American Society of Safety Engineers...Proposed Amendments to Chapter Bylaws Dear Chapter Members, This past August, ASSE members made the historic decision to change the organization’s

St. Louis Chapter Newsletter 

January 2018 

Looking Ahead Monday, February 12th  

Julie O'Keefe of Armstrong Teasdale Law Firm will 

provide an update on strategies to defend against 

OSHA citations. Lunch Menu: Deli Delight 

Monday, March 5th, All Day 

Professional Development Conference at Ameren 

Headquarters on Chouteau.  

Friday, June 15th 

ASSE  Scholarship Golf  Tournament Fundraiser  

@ Clinton Hill Golf Course in Swansea, Illinois 

In This Issue  

Page: 2  Proposed Bylaws Change Notice  Page: 3  Government Affairs Update, by Tom Lawrence Page: 5  Reasonable Suspicion Training Opportunity from Mid MO, @ MEM in Columbia Page: 6  Midwest Construction Safety Conference & Expo Flyer March 15th‐16th Page: 7  SIBA SafetyCon information – January 22nd  Page: 9  Annual ASSE Meeting Calendar Page: 10  Job Opportunities, Board Member Contacts, & WISH Picture! 

Next Monthly Meeting 

Thursday, January 11th 

Membership Appreciation Dinner 

Bristol Seafood Grill 

11801 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141, 

United States 

Please register by clicking “Register” at the bottom 

of https://stl.asse.org/events/asse‐membership‐

appreciation‐night/  

Registration is free but needed to have enough 

food. You will only get drink tickets with a 

registration.  

American Society of Safety Engineers 

Membership We have 600 members!! This includes both the St. Louis Chapter and Mid‐Missouri section. Our members are safety 

professionals working across all industries and at all experience levels. We welcomed seven new members in 

December: Shawn Eagan, Coatings Unlimited; Brittany Fish, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; Jennifer Horstmann, 

Schnuck Markets Inc; Brian Houchin, Athletico Physical Therapy; Michael Kulik, Enterprise Holdings Inc; Tim Morgan, 

Dick Otke Construction Company; Haley Stegman, SAK Construction; & Nicole Thompson. 

If you see a new face at the next meeting, please introduce yourself! Networking is the #1 cited reason when society 

members are surveyed and asked why they joined ASSE.  

Proposed Amendments to Chapter Bylaws  

Dear Chapter Members,  This past August, ASSE members made the historic decision to change the organization’s name to the American Society of Safety Professionals.  ASSE members voted to amend Society bylaws to reflect the new name. As a separately incorporated entity, our chapter needs to hold a separate chapter member vote to change the name in our bylaws, as well.  To learn more about these proposed changes:  View the motion: https://www.asse.org/assets/1/7/St._Louis_Chapter_Bylaws_Amendment_Motions.pdf   View a copy of our chapter’s bylaws with the proposed amendments:  https://www.asse.org/assets/1/7/St._Louis_PROPOSED_Bylaws_11.2017.pdf   We will hold a member vote on these proposed changes at the February Chapter Meeting.  Thank you! 

Mark Krieger [email protected] 314‐435‐3630 

PRESIDENT a message from the

Comments by Tom Lawrence, STL ASSE Government Affairs Chairman 

A confirmation hearing was held on December , 2017 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension’s Committee. There were four (4) nominees for various agencies that were vetted before the committee in the same hearing.

Mr. Mugno is vice president of safety, sustainability and vehicle maintenance at FedEx Ground.

In his opening statement, Mugno said: “If confirmed, I will work hard every day side by side with the best safety professionals in America’s ultimate safety department”. He continued: “The discussions or debates on how to reach safety goals can, at times, lead some to believe one side or another doesn’t believe in the goal. Neither could be further from the truth.”

Mugno has served as chair of the OSHA Subcommittee for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which offers critical comments on many proposed OSHA regulations. He was asked if he had supported any rule proposed by OSHA. Mugno’s response was that the Chamber of Commerce crafted a number of comments opposing certain regulations but submitted no comments on others, indicating that they had no objections.

He also stated that he believed that OSHA is an ally. “OSHA has much to bring to the table”, Mugno said.

In response to a question on a statement he was quoted as making at a 2006 Chamber of Commerce event that “We’ve got to look harder at the employee”, Mugno stated: “If safety were a sport, it’s a team sport, and everyone involved in trying to improve safety and health in the workplace has to have skin in the game, if you will.

He would not commit to changing OSHA’s press release policy and did not give a firm answer on whether the Department of Labor should avoid contracts with companies that violate health and safety regulations.

Mugno was openly supportive of the Voluntary Protection Programs and other compliance assistance programs. He said that these programs “should not be viewed as mutually exclusive from other tools in the toolbox, such as enforcement and standard-setting.

  Government Affairs Update, Continued 

In further support of his teamwork theme, he acknowledged the role of labor unions in safety, pointing out, pointed out as an example the cooperative effort at FedEx with various departments and pilots’ union on hazardous materials issues and on disease prevention during the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009.

Mugno also served as a union shop steward at Macy’s department store in New York City when he as a college student in the late 1970s. “And, yes, I wrote some grievances for safety.”

An article in NSC’s January 2018 Safety+ Health served as the source for this column

         ‐‐‐Tom Lawrence 

The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author.  They do not necessarily 

represent the views of the leadership or membership of the St. Louis Chapter of ASSE. 

Mid-MO ASSE Thursday, January 11, 2018 -Reasonable Suspicion Training Certification and DrugFree Workplace Update - 3-hour Certification Program

Presented by John Throckmorton, Senior Training and Account Manager, TomoDrug Testing, Springfield, MO. Event will be held at Missouri Employers Mutual,101 Keene, Columbia, MO 65201

Dear ASSE Members - Please join us for our next Mid-Mo ASSE meeting on Thursday, January 11, 2018from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM at Missouri Employers Mutual, 101 Keene, Columbia,MO 65201. The program will be Reasonable Suspicion Training Certificationand Drug Free Workplace Update - 3-hour certification program presentedby John Throckmorton, Senior Training and Account Manager, Tomo DrugTesting, Springfield, MO. Registration begins at 10:30 AM and the program willrun from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM. A catered lunch is included. Cost is $60 for ASSEmembers and $65 for non-members. Please RSVP by Friday, January 5, 2018 toBret Derrick, [email protected]. Thank you and hope to seeyou there!

Kind regards,

Bret Derrick - Chairman, Mid-Mo ASSE, [email protected]

Mark Woodward - Vice Chair, Mid-Mo ASSE, [email protected]

Bethany Watson - Membership Chair, Mid-Mo ASSE,[email protected]

©2018 Mid-Missouri ASSE | 111 East Broadway, Suite 340, Columbia, MO 65203

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JANUARY 22, 2018 7:30 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.

Morris University Center / Meridian Ballroom Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Early Bird Registration – Before December 31, 2017 = $75 Registration in January 2018 = $100

THANKS to our Event Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor $2,500 MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP

Gold Sponsors $500 PHILLIPS 66 WRB REFINING LP

PRAIRIE STATE GENERATING COMPANY G.R.P. MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS

Silver Sponsor $250 HOLLAND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

Bronze Sponsor $100

VENDORS IMEC

MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP PROCESS MARKETING GROUP

FROST SUPPLY

CARPENTERS ATTENDANCE

QUALIFIES FOR SAFETY

TRAINING REQUIREMENT

JANUARY 22, 2018 Morris University Center / Meridian Ballroom, SIU Edwardsville

7:30AM Registration and Networking

8:00AM Welcome and Introduction of Speakers

8:30 - 9:30AM

Keynote Address Ken Nishiyama Atha, OSHA

A Workplace Tragedy Steven Lachenmayr, Sawyer Tree Service

9:30 - 9:45AM Break

9:45 - 10:45AM

Silica Overview Eric Olson, Western Construction Group

HICKORY/HACKBERRY

Falling Object Hazard Prevention, Control, and Mitigation Gary Hartman, Phillips 66

MAPLE/DOGWOOD

Emergency Medical Response Team – Development and Maintenance Mark Maue, Prairie State Generating Company

OAK/REDBUD

OSHA Perspective on Machine Guarding (G.I.) Aaron Priddy, OSHA

MEETING ROOM A

10:45 - 11:00AM Break

11:00 - 12:30PM

Fall Protection and Why It Is Important Alex Green, Prairie State Generating Company

Fall Protection Awareness Jay Petry, Process Marketing Group

12:30 - 1:40 PM

Lunch

Alliance Signing Southern Illinois Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program and OSHA

Governor’s Awards for Contributions in Health and Safety Presented by Joe Beyer, Director, Illinois Department of Labor

1:40 - 2:40PM

Silica Overview Eric Olson, Western Construction Group

HICKORY/HACKBERRY

Excavation Awareness Dustin Miller, OSHA

MAPLE/DOGWOOD

Implementation of a Behavior Based Safety (BBS) Program Levi Baker & Eric Nickless, Marathon Petroleum Illinois Refining Division

OAK/REDBUD

Lack of Attention to Equipment Testing & Inspection: A Deadly Choice Jim Nelson, OSHA

MEETING ROOM A

3:00 – 5:00 PM Vendor Fair will feature products and service offerings with networking opportunities. Appetizers, bottled water, soda, beer and wine will be available.

Date Meeting Topic & Presenter Notes

July 10

Monday Lunch

Drug Testing Protocols Speaker Dale Hagedorn, President of CDS Services, Inc. Pork Steaks

August 14

Monday Lunch

BJC Campus Renewal Project Speakers Kelly Coons HSE Jacobs and Corey

Hayes HSE ACW Alliance will provide some insight on the safety processes for

this project.

Ball Park Buffet

September 11

Monday Lunch

Worker's Compensation… Speaker Chris Archer of Archer, Lassa & McHugh LLC

will provide us with the lastest information on what is happening in the legal

circles that affect worker's compensation

Dad's Meatloaf

Special

October 9

Monday Tour

& Lunch

Tour of Air Evac Lifeteam of O'Fallon, MO NO MEETING AT SYBERG'S

Details forthcoming THIS MONTH onsite catered

lunch

November 13

Monday Lunch

Joint Meeting with the Gateway Society of Hazardous Material Managers

(GSHMM) Making the Case for Total Worker Health, Speaker Brian Houchin &

Vic Zuccarello of AthleticCo

Mexican Buffet

December 7

Thursday 3 PM

InBev Tour: Spouses & Guest invited. See the Christmas lights; tour the

brewery and stables; appetizers & beverages in the newer Old School House

Museum. $25 per person. Go to web site for details & to sign up.

Beverages &

plenty to eat

afterwardDecember 11

Monday Lunch

OSHA Update Speaker, Bill McDonald, OSHA's Area Director in St Louis

provides his annual OSHA fiscal year update and quick review of new/old

initiatives

Chicken Delight

January 11,

2018 5 pm

Thursday

Membership Appreciation Night No luncheon meeting this month.

Enjoy dinner at The Bristol on Olive and relax with others in your field at this

event just for St Louis Chapter Members.

Heavy

appetizers

February 12

Monday Lunch

OSHA Defense Speaker Julie O'Keefe of Armstrong Teasdale Law Firm Update

on strategies to defend against OSHA citations. Deli Delight

March 5

Monday All

Day

Professional Development Conference

Joint conference with the American Industrial Hygiene Association to bring you

high quality training at the best price.

Registration

required CEU's

awarded

Ameren Hdqtrs

April 9 Monday

Lunch

Back injuries int he work place Spearker Dr. Donald deGrange orthopedic

spine surgeon Roasted Pork

Buffet

May 14

Monday Lunch

Fall Protection, Ladder Safety & Dropped Objects from heights Speaker Dave

Barklage of Midwestern Safety Equipment Beef Buffet

June 15 Friday

All Day

ASSE Scholarship Golf Tournament Fundraiser Clinton Hill Golf Course

Swansea, Illinois Registration

required

Lunch will include house salad, bread and cookies in addition to the listed entre.

2017 to 2018 Calendar of Meetings and Events

Rev: 11 29 17

Job Opportunities Job opportunities are posted

frequently on the website:

http://stl.asse.org/jobs.php

The St. Louis Chapter would like to

offer unemployed ASSE members

with a free lunch at our monthly

meeting! Just be ready to show

your membership card for

validation.

St. Louis Chapter Committees Below is a list of all committees. Please contact the committee chair with

comments or if you would like to participate.

Website – Dave Callies – [email protected] Maintains website with updated news, chapter events, and job postings Newsletter – Dan Bembower – [email protected] Publishes and distributes the chapter newsletter to all chapter members PDC Chair – Paul Edler – [email protected] Coordinates logistics of professional development activities Government Affairs – Tom Lawrence – [email protected] Provides input on federal laws and regulations on which ASSE is proposing to comment Membership – Dianne Gibbs – [email protected] Ensures new members are recognized & introduced at membership meetings Public Relations – Steve Williams – [email protected] Promotes chapter activities to the general public. Coordinates poster contest Awards & Honors – Bill Kincaid – [email protected] Recognizes member achievement through awards like Safety Professional of the Year Scholarship – Rob Miller – [email protected]

Promotes student scholarships & continuing education scholarships for members Programs – Jim Latta – [email protected]

Plans the program time and needs for presentations & coordinates schedule Social Media – Mark Krieger – [email protected] Maintains Face book &Twitter accounts promoting discussion with local membership

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: http://stl.asse.org/

American Society of Safety Engineers

Mid Missouri Officers Bret Derrick, Chairman

[email protected] Mark Woodward, Vice Chair

[email protected] Bethany Watson, Membership Chair

[email protected]

St. Louis Chapter Board Members Mark Krieger – President, 314-435-3630 ([email protected])

Steve Williams – Treasurer, 314-213-5859 ([email protected]) Rick Reams – Vice President, 618-670-6589 ([email protected])

Rudy May – Secretary, 636-677-3421x362 ([email protected]) Dennis Dubitsky – Past President, 314-678-8173 ([email protected])