NEWS for November, 2005

Vol. 60 - Issue 3

November 17, 2005

Dinner & Networking Session with SCAIHA

DR. JOHN HOWARD, DIRECTOR OF NIOSH

Dr. John Howard— is the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C… Dr. Howard will speak to the NIOSH’s recent activity including the protection of hurricane relief workers, along with a brief question/answer session.

Location: Alsace Room of Freres Taix Restaurant, 1911 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles; phone (213) 484-1265; (Sunset/Glendale, north of Echo Park)

Menu selections: Chicken Vol Au Vent (chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce served over a puffed pastry shell); Roast Top Sirloin (sliced medium rare with mirepoix and roasted scallions); or Pasta Primavera (vegetarian entree).

To make a reservations, call the ASSE voice mailbox at 562-430-9031 or on our evite at: http://www.evite.com/ebecker@caps.usc.edu/ASSELANOV

Agenda:

ABOUT DR. JOHN HOWARD

Prior to his appointment as Director for NIOSH, Dr. Howard served as chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the State of California's Department of Industrial Relations since September 1991. In this position, he administered the occupational and public safety programs and directed a staff of nearly 1,000. Dr. Howard was also an assistant professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the University of California at Irvine. He has served as medical director and chief clinician of the Philip Mandelker AIDS Prevention Clinic, an AIDS Community Services Clinic in Los Angeles, and as an assistant counselor to the Under Secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Howard received his Doctor of Medicine from Loyola University and began his career in occupational health as an internist in the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine Pulmonary Fellowship Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He received his Master of Occupational Health from the Harvard School of Public Health, his Juris Doctor from UCLA, and his Master of Laws in Administrative Law and Economic Regulation from George Washington University. Dr. Howard is a board-certified occupational physician ASSE’s Professional Development Conference

WELCOME NEW MEMBER !!! Eric M. Wang

Coming in December:

ASSE - MANUFACTURING SAFETY SYMPOSIUM

You're not just a safety professional...you are a manufacturing safety professional. Your business has special needs, different concerns and other perspectives that other SH&E professionals don't have. This is your conference. ASSE brings you the Manufacturing Safety Symposium. A two-day educational opportunity designed especially for the manufacturing safety professional.

You will learn to:

Register Online at: http://www.asse.org/manufsafety/

SAFETY 2006

ASSE's Professional Development Conference in Seattle, Washington will be June 11-14, 2006. Early registration opens DECEMBER 15th, so save the date, and be sure to add the following link to your favorites list: http://www.safety2006.org

REGULATORY ROUND-UP

TITLE 5. BOARD OF EDUCATION Prop. Regs. to guide school districts in the administration of Physical Ftness Test. The State Board proposes to adopt amendments to sections 1040 to 1047 in title 5 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). These sections concern the administration of the physical performance test that is required of each pupil in grades 5, 7 and 9 by Education Code section 60800. More Information in the California Notice Register: http://www.oal.ca.gov/notice/37z-2005.pdf

AIR RESOURCES BOARD -NOTICE OF DECISION NOT TO PROCEED - Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines. The proposed rule making, including the hearing for consideration on the adoption of minor amendments to California regulations applicable to new heavy-duty diesel engines and trucks, has been cancelled. Pursuant to Government Code section 11347, publication of this Notice of Decision Not to Proceed hereby terminates the rule making action originally noticed on September 2, 2005 in the California Regulatory Notice Register.

illiMore Information in the California Notce Register: http://www.oa.ca.gov/notice/37z-2005.pdf

TITLE 22. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Secondary Drinking Water Standards, R-21-03 Pursuant to HSC Section 116555(a)(1), public drinking water systems are required to comply with secondary drinking water standards [as defined in HSC Section 116275(d)]. The existing secondary drinking water standards regulations lack clarity and a specific procedure for determining secondary maximum contaminant level (MCL) compliance. Therefore, the Department proposes to amend existing Section 64449, Chapter 15, and adopt two new Sections (64449.2 and 64449.4) to update and clarify the regulations. The net effects of the proposed regulations for public drinking water systems are as follows:

More Information in the California Notice Register: http://www.oal.ca.gov/notice/38z-2005.pdf

MEMBER POSTING Submitted by ASSE Member Adrienne L. Norqust, OSHA Program Manager WESTEC Inc. an OSHA Training Institute Education Center

Courses held at CSU Dominguez Hills Extended Education, 1000, E. Victoria St., Carson CA. For more informaton, please view www.westec.org/osha or emaosha@westec.org

JOB PLACEMENT

Members with active e-mail addresses receive updated Job Postings monthly.

Mike Marshall, Treasurer (310) 331-7684

ms.marshall@ngc.com

AGE GROUP ADDED AS ASSE KICKS OFF FOURTH ANNUAL KIDS' 'SAFETY- ON- THE- JOB' POSTER CONTEST

In an ongoing effort to educate children on how workplace safety and health affects them and there families, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has kicked off its fourth annual ASSE kids' 'Safety-on-the-Job' poster contest for ASSE members' children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The contest runs today through Feb. 14, 2006, Valentine's Day, and is broken down into five age categories. The winning poster in each age group will best illustrate workplace safety and be featured on the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week poster distributed worldwide. NAOSH week, a week dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of workplace safety and preventing injuries, runs Apr 30 – May 1, 2006.

For the ASSE kds' "Safety-on-the-Job" poster contest rules and entry form please go to the www.asse.org/naosh web site or contact customerservice@asse.org