The next Alabama Chapter of ASSP will be Friday December 15, 2023 at the AGC Facility on Grantswood Road in Irondale, AL. Meeting starts at 11:30 so come and enjoy the presentation and lunch. The November presentation is TBD.
The next Tuscaloosa/West Alabama Section meeting in Tuscaloosa, AL will be the second Friday in December, the 8th. It will be at the Tuscaloosa Gateway Center on University Blvd. in Tuscaloosa, AL. The meeting will start at 11:30.
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 opened this week. It is limited to 200 attendees due to the size of the Hotel Conference area. For details visit www.RegionFourPdc.com.
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 should open this month so check their website for more information. 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 session at the conference.
With Christmas fast approaching it means putting up the tree and outside lights. Some interesting information I received from several Alabama insurance companies was that power strips have caused a significant number of fires in Alabama this year. One of the larger insurance companies stated they had over $5 Million in losses as of May 2023 due to power strips overheating. If you use power strips for your tree lights or other holiday displays around the house you may want to consider plugging the cords into directly into outlets or limit the number or lights per power strips. Power strips are UL approved for low voltage and computers and tend to overheat if overloaded. At the very least occasionally check to see if overheating and do not leave the power on if not in your home or at night.
Be careful and safe out there in your daily travels and work activities and have a happy Christmas and New Years.
Thomas Ten Eyck, CSP
Chapter President