ASSELA LOS
ANGELES CHAPTER
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS
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NEWS for August, 2002 Los Angeles Chapter www.assela.org The Communicator August Beach Party Sunday, August 25, 2002 Long Beach, Belmont Shores On Sunday, August 25, 2002, all Chapter Members and their families are cordially invited to attend our Open House beach party in Long Beach. The event will be held on the beach at the far east end of the large parking lot, and adjacent to the snack bar area. This will give all of our members to roll up their selves and enjoy a quite day at the beach with family and safety associates. We encourage you to bring your own form of seating or lawn chairs and possibly umbrellas to shield you from the UV rays. The Chapter will be furnishing free/complimentary food including hamburgers, hot dogs, salad, chips, and soft drinks. There will also be a drawing for door prizes, but no door. August Beach Party: Sunday, August 25th, Cost: FREE Time: 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM Gather and Networking Location: Long Beach, Belmont Shores Beach September Dinner Meeting (9/12/02) Ergonomics Update Dr. Alexandra Charish This meeting will feature an update of the status of the Ergonomic Rule the Fed/OSHA is proposing, and the status of the regulations on the State of California. Dr. Charish is one of the renowned experts in the field of ergonomics in the area. She has been teaching ergonomics and injury prevention for nearly 20 years. In many cases her teachings are said to be radical, but based on effective implementation have shown to get needed results. Cost: $20.00 Time: 6:00 - 6:30 Social Period 6:30 - 7:00 Dinner 7:00 - 7:45 PM Speaker, Dr. Alexandra Charish Location: Stevens Steak House Restaurant 5332 Steven Place (Interstate 5 west off "Atlantic") City of Commerce / Restaurant Phone 323-723-9856 See the ASSELA.ORG website for more details. E-MAIL UPDATE Newsletter to Be Sent By E-mail The Chapter has been trying to update its Member e-mail list so we can send out the Newsletter by e-mail, but we are not receiving the needed information. Temporarily, we will continue to send out the Newsletter by regular mail to the Members and post it on the Chapter’s website ( www.assela.org). If you don’t have an e-mail address or much less a computer, please let us know (call Bob D’Amato @ 800-570-7233 or e-mail him at americansafety@asi-cal-osha.com). We appreciate your assistance in this endeavor.Get your permanent e-mail address free through ASSE! ASSE as part of your Society Membership will host your e-mail FREE on their servers. Just go the Member Services page on their website ( www.asse.org)and follow the instructions to set up your own permanent e-mail account available to all Members. If you plan on staying in the profession, this can solve a lot of problems, especially for those Members whose work addresses seem to change.Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Looking for Work? LA ASSE’s "Jobline" is a Valuable Resource LA ASSE Treasurer and Placement Chair, Mike Marshall, MSS, CSP, publishes a monthly list of current job openings for the benefit of Society members who attend the monthly Chapter meeting. Come and get yours at the next Chapter dinner meeting in September.
ASSE RECOGNIZES JOHN HOWARD FOR A JOB WELL DONE @ CAL-OSHA
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 16, 2002)—Pictured above at left is the former Chief of the California Department of Industrial Relations for Occupational Safety and Health and the new director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Dr. John Howard, M.D., M.P.H., JD, LL.M, being congratulated by American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Member Tom Butler at the July 11 CAL/OSHA Advisory Committee meeting held in Los Angeles. Butler presented Dr. Howard with a letter of thanks and a plaque signed by ASSE President Mark Hansen recognizing his outstanding service as Chief of DOSH since 1991, and on his recent appointment as NIOSH Director. Dr. Howard thanked ASSE for the honors and looks forward to continue to work with ASSE at the national level on occupational safety, health and environmental issues. (Photo by Kevin Thompson of the Cal-OSHA Reporter)
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ASSE - Los Angeles Chapter Executive Committee 2001-2002
FINAL RULE: OSHA SPEAKS UP ON HEARING LOSS OSHA issued a final rule on July 1, 2002, that revises the criteria for recording work-related hearing loss. The agency is also seeking comments on a proposal involving the recording of musculoskeletal disorders on OSHA injury and illness logs. Beginning Jan. 1, 2003, employers will be required to record work-related hearing loss cases when an employee's hearing test shows a marked decrease in overall hearing. Employers can make adjustments for hearing loss caused by aging, seek the advice of a physician or licensed health care professional to determine if the loss is work-related, and perform additional hearing tests to verify the persistence of the hearing loss. Under the new rule, the criteria will record 10-decibel shifts from the employee's initial hearing test when they also result in an overall hearing level of 25 decibels. The old criteria recorded 25-decibel shifts. The agency is also seeking public comments on a proposed one-year delay of the definition of musculoskeletal disorders in the recordkeeping rule and whether to include columns for these and hearing loss on the OSHA Form 300 Log of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. |
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