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Winter 2020/2021 Newsletter
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Dear ASSP Members,
With the holiday season and New Year quickly approaching, now is the time to take a moment to reflect on 2020. The year may not have looked as expected but there are so many things to be grateful for. We all worked diligently to ensure employee safety during uncertain times and we all came together to do our part. ASSP Philadelphia has experienced all-time highs in participation and seen lots of new faces. Thank you all for engaging with our community and staying involved!
 If you have not already engaged with our team and members here in the ASSP Philadelphia community, 2021 is your chance to reinvigorate that effort. We encourage our members to get involved in volunteer opportunities that can any fit any time commitment. The executive board within the ASSP Philadelphia chapter has been hard at work minimize webinar fatigue through developing interactive and meaningful content. We are proud to announce our upcoming meeting schedule.
Our members will have these great events to look forward to:
- January 21, 2021: Attorney Adele Abrams- Medical Marijuana and Legalized Recreational Marijuana
- February 18, 2021: Joint meeting with AIHA- Ergonomics at Home and in the Workplace
- March 2021: Joint meeting with Penn-Jersey Chapter
I want to take a moment to mention the “Member-Get-A-Member” Program. This program empowers us to bring in new membership to ASSP and keep our mission growing! By referring new members to ASSP, you can be rewarded with free Webinars, Memberships, and ASSP Apparel. Additionally, there is a drawing for a free conference registration and accommodations. To send an email to a colleague, with your own customized message and tracking code go to https://www.assp.org/membership/member-get-a-member
Entering 2021, remember to share a message of kindness and positivity. Together, we can work to create a safer, stronger future.
Enjoy the holiday season.
Sincerely,
Brittany Jacobs
President, ASSP Philadelphia
president@phila.assp.org
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ASSP Virtual Meetings
All upcoming safety programs for the ASSP Philadephia Chapter will be virtual. If there is no speaker fee, there will be no fee to attend the meetings. However, if there is a speaker fee, all attendees will be charged a nominal fee to attend the meeting.
Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see everyone soon!
- Greg Wharton ASSP Philadelphia Treasurer
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Upcoming Meetings:
- January 21, 2021: Attorney Adele Abrams- Medical Marijuana and Legalized Recreational Marijuana
- February 18, 2021: Joint meeting with AIHA- Ergonomics at Home and in the Workplace
- March 2021: Joint meeting with Penn-Jersey Chapter
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OCTOBER 2020
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DECEMBER 2020
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In the age of social media, instant communication and telecommuting, connection to a strong, live safety community has never been more important. Your membership in the ASSP Philadelphia Chapter is a tremendous resource that can help you filter through the noise and keep you in touch with what’s really important. Whether it is following us on our social media platforms (LinkedIn or Facebook), attending our monthly events, or becoming involved in a subcommittee or leadership role, you have the power to decide your level of engagement. Why look any further than this community of safety professionals - right here in your backyard - to support your professional and personal development!
I encourage each of our 500+ members to look at their schedules and find the time to become involved. I am excited to see what this chapter’s leadership will achieve as we continue to build off the success from last year’s team. Finally, as we start to make our plans and book out the calendar, we want to assure all of our members that the executive committee is dedicated to making your membership experience the best it can be!
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Have you ever thought about getting more involved with ASSP? What a better way to take advantage of your membership and the benefits it provides than to be on the team who guides the chapter? These opportunities can spur career growth and ultimately lead to better job opportunities. We strongly encourage you to become more involved in our community of over 500 safety professionals who lead, manage, supervise, research and consult on safety around the area and beyond. Take advantage of a wide range of benefits available to our ASSP members and become a chapter leader. Email assp.philly@gmail.com to learn more!
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ASSP National has been regularly updating their COVID-19 webpage, providing the latest resources to assist members, their employers and their clients with re-opening as safely as possible. Some highlights include:
- A COVID-19 community discussion to ask for advice and share your experience with other front-line safety professionals.
- Webinars, podcasts and articles on various aspects of COVID-19.
- Links to COVD-19 resources from a number of other governmental and professional organizations.
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Hello everyone, I hope that you enjoyed listening to some of the Safety Podcasts we shared in our last Journal. Maybe you found some other great podcasts you enjoy. I want to explore some other unique way to stay motivated and current as a safety professional.
You Tube – Yes, that’s right safety professionals, the web site where we find videos of people doing some really unsafe stuff at work also has some great content. Thinking of becoming a CSP? Look for reputable content from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). Does your workplace handle Hydrogen Sulfide? Check out the Five Minutes Safety video on H2S. Looking for a compelling story about incidents and injuries in your industry, the Chemical Safety Board has animations and video content to describe accidents and lessons learned which you can apply to your workplace to make it safer.
LinkedIn – Do you follow any consultants or companies on LinkedIn? Companies often post free webinars, white papers and videos. ASSP Philadelphia member Pat Karol, Karol Safety Consulting, has some fun videos to help learn about safety culture and being a better safety leader - He’s a pretty good actor too! Are you following our ASSP Philadelphia LinkedIn page? Get the latest newsletters, webinar signups and scholarship opportunities!
Cell Phone Aps – There are many apps right in the palm of your hand to help you at work. Is this work area too loud? Screen the noise level with the NIOSH Sound Level Meter app. Does that ladder look right? Check the 4:1 ratio with CDC’s Ladder Safety App. Do you think it’s pretty hot and time for a water break? Download the OSHA NIOSH Heat Safety Tool. There are too many apps to name with Toolbox and Safety Meeting talks to list here!
- Julie Anderson ASSP Philadelphia Delegate
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Our very on Philadelphia ASSP delegate Hoyt Emmons was featured in Philadelphia Business Journal "Construction Guide."
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The new officers of the ASSP Philadelphia Chapter for the 2020/2021 year:
President: Brittany Jacobs
President-Elect: Kate McGee
Vice President: John Suter
Treasurer: Greg Wharton
Secretary: Helen Rush
Delegates: Julie Anderson
Hoyt Emmons
Omar Whitfield
Joe Kauffman
Past President: Steven Stewart
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The 2020 ASSP Philadelphia Chapter officers are working hard to bring you the best virutal trainings. Even with the virutal world we are in the officers still gather monthly to plan for the year ahead.If you ever want to be apart of the exectuive board meetings reach out to one of the officers and come and join our monthly discussions and help us plan!
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Please give a warm Philly welcome to the following safety professionals who have joined our chapter since we published our last newsletter:
- Glenn Kerschner
- Joseph Ciccarella
- Lauren Klasic
- Raymond Cormier
- Daniel Wingler
- Ciara Goldin
- David Matthews
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Below we want to acknowledge and congraulate all of our dedicated members with over 25 years of being an ASSP member!
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25 Years:
- Francine Preston
- Frank Baxter
- Gustav Ruggiero
- Herbet Bell
- John Pradziad
- Lawrence Bennetta
- Michael Diehl
- Michael McSherry
- Paul Vincent
- Robert Donovan
- Stephen Young
- Timothy Kocis
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30 Years:
- Bryan Shelton
- David Kliwinski
- Salvatore Caccavale
- Serge Borichevsky
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35 Years:
- David Weightman
- David Kerr
- Jeffrey Evans
- John Suter
- Mary Konchan
- Mary Bubka
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40 and Up Years:
- Steven Batterman
- J Nigel Ellis
- Danielle LaPorta
- Michael Gianfrancesco
- Cynthia Brewer
- Richard Miller
- William Unrath
- William Jenaway
- Carl Patrizio
- George Petroka
- Robert Bonomo
- Steven Oskowitz
- Alvin Clark
- Nicholas Demianovich
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The following jobs were posted on our Chapter website at the time this newsletter was distributed. Postings are for 30 days unless instructed otherwise, so the jobs on the website may be slightly different when you visit.
- Safety Specialist (Mid-Level) Compliance Management International - Philadelphia, PA
- EHS Safety Specialist, Colorcon, West Point, PA
Job seekers, also consider posting your resume to the ASSP Career Center, where employers across our region and across the country can match it to their job openings. At the Career Center, you can also set up a customized search to be automatically notified when jobs meeting your criteria are posted.
Jobs are posted as a service to our members who are looking for jobs, or for members whose companies are seeking qualified candidates.
Please note that job postings may be edited or abbreviated for web posting; be sure to obtain a complete copy of the job posting from the contact person listed.
To post a position, e-mail your information to the Webmaster. Postings should be submitted in a format that is easy to cut and paste (plain text, Microsoft Word, etc.). Information such as experience required, salary range, who should be contacted and how should be included.
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We are excited to share a new benefit available to members, the ability to post your resume on the Philadelphia ASSP Chapter Website.
https://lnkd.in/dJ9PmmK
On our website, click on jobs and select seeking employment. Here you will find instructions to submit your resume and have it posted for 60 days. Employers will be referenced to refer to this location to download and view member's resumes who are seeking employment.
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Do you have an idea for the newsletter, a photo from an event, or an article or blog post you would like us to publish? Please send the information to Helen Rush at secretary@phila.assp.org |
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