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ASSE Present-Elect Rixio Medina Presentation

Posted: Feb 12, 2018

Mr. Medina’s presentation was enlightening about the current state of our association. Fun fact, the average age of a member in last year’s survey was 47. There were some very interesting international alliances and resources Mr. Medina discussed as good resources for Safety & Health Professionals. In his presentation he mentioned the International Network of Safety & Health Practitioner Organizations and the Center for Safety & Health Sustainability.

The Vote is In!!

Posted: Aug 16, 2017

Just in from Tim Page-Bottorff:

The membership vote for Name Change to ASSP has passed with a vote of 74% to 26%.  Please get prepared to start naming our chapter the “The Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals”.

No word yet from Society on branding standard or compliance timeline. Micheal Bryant will be forming a team of members to determine the anticipated local affected of the brand change and the financial impact.

Workers Memorial Day Poem

Posted: May 02, 2017

In order to honor those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew our efforts for safe workplaces, Melissa Schmaltz has written this short poem.

Treasured Memories

To remember in a day

All the workers gone away

All the mothers, all the fathers,

All of those who came before us.

It is too much.

It is all wrong.

It is a crutch.

It takes too long.

It doesn’t do to just remember,

To look back and sigh and simmer…

Instead, we could stand up and fight,

And knowledge in others we could ignite.

Protect yourself and those around you

From being a story of what NOT to do.

Stop our friends, our families, and our loved ones

From being a memory, even a treasured one.

JMS