For members who have environmental responsibilities
For members who have environmental responsibilities, you know the excellent reputation Dragun has as a consulting firm. If you missed this presentation, you missed out. However, Dragun was kind enough to provide a great article for all ASSE members.
In honor of Earth Day, please read and use. Click here!
MAY TECHNICAL MEETING – COMPLACENCY and SAFETY
We are so pleased to have Don Wilson speak to us again about how complacency plays a pivotal role in our safety both on and off the job. He will be presenting on proven methods to fight complacency & other deadly states with advanced safety awareness. Don Wilson will also take just a minute to talk about his Detroit SafeStart Workshop, see below.
DATE: May 8, 2012
TIME:
6:00pm Registration and Networking
6:30pm – Don Wilson’s presentation
Dinner provided compliments of Don Wilson
LOCATION: Embassy Suites - Troy
850 Tower Drive, Troy, MI 48098
(248) 879-7500
COST: $0
Slate of Officers & Delegates for 2012-2013 & Proposed Bylaws
The Greater Detroit Chapter leadership spent considerable time updating the bylaws to both align with the model chapter bylaws provided by Society and to fit our current operations. Attached are the newly proposed bylaws. Please review. Voting will open on May 15 and close on May 30. Our membership will be voting via email invitation using SurveyMonkey. If you do not receive the email but wish to vote, please contact Becca Drzewiecki at Rebecca.drzewiecki@gmail.com
GDC Bylaws draft for review by membership (pdf)
President
Becca Drzewiecki
Rebecca Drzewiecki, ARM, currently serves as Compliance Manager, Global Safety Health and Environmental for Kelly Services. In 2010 and 2011, Rebecca completed her Master of Science in Safety Management while working as the graduate assistant at Oakland University and freelance writing. Prior to working at Oakland University, she spent 10 years working for Aon, a Fortune 200 risk management and human resources consulting firm. She held various positions in risk control consulting, marketing and business development. Rebecca has held various chair positions in ASSE GDC, co-chaired the Region VII PDC in 2004, and has been active in the Risk Management Practice Specialty. She is currently a member of the Academic Practice Specialty and WISE. Rebecca Drzewiecki also served in each officer capacity in the past, including President in 2003-2004, where she earned the Greater Detroit Chapter the STARS award. Rebecca earned the Greater Detroit Chapter Safety Professional of the Year in 2005.
Vice-President
Sharkey Mingela
Sarunas (Sharkey) Mingela, PhD, CSP, CIH, CHMM, ROH, CRSP, CEP has spent more than 35 years as a safety and health professional in industry, with the last 30 at Ford Motor Company. He is currently an Associate Professor at Wayne State University’s Occupational and Environmental Sciences Program where he is the program coordinator for the industrial hygiene program and the graduate occupational safety certificate program. He is a member of ASSE and AIHA as well as several other professional organizations. He first joined ASSE in 1974 and has been a Professional Member since 1986.
Treasurer
Carl Granger
Carl Granger has been serving as Safety Director for Woods Construction, Inc. in Sterling Heights, MI since 2008. Prior to that, he worked for Plastipak Packaging in the Clean Tech - Dundee, MI Recycling Division as the HR/EHS Manager for three years. For the 8 years prior, Carl worked for Fine Impressions, a division of Taylor Corporation, as the HR/EHS/Maintenance Supervisor. While at Fine Impressions, Carl also served on the leadership team for the Taylor Corporation Corporate Safety Committee. Carl graduated from Mankato State University in Mankato, MN in 1997 with a B.S. in Philosophy and attained SPHR accreditation in 2007. Carl has been an ASSE member since January 2010, and currently lives in Milford, Michigan with his 8-year old son, Carl Jr.
Secretary
Nue Vue
Nue Vue, GSP, recently completed her undergraduate studies at Oakland University in the Occupational Safety and Health program. She also completed the OSHA 30 hour Construction certification training and continues pursues her Occupational Health and Safety Technician certification provided by Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Nue is a conscientious, professional, and attentive to detail. She works hard, is results-oriented, and contributes to a positive outcome. She currently serves as a Safety Specialist for MARO’s loss control team in conducting safety audits for members in their workers’ comp fund.
Delegate
Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D, CSP
Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP, is Vice President, Safety & Health, at ABB Inc. where he is responsible for over 27,000 employees and contractors in Canada, Mexico and the United States. ABB is a leading engineering company that specializes in Automation & Power Technologies. Darryl is American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Immediate Past-President and also Adjunct Assistant Professor at Oakland University where he teaches Construction Safety, Environmental Standards and Incident Investigation. He is also editor and contributing author for one of ASSEs bestselling books, Construction Safety Management & Engineering. In 1997, Darryl received the ASSE Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year award.
Delegate
Kathy Glodich, CSP
Kathy Glodich, CSP, has over 19 years of health and safety experience in the childcare, retail, insurance and manufacturing industries. She is currently the Health & Safety Manager at Learning Care Group, Inc., responsible for the safety, health, and environmental management strategy for all school brands and corporate offices. Kathy is a professional member of ASSE and has served the Greater Detroit Chapter in all officer and various committee chair positions. She also served as Region VII Treasurer. Currently Kathy serves on the Finance, Council of Professional Affairs, and Nominations & Elections Committees for Society.
DATE CHANGE: SafeStart Announces Donation Program to the ASSE Greater Detroit Chapter
The Greater Detroit Chapter of the ASSE and SafeStart are pleased to invite all chapter members to an event that supports the Greater Detroit Chapter with a $100 donation for each member who attends. This workshop will be a follow up to Don’s presentation to our chapter the evening of May 8th (see above). The date has been moved to June 20, 2012.
You may want to attend this informative workshop to learn even more about how you can keep employees safe at work, at home and on the road, and how you can also keep your loved ones safe too. It explores human factors in safety and how you can reduce the risk of injury associated with the states and errors we all experience every day at work and at home. You will also learn how SafeStart efficiently addresses and combats these issues to provide significant injury reductions.
We know you will find the safety concepts and techniques presented by Don at the May 8th meeting interesting and thought-provoking. You can register for the follow up workshop the morning of May 9th – no pre-registration is required. But for your convenience, you can register ahead of time if you’d prefer.
DATE: June 20, 2012 ************NOTE NEW DATE!!!*************************
TIME:
7:15am registration and continental Breakfast served
12:30pm - Wrap up with invitation to lunch
LOCATION: Embassy Suites - Troy
850 Tower Drive, Troy, MI 48098
(248) 879-7500
COST: $195.00 – (This is a course material fee (every attendee receives a copy of the SafeStart Course and SafeStart Home Safety Kit), the actual workshop and (optional) lunch are free.)
Click here for further details. (here’s the link: http://www.safestart-safetrack.com/workshop/ASSE/workshops.htm)
LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS
The Greater Detroit Chapter Executive Committee and ASSE Region VII would like to recognize the following individuals for their dedicated years of service to ASSE:
50 years
- Anton Ruzich
40 years
- Thomas Mather
25 years
- Donald Kricho
- Richard Straney
- Sarunas (Sharkey) Mingela, current Chapter Vice President
- Roger Merlo
- Susan Weber
Chartered in 1955, the Greater Detroit Chapter has actively supported the Society mission of protecting people, property and environment.
Safety Professional of the Year
Stephen R. Smith, CSP ASSE GDC 2012 Safety Professional of the Year
Stephen R. Smith is our 2012 Safety Professional of the Year. While Steve was Programs chair for our chapter in 1997, there was a situation in which an elected Officer was removed from the Executive Committee. Steve Smith jumped in and helped out, offering to help because he had been an officer in another chapter. Steve stayed involved until he became President in 2002.
Steve has been an active member of the Industry Advisory Board of the Occupational Safety and Health program at Oakland University. He contributes to each meeting, not only with ideas, but with resources to help things get done. For example, OU is building a Human Health Building where the OSH program will have state of the art labs. Steve was instrumental in gaining OU access to a first class fire safety lab for his employer, Chubb. OU is building their fires safety lab in the likeness of the Chubb lab. Steve connected the resources at Chubb with the right person at OU to ensure this.
Steve currently serves as President of the Michigan Safety Conference, which will be held in April 2012. It's terrific that Steve continues to give back to his profession, both within ASSE and elsewhere. Congratulations, Steve!
Wayne State University Offers New Course and Graduate Certificate Program
WSU Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences (OEHS) Program announces its new course Health and Safety for Hospitals and Other Institutions to address occupational health and safety hazards unique to institutions. This course will cover hazards (chemical, physical, biological, radiological), ergonomics, environmental waste, bioterroism and emergency response. Click for more information Wayne State OEHS Program (pdf)
Stay in Touch!
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