I hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and New Years holiday season. The new year is upon us and the next Alabama Chapter ASSP meeting will be Friday January 19, 2024. The meeting will be at the AGC facility 5000 Grantswood Road Irondale, AL 35210. The meeting will start at approximately 11:30 am with the presentation followed by the Chapter meeting and ending with an Executive Committee meeting.
We have some upcoming meetings and special events so mark your calendars. Our February Chapter meeting will be held in conjunction with the Jacksonville State University Student Section of ASSP on Friday February 16, 2024. We will meet on their campus at the Merrill Hall, 700 Pelham Road, North Jacksonville, AL 36265. Parking will be at the hall and across the street near the traffic light. Meeting time will be 11:30 am with a presentation by Dr. Chris Schemel, University of Alabama Safe State Director. He will present on an interesting topic of Fire Safety which will include some of his investigations on the fires and explosions that have happened across this country.
Our March 15, 2024 meeting will feature Mr. Joel Batiz, Birmingham OSHA Area Director. He will provide insight into OSHA and what they will be doing over the coming year as well as issues he has investigated during his career with OSHA. He will be available to answer your questions so please bring them to the meeting.
The April 19, 2024 meeting will be our recognition luncheon. We will thank our long-standing members at this luncheon as well as recognize the Alabama Chapter Safety Professional of the Year. This will be our first recognition dinner in a while so plan on attending this great event.
The 2024 Central Alabama Construction Conference will be at the Hyundai Training Center in Montgomery, Alabama on March 15, 2024 from 7:30 to 3:00 pm. This is a free event with registration through the Deep South Center for Occupational Safety and Health at UAB. Registration is now open so check their website for more information and sign up. This is a free conference with CEUs for attending so a great opportunity to get valuable points for free. Although it says construction in the title there will be general industry break out sessions at the conference.
The 2024 ASSP Region IV conference will be held at the Wyndham Hotel Lake Buena Vista, Florida on May 1 and 2. Registration for this event is open but limited to 200 attendees due to the size of the Hotel Conference area. For details visit www.RegionFourPdc.com. There is an early bird registration with a reduced conference registration fee. This conference is closer than the National Safety 2024 conference in Denver Colorado in August and offers similar CEUs for attending.
Be careful and safe out there in your daily travels and work activities and Happy New Year.
Thomas Ten Eyck, CSP
Chapter President