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Welcome to Penn-Jersey.asse.org
Penn-Jersey's newest home on the world wide web. We ask for your patience as we continue to develop this website to bring you the most up to date information regarding the Penn-Jersey Chapter. Thank you.
- The Penn-Jersey Chapter
3rd Annual ASSE Penn-Jersey/New Jersey Chapter Golf Classic
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Hanover Country Club - Jacobstown, NJ
To benefit the Baby Blue Foundation. Visit their website at http://www.babybluefoundation.org.
Schedule:
- 10:30am - Registration
- 11:15am SHARP - Shotgun Start
- 4:45pm - Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuvres
- 6:00pm - Dinner
Fees:
- Golf Package: $125/person (includes greens fees, carts, open bar, hors d'oeuvres, dinner and prizes)
- Dinner Only: $50/person (includes open bar, hors d'oeuvres and dinner)
Please complete the attached registration form with names of players and return with your check made payable to "Penn-Jersey ASSE Golf Outing".
- Penn-Jersey/New Jersey Chapter Golf Classic Flyer/Registration Form (doc)
- Penn-Jersey/New Jersey Chapter Golf Classic Sponsor Registration Form (doc)
Governor's Annual Occupational Safety & Health Awards Program
The Penn-Jersey Chapter will host the 80th Annual Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program Central Area dinner as follows:
Date: |
April 29, 2008 |
Time: |
5:30pm - Registration and Social |
Place: |
Masterois Restaurant |
Cost: $36.00 per person Payable at door via cash or check (no credit cards)
This awards program will recognize private and public sector organizations, located in Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington counties, who are leaders in reducing injuries in the workplace.
For further information, please contact the Penn-Jersey Chapter Chairperson, Cindy Rossi, at crossi@ets.org.
Member Highlights
Congratulations are in order to John Braun for the publication of his first book "Paranoia", which is available at Barnes and Noble.com and Amazon.com.
Congratulations to Linda Tapp and Eric Voight who have been chosen to be presenters at the ASSE Safety 2008 Professional Development Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas, NV, June 9-12, 2008. Linda's topic will be "No Reading or Writing Required: Safety Training Activties for Everyone" and Eric's topic will be "The Competent Person Duties for Excavation".
Linda Tapp - New Officer on the 2008 Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
Congratulations to Linda Tapp, CrownSafety LLC, who has been elected as an officer of the 2008 Board of Directors for Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), starting January 1, 2008. Along with her BCSP appointment, Linda is the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Vice Chair of the Council on Practices and Standards and Administrator of the Consultants Practice Specialty. Congratulations, again, to Linda!
President's Message - January 2008
Dear Members,
The first half of this first term has flown by, much like 2007 itself. I hope the holidays found you all in good health and surrounded by loved ones. I know that, for me, 2007 was both a wonderful and challenging year. I was elected to President, won the ASSE vacation, and most importantly had a son in May. At the same time, I found myself searching for a new job in November (search complete, by the way, I have become the Director of Safety and Worker's Compensation for River Terminal Development as of January 2nd). I'm sure many of you found yourselves in equally wonderful and/or challenging situations and I hope they've all turned out for the best.
I want to take this time to remind everybody that we switch our meetings to dinner meetings beginning January 15th. In the next couple of weeks we will send out reminders, as well as our planned speaker schedule. We encourage you all to attend. If you come regularly, we love having you. If you haven't been out in a while, we'd love to have you back. If you've never come before, please come out and enjoy a meeting. It is a pressure-free environment, but a great networking opportunity as well as a chance to learn a little something about various topics.
For the New Year, we are working on a few things, including a recognition night (Past Presidents, Safety Professional of the Year, Long Term Service awards), a site visit, and a joint meeting with NJ Chapter. At the same time we will be continuing some of the same successful programs we've been doing such as the ACP training courses and the golf outing (though we will be doing this jointly with NJ chapter this year).
As 2008 starts trudging forward, we look forward to being able to share it with you. Remember, 5pm at Mastoris on Rt. 130 in Bordentown, NJ on January 15. We hope to see you there.
Have a very Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
John Braun, CHST
Penn-Jersey Chapter President
Shaundree Davis - Chapter Membership Chair
Please be informed that Shaundree Davis has accepted the position of Membership Chair for the chapter. Along with keeping the chapter membership list current, Shaundree will be working with the Chapter's executive board in developing a Membership Plan in order to inform members of the benefits of being a member of the Penn-Jersey chapter, increase membership in our chapter and encourage meeting attendance.
Penn-Jersey Chapter to Conduct Dinner Meetings
Starting January 2008, please note the monthly chapter meetings will be dinner meetings. Registration will begin at 5 pm at Mastori's Diner, Intersection of Rts 130 & 206, Bordentown, NJ. To register or for more chapter information, please contact Dhruti Thaker at dhruti_thaker@merck.com.
The following meeting scheduled has been prepared for the Penn-Jersey Chapter for the 2007-08 year. Unless noted, the monthly meetings will be conducted at Mastori's Diner, Intersection of Rts 130 & 206, Bordentown, NJ. To register or for more chapter information, please contact Dhruti Thaker at dthaker@actavis.com.
| Date | Time | Details |
| August 21, 2007 | 8am | General Planning Meeting |
| September 18, 2007 | 8am | Russ McEwan, Esq - Workplace Violence |
| October 16, 2007 | 8am | Robert Adams - Nanotechnology |
| November 14, 2007 | 8am | PDC - Emergency Management |
| December 18, 2007 | 8am | Executive Board Meeting |
| January 15, 2008 | 5pm | Sylvia Bookbinder - Pandemic Influenza |
| February 19 2008 | 5pm | Maureen Modica - Laboratory Safety |
| March 18, 2008 | 5pm | Recognition Dinner |
| April 2008 | TBA | Joint meeting at Safety Expo and Awards Dinner (Date/Location to be determined) |
| April 29, 2008 | 5pm | NJ State Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Awards Dinner |
| May 2008 | TBA | Joint meeting with Northern Jersey Chapter (Date/Location to be determined) |
Penn-Jersey Chapter Achieves the ASSE Star Chapter Award
The Penn-Jersey chapter has been recognized for achieving the ASSE Chapter Star Award for the 2005-2006 year. The ASSE Chapter Stars Recognition Program is designed to recognize local Chapters that give their members superior service and programs to advance continued professional growth. This award was announced during the ASSE PDC Chapter Recognition luncheon recently held in Orlando, FL.
Congratulations to all our chapter members who were a vital part in attaining this award.
John Braun - ASSE's 2006-2007 Membership Recruitment Challenge Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Chapter President, John Braun, for winning ASSE's Member-Get-A-Member campaign that ran from April 2006 to June 2007. John was chosen from a random drawing of all participants and won a trip to Hawaii for two, valued at $5000. Congratulations again and enjoy your getaway trip!
Maureen Modica - Published in the July 2007 ASSE Professional Safety Journal
Congratulations to Maureen Modica for her article "Safe Science: Applying Safety in a Modern Research Setting" that was published in the July 2007 ASSE Professional Safety Journal. The article provides innovative information for addressing a variety of safety issues that may be present in modern research laboraties. Congrats, again, for your dedication to the safety profession.
Linda Tapp - Safety Professional of the Year
Congratulations to Linda Tapp for being named the 2007 national Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Safety Professional of the Year. Along with all the support she provides the Penn-Jersey chapter, Linda is the Vice Chair of the Council on Practices and Standards and Administrator of the Consultants Practice Specialty. Linda's achievement was recognized at ASSE's Safety 2007 in June. Additional information can be found at http://www.asse.org/societyupdate/0707_professional_year.php.
Mission Statement
The Penn-Jersey Chapter of ASSE is committed to enhance and promote the status of the safety profession and to foster the knowledge and skills of safety, health and environmental professionals to protect the workforce, society and the environment.