ASSP Society Update

Our New England Chapter recently held its 20th Annual Professional Development Conference Nov. 13-15 in Southbridge, MA.

During the holidays, many trade the stress of going to stores and malls for the convenience of online shopping. When making your holiday purchases this season, you can help the ASSP Foundation by using AmazonSmile.

Many of our members already know the value of social media and seem to navigate with ease, while others may feel intimidated or unsure how to use these tools to help their careers. Here are a few pointers for engaging on social media platforms.

ASSP’s Telangana Chapter participated in Confederation of Indian Industry/Indian Green Building Council’s Green Building Congress held in Hyderabad, Telangana, Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.

The ANSI/ASSP Z359 Accredited Standards Committee met Nov. 6, 2018, to discuss ANSI/ASSP Z359 Fall Protection and Fall Restraint standard. The meeting was Randall Wingfield’s last meeting as committee chair. Thom Kramer was appointed as the new chair.

Three ASSP members founded Safety and Health Historical Society, an educational organization devoted to documenting the historical accomplishments, events and products that helped advance the protection of people, property and the environment.

Eric Simmons, a member of our Columbia Southern University Student Section (part of the Mobile Chapter) has been awarded the Robert G. Mayes Memorial Scholarship.

OSH Generations is about family and the safety profession. Here is the story of Ron Gantt, CSP, ARM, CET, a professional member of our San Francisco Chapter.

The OSH community recently lost a great advocate. John E. Hodges, a former BCSP board president and professional member of ASSP’s Gold Coast Chapter, passed away Oct. 4, 2018.

More than 240 ASSP volunteer leaders representing practice specialties, common interest groups and chapters visited the Chicagoland area for the Society’s annual Leadership Conference. If you are considering getting more involved with your ASSP community, there are many opportunities to help.

ASSP member Fernando Benalcazar has been named Vice-Minister of Mines of Ecuador. Benalcazar is a founder and professional member of ASSP’s Ecuador Section.

Timothy Hicks has been appointed to represent ASSP on the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC).

Attendees at the Chicagoland Safety, Health and Environmental Conference, hosted at the Northern Illinois University Naperville campus on September 17-20, experienced many learning opportunities in the OSH field.

OSH Generations is about family and the safety profession. Many OSH professionals have parents or children who are also in the profession. Here are the stories of Pat McCon, CSP, CHMM, CFPS, Iris McCon, COHN, and Brian McCon, members of our Northern Ohio Chapter.

We recently spoke with J.A. Rodriguez about his new role as chair of VPPPA and how his involvement with ASSP can spark collaboration.