| April 30, 2008, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Guest Speaker Jim Egan Executive Director, Marine Resources Council Ecological Health: The Difference Between Life and Death in Tsunamis and Hurricanes Mr. Egan visited the tsunami-hit areas of Asia just two weeks before and two weeks after the great tsunami of 2004. What he learned there translates into life and death lessons for Florida's particularly due to the similar impacts that Florida faces from hurricane storm surges. Learn what could have saved the lives of over a quarter of a million people if they had only known. Kay’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q 1552 King St. (SR520) Cocoa, FL Reservations are not required! Just let us know if you plan to attend! http://canaveral-asse.com/ @ Reserve Your Place Call or Email: Marty Berry: (321) 861-5798 or marval001@cfl.rr.com Jim Guinn: (321) 861-5825 or jguinn5143@aol.com Tom Griffin: (321) or 867-5680 tgriffin46@cfl.rr.com $15.00 - Pay at the door Please order meals $10.00 or less from the menu. |
| Cape Canaveral Chapter Officers are: Marty Berry President Vacant Vice-President George Cole Secretary Steve Phillips Treasurer Mike Bowling Delegate |
| Recruit NOW, Get Paid NOW! An added incentive in addition to the chance to win the prizes below, for every 5 members you sponsor you'll earn $25 cash (up to $100 maximum per year). |
| Enjoy a trip for two to Mexico!! Each time you sponsor a new member between April 2007 and June 2008, you'll be entered into ASSE's Member-Get-A-Member campaign. The more you recruit, the more chances you'll have to win the Grand Prize. |
| Make plans to get involved for 2008 Remember and plan early for North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, May, 2008 And Don't Forget Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day will be held Wednesday during NAOSH Week. Learn More |
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ASSE Legislative Action Alert -- Your
Help Is Needed NOW to Support Public
Sector OSH Coverage in Florida
To ASSE's Florida Members -- ASSE has
had introduced this year in the Florida
legislature bills -- SB 652 by Senator Lynn
of Daytona Beach and HB 967 by Rep.
Gibson of Jacksonville (attached) -- that
would establish a task force within the
University of South Florida's Consultation
Program to determine how best Florida can
provide occupational safety and health
coverage to its public sector workers. As a
state with federal OSHA coverage, Florida
is not required to protect its state, county
and municipal workers under federal
standards.
The recent urgency to address this issue
rose in 2006 when two city workers were
killed in an explosion at Daytona Beach’s
municipal water treatment plant. The US
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board’s investigation into that tragedy
found that Florida’s lack of safety and
health protections for public sector workers
was a direct cause of those deaths. CSB’s
report is at http://www.chemsafety.gov/index.
cfm?
folder=completed_investigations&page=info
&INV_ID=57 .
Achieving OSH coverage for public sector
workers has long been a key government
affairs issue for ASSE. Now is the time for
you to stand up for safety and health and
join us in helping make sure these bills are
heard in Committee. Please send the
following messages to the key Senate and
House leaders who can hear these bills in
committee THIS COMING WEEK. Below are
brief email messages you can copy and
send. It is highly suggested that you take
this basic message and personalize it with a
personal story or message that helps
ensure these legislators know your support
is personal and important to you as an
SH&E professional and that you are voter.
For HB 967 by Representative Audrey
Gibson --
Send to andy.gardiner@myfloridahouse.gov
Dear Rep. Andy Gardiner --
I am a safety, health and environmental
professional who lives and works in
_____________, Florida. As the Chair of
the House Committee on State Affairs, you
have an opportunity to hear a bill that could
help save the lives of Florida's state, county
and municipal workers and save taxpayer
money at the same time. Representative
Audrey Gibson has introduced HB 967 that
would establish a task force at the
University of South Florida' s Consultation
Program with no cost to taxpayers to
determine how best to provide occupational
safety and health coverage to Florida's
public sector workers. Now, these people
who work hard to serve us do not have the
same workplace protections that all private
sector workers have under federal OSH
laws. We need to find a way both to help
keep them safe and healthy on the job and
also, as leading companies know, help save
taxpayer money. As a safety, health and
environmental professional, I can assure
you that better workplace safety and health
not only saves lives but helps save my
employer money. Florida government must
do all it can to make sure it achieves the
same kind of result. Please hear HB 967.
Help Is Needed NOW to Support Public
Sector OSH Coverage in Florida
To ASSE's Florida Members -- ASSE has
had introduced this year in the Florida
legislature bills -- SB 652 by Senator Lynn
of Daytona Beach and HB 967 by Rep.
Gibson of Jacksonville (attached) -- that
would establish a task force within the
University of South Florida's Consultation
Program to determine how best Florida can
provide occupational safety and health
coverage to its public sector workers. As a
state with federal OSHA coverage, Florida
is not required to protect its state, county
and municipal workers under federal
standards.
The recent urgency to address this issue
rose in 2006 when two city workers were
killed in an explosion at Daytona Beach’s
municipal water treatment plant. The US
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board’s investigation into that tragedy
found that Florida’s lack of safety and
health protections for public sector workers
was a direct cause of those deaths. CSB’s
report is at http://www.chemsafety.gov/index.
cfm?
folder=completed_investigations&page=info
&INV_ID=57 .
Achieving OSH coverage for public sector
workers has long been a key government
affairs issue for ASSE. Now is the time for
you to stand up for safety and health and
join us in helping make sure these bills are
heard in Committee. Please send the
following messages to the key Senate and
House leaders who can hear these bills in
committee THIS COMING WEEK. Below are
brief email messages you can copy and
send. It is highly suggested that you take
this basic message and personalize it with a
personal story or message that helps
ensure these legislators know your support
is personal and important to you as an
SH&E professional and that you are voter.
For HB 967 by Representative Audrey
Gibson --
Send to andy.gardiner@myfloridahouse.gov
Dear Rep. Andy Gardiner --
I am a safety, health and environmental
professional who lives and works in
_____________, Florida. As the Chair of
the House Committee on State Affairs, you
have an opportunity to hear a bill that could
help save the lives of Florida's state, county
and municipal workers and save taxpayer
money at the same time. Representative
Audrey Gibson has introduced HB 967 that
would establish a task force at the
University of South Florida' s Consultation
Program with no cost to taxpayers to
determine how best to provide occupational
safety and health coverage to Florida's
public sector workers. Now, these people
who work hard to serve us do not have the
same workplace protections that all private
sector workers have under federal OSH
laws. We need to find a way both to help
keep them safe and healthy on the job and
also, as leading companies know, help save
taxpayer money. As a safety, health and
environmental professional, I can assure
you that better workplace safety and health
not only saves lives but helps save my
employer money. Florida government must
do all it can to make sure it achieves the
same kind of result. Please hear HB 967.
For SB 652 by Senator Evelyn Lynn
Send to Lawson.al.06@flsenate.gov
Dear Senator Lawson --
I am a safety, health and environmental professional who lives
and works in _____________, Florida. As the Chair of the
Senate Committee on Government Operations, you have an
opportunity to hear a bill that could help save the lives of Florida's
state, county and municipal workers and save taxpayer money at
the same time. Senator Evelyn Lynn has introduced SB 652 that
would establish a task force at the University of South Florida' s
Consultation Program with no cost to taxpayers to determine how
best to provide occupational safety and health coverage to
Florida's public sector workers. Now, these people who work hard
to serve us do not have the same workplace protections that all
private sector workers have under federal OSH laws. We need to
find a way both to help keep them safe and healthy on the job
and also, as leading companies know, help save taxpayer money.
As a safety, health and environmental professional, I can assure
you that better workplace safety and health not only saves lives
but helps save my employer money. Florida government must do
all it can to make sure it achieves the same kind of result. Please
hear SB 652.
Thank you for participating in this effort on behalf of safety and
health, your profession and ASSE. If you have any questions,
please contact Ed Granberry, Region 6 RVP for Government
Affairs at epgchem@mindspring.com or Dave Heidorn at the
contact information below.
Dave Heidorn, JD
Manager, Gov't Affairs and Policy
American Society of Safety Engineers
(w) 847.768.3406
(c) 847.909.4558
dheidorn@asse.org
Send to Lawson.al.06@flsenate.gov
Dear Senator Lawson --
I am a safety, health and environmental professional who lives
and works in _____________, Florida. As the Chair of the
Senate Committee on Government Operations, you have an
opportunity to hear a bill that could help save the lives of Florida's
state, county and municipal workers and save taxpayer money at
the same time. Senator Evelyn Lynn has introduced SB 652 that
would establish a task force at the University of South Florida' s
Consultation Program with no cost to taxpayers to determine how
best to provide occupational safety and health coverage to
Florida's public sector workers. Now, these people who work hard
to serve us do not have the same workplace protections that all
private sector workers have under federal OSH laws. We need to
find a way both to help keep them safe and healthy on the job
and also, as leading companies know, help save taxpayer money.
As a safety, health and environmental professional, I can assure
you that better workplace safety and health not only saves lives
but helps save my employer money. Florida government must do
all it can to make sure it achieves the same kind of result. Please
hear SB 652.
Thank you for participating in this effort on behalf of safety and
health, your profession and ASSE. If you have any questions,
please contact Ed Granberry, Region 6 RVP for Government
Affairs at epgchem@mindspring.com or Dave Heidorn at the
contact information below.
Dave Heidorn, JD
Manager, Gov't Affairs and Policy
American Society of Safety Engineers
(w) 847.768.3406
(c) 847.909.4558
dheidorn@asse.org