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    The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers has been Chartered since 1946 to serve the needs of the Safety Profession in the Los Angeles Area and to foster the Professional Development and Well-being of its Members. The American Society of Safety Engineers -- Protecting People, Property,and the Environment Since 1911.

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March Meeting (Date and Time TBA)

  • Construction Site Tour: New Kaiser Hospital, Ontario.
  • Watch this space for details.

April Meeting:  Los Angeles FED Bank Tour

We have a reservation for a tour at the Los Angeles Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 1:00PM

Please arrive ten (10) minutes prior to your tour's start time.

The tour will last approximately 90 minutes and cover the Currency Processing operation areas, along with the interactive lobby exhibit, "Fed Gallery: Your Central Bank in Focus."

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO SECURITY.

We need to fax a numbered list of the first and last names of all the individuals in our party to 12:00 noon two weeks prior to our reservation date.  Maximum attendees is 30.  RESERVE EARLY.

Society Headquarters Announces:

Chapter Membership Challenge!

The challenge has started!

ASSE Chapter Challenge

Dates of Challenge: February 15, 2010 – March 31, 2010

Membership Incentive: PROMO CODE: 1002CHPCHL  should be given to prospective members. It is an incentive that will allow them to receive a waived application fee and a free practice specialty. When this code is used a savings of $45 ($25 app fee & $20 pract. Spec) is realized. With the promo code they only need to pay the balance of $145. In order for your chapter to receive credit in the challenge the promo code must be on the application either online, mailed or faxed, or if they call.

Resources that you can use when recruiting:
ASSE Membership Benefit Information: http://www.asse.org/membership/benefits.php

Practice Specialty Info: Network with other SH&E professionals in your specific field through practice specialties. There are 16 to choose from. Visit http://www.asse.org/broadcasts/zmags-mem-benefits.html to see sample newsletters.

Link to online application:  https://www.asse.org/cartpage.php?link=additem&PID=MEMBERAPP&QTY

February Meeting

San Andreas Fault Field Trip

We met and prepped for the trip at Days Inn in San Bernardino

We enjoyed an informative lecture: The San Andreas Fault: Blue Cut to Wrightwood. David K. Lynch, PhD.  We carpooled to Blue Cut in the Cajon Pass and headed up Lone Pine Valley to Wrightwood.  Blue cut is where the Pelona schist formation on one side of the fault easily demonstrates movement of the fault compared with the native sand stone on the other side.  The matching schist can be found down around Yuma.

Most of us continued to Sheep Creek diversion channel to collect actinolite, a green crystalline mineral.  Actinolite when microcrystalline is nephrite jade, and when fibrous is one form of asbestos.

It was chilly, but we didn't really need much winter outdoor gear.   Having a truck with good ground clearance was necessary due to a significant wash out of the road, but 4WD wasn't needed for the trip.

About the author, our lecturer:
 David K. Lynch, PhD, is an astronomer and planetary scientist living in Topanga, CA. When not hanging around the fault or using large telescopes on Mauna Kea, he plays fiddle, collects rattlesnakes, gives public lectures on rainbows and writes books (Color and Light in Nature, Cambridge University Press) and essays. Dr. Lynch's latest book is the Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault, which contains twelve one-day drive trips along different parts of the fault, and includes mile-by-mile road logs and GPS coordinates for hundreds of fault features. As it happens, Dave's house was destroyed in 1994 by the magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake.

Book: Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault, David K. Lynch, Thule Scientific, 2009.
 

Monthly Meeting Topics Scheduled:

  • March:
    • Construction Site Tour: KAISER
    • Inland Empire: "Teaching Crane Safety in India"
  • April: LA Fed Bank Tour
  • May:
    • WISE Joint Meeting/Awards
  • June: 
    • Emergency Preparedness and Haiti Response.

UCLA OSHA Classes Scheduled for March, April. all of 2010 (Click)

Hugh Harrison "Harry" Hurt Dies.

Renowned motorcycle accident researcher and USC Professor of Safety Emeritus, Harry Hurt, has died.  Hurt was a Professional Member of the Los Angeles Chapter, and was named Motorcyclist of the Year by Motorcyclist Magazine for his seminal research into motorcycle safety and head protection.  Retiring from USC, he founded the Head Protection Research Laboratory.  Countless lives have been saved as a result of his work.  Before he joined USC, he authored Aeronautics for Naval Aviators, which is still used as a textbook by the Navy.

More information as it develops.  For more see the website:  www.hprl.org

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For those Safety Professionals who are currently out of work, the CAL/OSHA Reporter is offering free subscriptions.  Contact the C/OR for details and information.

2009-10 Chapter By-laws approved and posted

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