-9578 – OR - Complete and mail to: Travelers, 189 Bunting Dr., Ariel, WA, 98603. Make checks payable to “CSS Golf Tournament” (we do not have the ability to process credit or debit cards). For more information, please contact Stan Strickland at the above email address or call 360-225-1360.

We are seeking sponsors for our annual golf tournament. Those participating in the event are leaders in the fields of safety, health, and environment for the construction industry. They include safety directors, project management, insurance representatives, regulatory agencies, safety suppliers, business owners – all are welcome to attend.

This is not a revenue generating event. It is an event for the benefit of our members and a marketing opportunity for your organization (or to just show your support for safety’s contribution to the industry). All sponsorship donations will be returned to tournament participants in the form of prizes.

Although we have several sponsorship options, any way you would like to support the event is appreciated.Whether its hats, T-shirts, key chains, fancy safety glasses……anything is great! Here are the structured sponsorship opportunities:

Hole Sponsorship: There are two options; fee and no fee: 1. No fee: We ask that at least one representative of your organization be present at the sponsored

hole to provide participants with a fun activity and door prize in addition to any information about your organization or products. The ‘at the tee’ time commitment will be 2.5 – 3 hours.

2. Fee: For a $100 donation, any organization or individual can sponsor a hole and will have a sign placed at a tee box recognizing their contribution. Sponsors will also be recognized at the awards banquet following the event.

Tournament Sponsorship: For a $200 donation or more, any organization or individual can be a Tournament Sponsor. Donors will be recognized during pre-tournament activities and the awards banquet. All Sponsors will have an opportunity to speak at the awards banquet and display any products or marketing material.



Thank you for supporting YOUR Construction Safety Summit!

Construction Safety SummitAmerican Society of Safety Engineers

Columbia Willamette Chapter

Meeting location:

John’s Incredible Pizza Co.9180 SW Hall Blvd., Bvtn, OR

Meeting cost is limited to $10.00 per person for lunch, beverages and meeting room costs

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 10:30 am. 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 calendarDate Topic

28-May-2013 Scaffolding safety (3-Hr W/S) - Presenter: WACO

25-Jun-2013 Safety Manager Responsibilities: Grievances, Unemployment, Hiring/Firing - Presenter: Deanna Wray, Bodyfelt, Mount, Stroup

23-Jul-2013 Golf Tournament

27-Aug-2013 Excavation Safety (3-Hr W/S) - Presenter: 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)

17-Dec-2013 Year End Celebration

Meeting the Fourth Tuesday of the MonthLunch: 11:00-12:00 Presentation: 12:00-1:00PM

******* New Meeting Location: John’s Incredible Pizza Co. *******9180 SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton…Just off Hwy 217 near Washington Square

Northbound on Hwy 217…take Greenburg Rd Exit to Hall BlvdSouthbound on Hwy 217…take Washington Sq / Hall Blvd Exit

















Message froM the President • Luke Betts

With the sun finally starting to come out on a consistent basis it looks like Spring is rapidly on its way to becoming summer. This is very evident where I live

as the cherry blossoms that cover the hillsides are starting to blow away and soon fruit will be on the trees. For everything there is a season as they say. With this time of renewal comes the passing of the torch. This month will be my last membership meeting as Chapter President and it has been an incredible honor to serve such an amazing and storied group as the Columbia-Willamette Chapter.

I want to take the opportunity in my last two newsletters to send out a few very important thank yous. I’m going to save my executive committee for the last newsletter but I wanted to recognize the work of our committee chair. There is so much business that needs to get done for a chapter of our size and without these wonderful people taking on such vital roles our chapter business would not get done.

They have given of their time at work and at home to do great things for this chapter. If you happen to see any of them please thank them for their volunteerism. I want to individually recognize all of our chairs in no particular order.

Kevin Wheatcroft (Membership Chair) Kevin’s dedication to our members is outstanding. He is coordinating a new member orientation effort starting this month and has conducted several member interviews for this newsletter. He has also helped teach the OSHA 10 outreach to Tigard and Gladstone High Schools since the chapter began doing it in 2010.

Judy West (Public Relations/Marketing Chair) I couldn’t possibly say enough about how much Judy does for our chapter. From coordinating booths at conferences, to coordinating communication with society on our website issues, to ensuring our day to day business is conducted correctly. Judy is an absolute all-star for this chapter.

Brian Clarke (Job Placement Chair) Brian’s work with employers and our members is a great service to both. What makes it even better is that he does so while raising money for our scholarship fund. Brian also serves on the advisory council for Central Washington University’s ASSE student section and ran the silent auction at GOSH to benefit that group.

Jill Jones (Election/Nomination Chair) Jill did an absolutely great job of recruiting members to run for office this past year as we had one of the fullest slates in recent memory. Jill serves on the advisory council for Central Washington University’s ASSE student section as well and serves as a liaison from our chapter (one of four chapters who regionally have committed to support CWU).

Clark Vermillion (Award Chair) Clark’s experience with the various positions on the Chapter Executive Board and being a former Safety Professional of the Year make him an ideal chair for the awards committee. I greatly appreciate Clark’s insight and promotion of our members.

Illa Gilbert-Jones (Newsletter Editor) Illa has been producing this newsletter since December of 2010 after volunteering to take over the vacancy. This newsletter is a ton of work and Illa has done an absolutely amazing job with it over the past 2½ years.

Ben Denfeld (Student Liaison) I could not think of anyone more qualified to serve as an advocate for our students and in particular our biggest section at Mt. Hood Community College. Ben was a very active President of that student section when he was there and has been very active with keeping the students engaged with the general membership in the chapter.


ASSE tool for the SHE profession, “Body of Knowledge”

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The Body of Knowledge project is dedicated to creating a living reference that represents the collective knowledge of the Safety,

Health and Environmental profession. While the preliminary work has begun, there is still more to do. The BOK is the collected wisdom, experience, processes, and facts that both inform the profession and provide the solid foundation from which continuous improvements and innovative change can occur. Since 1911, ASSE and its members have made countless contributions to the safety, health and environmental profession through its training programs, publications, and research projects.

Paula Jones (Finance Chair) Paula not only ran the committee but also hosted the entire group at her house this summer to set the budget for the upcoming year. Because of that we had minimal cost involved in getting the budget put together because we didn't need to rent a space.

Bruce Poinsette (Governmental Affairs Chair) Bruce has been in this role for as long as I have been a member. He brings a wealth of experience with him and is a great resource. He has made sure that both our executive committee and the membership at large is up to date on the latest information on proposed regulations that can have impact on the safety community.

Dave Parsons (NAOSH Chair) Dave has been nationally recognized twice for his work on the NAOSH poster contest and the outreach to children. He is also one of the more passionate people I know on safety. There is no one more qualified to engage the state of Oregon in the society NAOSH outreach.

Melissa Diede (Scholarship Chair) Melissa was able to lead our scholarship to its first endowment level. This meant the scholarship could give a $1,000 scholarship reward and be self sustaining. She is working on moving us to the next level and bumping that award level to $1,500 per year.

Laird Blanchard (Community Service Chair) Laird has been heavily involved with the Construction Safety Summit (CSS) steering committee as well while serving as a chair. I have always appreciated Laird’s thoughts and insights on chapter business.

Michael Sorenson (Sponsorship Chair & Bylaws Chair) Michael not only took on the new sponsorship committee efforts to find new potential revenue streams for the chapter but also completed the required bylaws review with his committee this year. He did all this while serving on the board as well.

Jen Dolan (Book Keeper) Although not technically a member of the chapter Jen’s time and dedication is extremely important to the financial success of our chapter. Jen keeps our books and budgets in order and helps us keep track of staying true to our budget we set at the start of the year. Jen is always easy for me to get in touch with if I have a budget question or issue and I appreciate what she does for our chapter.

I have been absolutely blessed to work with this wonderful group of volunteers this year. As I stated above these individuals have given so much of their time to make sure this chapter continues to be great. And it really is great because of members like them who dedicate themselves to serving others.

I want to thank any member who has served on one of their committees, helped out at our events (GOSH, our booth at the Pulp and Paper Conference, etc). For everything there is a season and I know some of these members have already stated that they will not be able to fill their role again next year. These positions do take a lot of work (Some more so than others) but they are also very rewarding to be a part of. If you have interest in becoming a leader in the chapter and taking on a chair position please reach out to incoming President Wes Lashbrook: [email protected]


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