Welcome!
Greetings NFCASSE Members and WNY Safety Professionals –
I would just like to welcome you, first, to the official website for the NIAGARA FRONTIER CHAPTER of ASSE and, next, to the start of another Chapter year which began July 1st. As president of the Chapter I encourage you to consider becoming a member if you are not already or, if you are already a member, becoming more involved with the Chapter. As stated in our Chapter by-laws (see web-page link) the Chapter’s purpose is to "promote the advancement of the safety profession and safety professionals in the geographical area served". There are many opportunities within the Niagara Frontier Chapter to do just that! If you are a Safety Professional in the WNY/Niagara Frontier area, then your involvement is a key factor in making our Chapter stronger…which in turn will promote the advancement of the safety profession in WNY.
There are many benefits to being a member. Those benefits include:
- monthly membership meetings with discussions on highly relevant topics;
- "real" networking opportunities with fellow WNY safety professionals;
- "job-line" announcements with postings of you may not find in the classifieds
- Professional development that’s second to none providing valuable in-depth topics
- Quarterly updates with the Chapter’s newsletter
- And more…
To update you on "the going’s on" with the executive board – a teleconference was held July 1st. I would like to thank the 10-officers that were present for the call. It was a very productive meeting. We covered a lot of ground in 55-minutes!
Some quick recap (meeting minutes will be posted to the website follow):
- Welcome Ryan Knoph – treasurer; John Monson – secretary; Mike Scime – president Construction Section; Chris Kankewicz – newsletter editor.
- The next conference call is scheduled for 7/15 @ 1:30pm.
- A Summer board meeting will be scheduled for the evening 8/6 – with details to follow for location.
- Board meetings will be pre-scheduled, announced, and cycle during the year with conference calls to plan 2-weeks prior to each Chapter meeting and a board meeting prior to (& at) each chapter meeting.
Some things we accomplished and are going to work on:
- STAR review committee established for 2009
- A CD with a presentation to promote our chapter
- Developing a construction member roster
- Suggested for the chapter website: meeting postings; marketing; events; members-only section; construction meeting announcements and minutes
- Develop a description for how the Chapter’s "jobline" works
- Develop an press release/article announcing the "SPY" and Chapter officers
- Posting announcements in surrounding papers: (ie, Falls Gazette, Business First)
- Reviewing member roster for anniversary dates to determine award
- Reviewing SPY award application process
- Reviewing by-laws for Chapter Delegate nomination process
- Planning PDC for possible October date to address "cost-effective safety management" and/or "establishing cost-effective safety program"
- Setting up our meeting program dates/topics/speakers for 09-10’
- Updating "government affairs"
In closing for now, I look forward a successful Chapter year for the NFCASSE. Again, your involvement is very important to the success of the NFCASSE. In addition, I value your input. Please send an e-mail to me at stutz.al@dol.gov if you have questions or comments regarding the Chapter. Thank you.
Al Stutz, President NFCASSE