May Chapter Meeting
GLOBAL HARMONIZATION SYSTEM!! I'VE HEARD OF IT, BUT WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO AND WHEN DOES IT HAVE TO BE DONE???
Come to the next ASSE Northeast Iowa Chapter meeting, Friday May 11 and hear Mike Whitmore, IOSHA Compliance Assistant Specialist, tell you everything you need to know about GHS. Mike will also update us on "What's New at OSHA" with a Q&A session afterwords.
The meeting will be at the Clarion Hotel in Cedar Falls. Order food off of the menu at 11:30 AM. No RSVP necessary.
We will also be voting on the slate of Chapter Officers for next year.
Math Review Course for Certification Exams
Iowa-Illinois Safety Council is sponsoring a “Math Review Course for Certification Exams” on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa. C. David Langlois, CSP is instructing this course. David is very well known throughout the country for his expertise with providing prep courses for the ASP and the CSP exams.
Subject areas of the class include:
- Number notations – scientific notation, rules of rounding
- Measuring Systems – English and metric, including conversions
- Conversions and Extended Conversions
- Basic Shapes – Perimeters, Areas, Volume
- Graphing Linear and Non-linear Functions
- Algebra-order of priority, rules, equations and word problems
- Trigonometry – sine, cosine, and tangent definitions and applications
Please go to Iowa-Illinois Safety Council’s website – www.iisc.org - or the direct registration link http://www.iisc.org/april-25-pdc-wednesday-math-review-course-registration for additional information. You may also call 515.276.4724 or 800.568.2495 for more information concerning this course or any of the additional Iowa-Illinois Safety Council Professional Development Conference educational sessions offered during the conference dates - April 25 – 27, 2012.
Chapter History
Founded in 1911, ASSE is the world’s oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its 33,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education. ASSE has 12 Practice Specialties and 150 chapters in the United State and abroad. For more information on ASSE, check out ASSE Home.
The North East Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers was founded in 1997, having previously been a section of the Hawkeye Chapter. Currently, the Chapter has over 40 members from various companies, industries, hospitals and educational institutions. The Executive Committee is comprised of volunteer members who are elected or appointed to one-year terms and operate under chapter bylaws approved by ASSE. Check out the Officer contact information, bylaws and the chapter’s long range plans.
At monthly meetings, knowledgeable presenters address current safety, health and environmental issues. The luncheon is informal and provides members and non-members the opportunity to network with experts and other safety professionals who work in and around the area. This is a great time to learn about developments in the industry as well as develop valuable professional relationships. Check out the meeting schedule and come join us.
In addition to our meetings, the North East Iowa Chapter produces an informative monthly newsletter. The newsletter includes upcoming meeting and events information, job line, and occupational safety and health related articles. Our newsletter editor creates interesting and information packed monthly newsletters – we invite you to check out Newsletters.
Members of ASSE also receive “Professional Safety”, a journal that contains the cutting edge of safety topics. For technical publications available to members at a discounted price, check out ASSE Home.
For information on how you can join the chapter or volunteer for board or committee positions, contact the Chapter President, Cindy Houlson.