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About ASSE

Today, millions of people go to and return home from work safely every day due, in part, to the commitment of the occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) practitioners who work day in and day out identifying hazards and implementing safety advances in all industries and at all workplaces, thereby reducing workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses.

Founded in 1911, the Des Plaines, Illinois-based American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the oldest and largest safety organization and represents more than 30,000 SH&E practitioners committed to protecting people, property and the environment and are at the forefront of safety engineering, design, standards development, management and education in virtually every industry, governmental agency, labor and education. Presently, ASSE has 151 chapters, 56 sections and 65 student sections. There are also members in 64 countries including Mexico, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Kuwait and Egypt. ASSE members serve on over 40 safety and health standards committees including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

ASSE Badgerland Chapter September Update

Good afternoon, Based on some input from the chapter members, this year’s board has been busy scheduling the 2011-12 meetings. Below is the tentative schedule, so please mark your calendars. The dates through the November meeting have been confirmed. As we get closer to 2012, we will confirm those dates and speakers as well.

Thank you all, we look forward to seeing you at the meetings.
Dawn

Calendar

Date	Time	Topic	Location (Click for Directions)
September 22, 2011		Golf Outing – Tee off at Noon. Door Creek Golf Course, Cottage Grove. Though the deadline has passed, if you are still interested, please contact Gene Everson, geverson@unidie.com to attend.	http://www.doorcreekgolfcourse.com/
October 20, 2011	Lunch Meeting	The Impact of Conceal Carry Law in WI on Employers – Jessica Ozalp, Attorney – Axley Brynelson, LLP Jessica Ozalp is an attorney and member of the Litigation Practice Group at Axley Brynelson, LLP. Ms. Ozalp received her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. While in law school, she served as the Diversity Committee Chair and Managing Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review. Ms. Ozalp interned for Justice Ann Walsh Bradley at the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and at the Wisconsin Department of Justice in the Consumer Protection unit. She also served as a youth mentor for seven years with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County. Ms. Ozalp is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Wisconsin, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and the Western District of Wisconsin. Please email Wallace Jones at wjones@edgewood.edu to RSVP by October 18th.	Pizza Oven 5417 Monona Drive, Monona
October 27, 2011	6:00 PM	Summary of National Security Cyber Threats to the United States Sponsored By: Madison Infragard Chapter Speaker: FBI Special Agent Doug Raubal Due to an emerging security situation in Pakistan, Mr. Malik has had to cut short his visit to the United States and return home immediately. We will reschedule him to speak at a Madison Infragard meeting during his next visit to the US. The Madison Infragard Executive Board apologizes for this change. However, the Madison Infragard Meeting will go on as scheduled, 6:00 pm on Thursday, October 27 at the Middleton Fire Station, 7600 University Avenue Middleton, WI 53562-3143. FBI Special Agent Doug Raubal will provide a presentation titled "Summary of National Security Cyber Threats to the United States". Also, new Infragard membership cards will be available for current members. If you have any questions, please contact myself or Madison Chapter President Norm Arendt at njarendt@tds.net	Middleton Fire Station 7600 University Avenue, Middleton, WI
November 9, 2011	Lunch Meeting	WDNR Environmental Compliance Audit Program - Kim McCutcheon, Environmental Assistance Coordinator - Cooperative Environmental Assistance Program, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Please email Wallace Jones at wjones@edgewood.edu to RSVP by November 7th.	Pizza Oven 5417 Monona Drive, Monona
January 19, 2012 (Tentative Date)	Lunch Meeting	OSHA Update – Kim Stille, OSHA Area Director	Pizza Oven 5417 Monona Drive, Monona
February 16, 2012 (Tentative Date)	Lunch Meeting	Safety Committees – Dawn Hoffman, American Girl Brands	Pizza Oven 5417 Monona Drive, Monona
March 22, 2012 (Tentative Date)	Lunch Meeting	How to obtain Upper Management Buy-In and Involvement – Speaker TBD	Pizza Oven 5417 Monona Drive, Monona
April, 19, 2012 (Tentative Date)	Lunch Meeting	Hazardous Waste Rule Update – WDNR	Pizza Oven 5417 Monona Drive, Monona
May 17, 2012	Membership Appreciation Night

Other Educational Opportunities

2011 Asbestos Conference, December 2, 2011 at Chula Vista Resort in WI Dells.
2011 Asbestos Conference (pdf)

Public-Private Partnership of Dane County (PPPDC) - Emergency Communication, October 26, 2011
An invitation to Dane County Community Members:

One of the most valuable and powerful tools in emergencies is an accurate and reliable source of information. Various polls have consistently rated employers as a source for accurate and useful information. In emergencies, employers are clearly the highest rated source for accurate emergency information. So how do you plan to communicate with employees in an emergency?

The Partnership will be hosting a workshop on Emergency Communication on Wednesday October 26, 2011 from 1 - 4:00 pm at Madison College – West Campus (302 S. Gammon Rd., Madison, WI 53717). The focus of the workshop will be on communication processes and strategies that include internal messaging, utilization of social media (such as Facebook and Twitter), and strategies for working with the media in emergencies.

Topics of discussion include:

What is an emergency communications strategy (ECS)?
Why you need an ECS.
When to use an ECS.
What are the available communication tools?
How to develop an ECS.
Materials that can help guide you through developing an ECS.

The Partnership understands your time is at a premium, so the workshops are designed to be concise and informative. The Partnership’s goal is to provide you with information that will give you a basic foundation for developing planning strategies and connect you with a network of professionals that can work with you to build on that foundation.
The panelists for the program include:

Joel Despain Public Information Officer Madison Police Department	John Lucas Coordinator for Social and Emergency Communications University of Wisconsin – Madison
Steve Noll Marketing Professor Madison Area Technical College	Sharon Wolf Manager – Employee and Electronic Communication Alliant Energy
Janet Staker Woerner Business Chair Herzing University

Location:
Madison Area Technical College – West Campus
302 S. Gammon Rd., Madison, Wi 53717
(MapQuest Map - http://mapq.st/rfqIvC )

Register for this FREE event at: http://emergencycommunications.eventbrite.com/.

Who should attend?

Private Sector: Leaders from small, medium and large businesses, executives and operational personnel from security, safety, environmental health services, risk management, business continuity, human resources, fleet management, facilities, and health.

Public Sector: Decision-makers and operational personnel from police, fire, emergency management, public works, transportation, public health, continuity of operations, and government executives.

Non-Profit Sector: Organizational leaders and coordinators for service provision.
We hope that you will consider spending the afternoon with us and that you will give added thought to continuing with the partnership in order to provide valuable input and planning. We welcome diverse thoughts and ideas that will allow us to develop and implement planning techniques that will aid everyone during an incident response.

PPPDC Leadership and Steering Committee