Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7:30am - Hayden's Lakefront Grill
Formaldehyde Contamination of Indoor Air & the Effects of Overexposure in Workers
Presentation by Mary DeVany, DeVany Industrial Consultants
This month’s topic, “Evaluating Formaldehyde Contamination in Indoor Air.” Mary C. DeVany will explain where formaldehyde comes from and why it occurs indoors. She will also discuss the health effects of overexposure and ways to tell if your building, office or home may potentially be contaminated with formaldehyde.
Mary C. DeVany, MS, CSP, CHMM has her own consulting company, DeVANY INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANTS, and has conducted more than 5000 formaldehyde samples of FEMA-issued trailers – the largest air sampling project ever done in the United States. Mary is a past chair of the Mt. St. Helens Section, and served on the Board of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter holding various offices over the years. She has been the ASSE Regional Safety Professional of the Year, is a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and a Fellow of the Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers. In 2007 she was selected by the NW Women’s Business Journal as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the Northwest.
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Hayden's Lakefront Grill
8187 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road
Tualatin, OR 97062
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Cost: $15 per person
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The 2010 Columbia-Willamette Nominating Committee is charged with selecting nominees for all the elected offices in the chapter. The committee met to identify candidates, considering participation in chapter activities, current office holders, and others who expressed interest. While the committee tried to get more than one candidate for each office, this year all nominees will be running unopposed in their positions.
The committee, Clark Vermillion, Jamal AbuSneineh and Scott Peabody, are grateful for those members who stepped up to serve and proudly announce the nominees for 2010-2011 along with brief biographical information (for those who have submitted them).
This year, all votes will be cast by email so please watch for this information in your email soon!
Bruce Hollcroft has been a member of ASSE since 1979 as a student at the University of Central Missouri. He is Past President of the Heart of America Chapter and former Executive Committee Member of the Puget Sound Chapter. He has presented, moderated or served on several ASSE Annual Professional Development Conferences and Governors’ conferences in Kansas, Missouri, Oregon and Washington. Bruce served on the Executive Planning Committee for the 2006 PDC in Seattle. He is currently President-Elect of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter.
I joined the Columbia Willamette Chapter of ASSE in 1998 as a student member while attending Mt. Hood College. I have my A.S. in Environmental, Safety and Health, my OSHA Safety and Health Certificate and currently finishing my ARM. I am currently working as a Construction Safety Consultant for the Port of Portland at the Airport. Prior to receiving my A.S., I was a full time Firefighter in California as well as a volunteer in the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue dive Team until retiring with an injury. I have been very active in the Columbia Willamette Chapter since 2001, serving as Secretary, House Delegate, Treasurer-Elect and Treasurer (twice in both) as well as multiple committees including the GOSH Conferences for 2005, 2007 and 2009. Currently I am serving as the Chapter Vice President and would like the opportunity to serve as your President-Elect.
Luke Betts has been a member of the ASSE Columbia Willamette Chapter for the past two years and has been serving as the Chapter Membership Chair. He graduated from Oregon State University in early 2002 with a BS in Business and has worked for his current employer; Cintas Corporation for almost eight years. He is currently the Northwest Regional Health and Safety Coordinator for the company. His territory includes Northern California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Western Canada. In 2009 he helped guide the first Cintas location to recognition from any OSHA when Oregon OSHA granted the Portland Document Management Facility SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) status in August after nearly 14 months of working with consultation. He is currently working on a SHARP partnership agreement with Oregon OSHA for all locations in the state, with his Tacoma facility on their VPP application, and with his Calgary location for COR (Certificate of Recognition). This past year he also became an OSHA authorized General Industry Outreach Trainer through the University of Washington. He will be conducting a PDC 10 Hour General Industry OSHA training in March for the Chapter. Outside of work Luke enjoys running and completed his 5th marathon in 2009 in Portland. A small local running team that Luke formed in the Portland area in 2007 has raised over $4100 in charitable donations for the Children’s Cancer Association and Race for the Cure.
Aubrey Sakaguchi has worked with Oregon public districts since 2003 in a risk management/loss control role. After graduating from Concordia College in Minnesota with a double major in German/Business, Aubrey began working in the insurance industry in Oregon and Washington. Aubrey returned to Minnesota and obtained her Master’s of Environmental Health and Safety from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2006. Since then she has been employed by Special Districts of Oregon, a special district insurance pool assisting members with property, liability and workers’ compensation loss prevention. Aubrey is currently serving as a House Delegate.
Leigh Freeman works in risk management for Safeway Food stores, covering the NW Oregon region with 41 facilities and 4000 employees. She has a Master’s in Public Health from Portland State University and is currently pursuing numerous professional certifications. She has served as the Safety Emphasis editor for the past 4 years and has held Delegate and Secretary positions in the CW chapter. Her favorite part of this organization is the opportunity to be mentored by other safety professionals.
Don Frazier has been with ASSE for about 3 years and served as Member at Large a year ago. Degreed from the University of Arizona in Behavioral Psychology and then earned a teaching certificate in Oregon (Vocational Education, Building Cluster), I taught construction in Portland Public Schools and at Portland Community College. Recently retired from 35 years in construction and consulting I am renewing my general contractor’s license and seek to continuing on in Safety and ASSE.
Michael Sorensen is the Safety and Risk Officer for the City of Hillsboro.
Paula K. Jones works for SAIF Corporation as a Senior Safety Management Consultant. She has been with SAIF Corporation since May 2000. Prior to joining SAIF, she spent three years working in the Risk Management Department for Safeway Stores, Inc. She currently works with a variety of clients including those in healthcare, retail, hospitality, restaurant, agriculture, social services, manufacturing, and various other industries. She visits policyholders to thoroughly evaluate loss control and safety management processes and exposures, using a wide variety of methods and procedures and consults with the policyholder to recommend sound safety management techniques and loss control methods.
She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Portland State University, Safety and Health Specialist Certificate from University of Washington and the OSHA Training Institute, and has completed the ASSE Certificate in Safety Management. She has also begun studying this year in preparation for the ASP/CSP examinations. Paula is both a Dale Carnegie graduate and has been a Dale Carnegie Team Leader.
Paula has been a member of the Columbia Willamette ASSE Chapter since November of 2001 and has decided to continue to take a more active role in the organization. As Delegate-at-Large for the past year, she has enjoyed becoming more involved in ASSE functions. She would like to continue to enhance communication of ASSE activities to members. In addition, further promote ASSE and its benefits to the health and safety community.
Kevin is currently the company Safety Manager at Oregon Ironworks a 400 employee fabrication company with facilities in Clackamas, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. My responsibilities include safety training for 300 full time production employees and environmental compliance for both facilities.
As a safety professional, I believe it is my obligation to continually strive for new and effective ways to preserve and protect life and property. I am committed to advancing the safety profession through my association and membership in ASSE. It is in this spirit that I respectfully request to be considered for the position of Delegate at Large.
With the holidays close by now is the time to encourage your children, nieces, nephews, sisters, brothers, friends , co-workers’ kids and more aged 5-14 to enter the 8th annual ASSE kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest. The rules and entry form are below and can also be found on our new North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH, May 2-8) Week 2010 and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day (May 5, 2010) web site at this link:
http://www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh10/
There are 5 age groups and the first place winners each win a $1,000 savings bond. Second place winners receive a $500 savings bond and third and fourth place winners a $200 savings bond. All entrants are winners! Everyone receives a letter from ASSE President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, and ASSE Executive Director Fred Fortman along with a small gift. The winners posters are featured on the annual NAOSH poster distributed to companies, schools, hospitals and more worldwide in April and May. Also, we will have our annual events for the poster contest winners/entrants and their families (all are invited), ASSE members, federal and Congressional officials and more on Monday, May 3, in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian (featuring a focus on workplace safety Smithsonian exhibits), the U.S. Department of Labor and at the U.S. Capitol. We also hope to have the NAOSH kick-off brunch Sunday, May 2, at the National Zoo as we have in the past.
Remember, entrants just need an ASSE member sponsor/number. It is open to non-members. Many members will again be sponsoring schools/school districts and their co-workers’ children. It is a lot of fun and we look forward to seeing a ton of posters by the Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2010 deadline! So sit down with the children and help them develop a poster that best displays workplace safety.
Thanks so much and please let us know if you have any questions.
Download the contest rules and entry form below and get involved today!
In preparation for our 2010 Society Election that will be held March 1 – March 31, we need to make you aware of how you will receive your voting information and how you will cast your vote. All members will be sent a broadcast email with a direct link to the Election vendor’s secure voting site. It will take less than a minute of your time to vote.
A majority of the members voting in recent elections have utilized the electronic voting and now you can too! In addition, you can help join the Society efforts to go green.
On the electronic voting site, you will be able to view candidate photos, bios and platform statements as well as cast your vote. Bios, photos and platform statements will also appear on the Society website at http://www.asse.org/elections/ in February.
In the event that you still want to receive a mail ballot, please let us know that you want a mail ballot by sending your mail ballot preference to membership2@asse.org by January 1st . Changes after January 1st will take effect in the 2011 Society Election.
You can update your address and email online at http://www.asse.org/about/addresschange.php.
House Delegate Bill White accepts Chapter Star Status on behalf of our chapter from Sr. Vice President Daryl Hill. Star Status is earned throughout the year by the activities and opportunities we offer and timely submission of chapter paperwork.
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The Columbia Willamette Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers takes great pleasure in presenting its 2008-2009 Chapter Safety Professional of the Year Award to Gene Patrick.
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| Gene Patrick (right) recieves the 2008-2009 Columbia-Willamette Chapter Safety Professional of the Year Award from Chapter President Clark Vermillion. |
Gene is the current Construction/Facilities Safety Manager for Oregon Health and Science University. His current duties have him in close contact with the public that seek medical services, contractors and building inspectors that work on OHSU’s campuses.
In his current position, Gene reviews work plans for upcoming and current construction work. He is constantly monitoring public interaction with the many construction projects. He does asbestos surveys and sampling for all construction work; all with weekly documentation for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Much of his time is spent updating and or creating training safety programs for the OHSU employees, and facilitating these classes, for the many OHSU facility workers on the finer points of safety.
Gene has given much to students aspiring to become safety professionals. He job shadowed several students from OSU and Mt Hood, teaches classes at Mt Hood Community College and coaches students and interns with an eye on safety.
His previous employer the Port of Portland as Safety Director assigned him duties geared to protecting its employees, the public and the environment. Gene protected workers in several divisions including marine, airports and large shipping and receiving docks.
Gene has served as a House delegate for 3 terms, as the student chapter liaison to OSU. In 2007, he was on the nominations committee. He has a long history of working with the GOSH committee as speaker room monitor, speaker introductions and sent out invitations to speakers and sponsors.
He has supported and presented at several Construction Safety Summit meetings and numerous other regional safety and health conferences as well as participated in a Mt. St. Helens PDC. Gene attends local ASSE meetings when his schedule allows.
Gene’s commitment, dedication, professionalism and contribution bring great credit to the safety profession, the ASSE, the Columbia Willamette Chapter and the Greater Portland community. It is the distinct honor and pleasure of the members of this Chapter to recognize Gene as the well deserved 2008-2009 Chapter Safety Professional of the Year. Our heartfelt congratulations are extended to Gene and his family.
January 2010 (pdf)
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