News and Events

July 2010

 

June 27 – July 5

Eye Safety Awareness Week

Public Forums Scheduled on Penalties Structure

 

Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) announces a series of public forums to seek input on the agency’s penalty structure.

 

On both the national and state levels, there have been suggestions in recent years that OSHA penalties are not being used as effectively as they might to promote health and safety in the workplace. The purpose of the forums will be to discuss potential changes that could be made to Oregon OSHA penalties in order to respond to these suggestions. The following forum is currently scheduled in Medford:

 

Monday, July 12, 2010; 6 p.m.

Carnegie Library Building – Large conference room/ 205 S. Central Ave., Medford

  

For more information and additional meeting dates and locations, please visit www.orosha.org/admin/pf/.

 

Contact: Melanie Mesaros, Oregon OSHA - Public Information Officer

503.947.7428 office / 503.580.5689 cell / melanie.l.mesaros@state.or.us

Available in Medford:

 

7/21–               8:00 am- Introduction to Safety Meetings and Committees

                      1:00 pm- Safety Accountability

 

7/22–               8:00 am- Hazard Communication Program

                      1:00 pm- Confined Space Safety

 

Redwood Safety Association (RSA) – July 29, 2010, Noon

JJ Norths, 1150 NE “E” Street, Grants Pass

Topic: Recordability – What Goes on Your OSHA 300?

Presenter: Dave McLaughlin, OR-OSHA technical adviser, from Salem

For information: Mark Hurliman, OSHA, (541) 776-6016

2011 Oregon GOSH Conference coming to Portland

Conference themed “Safety: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint.”

Mark your calendar for the Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference, to be held March 7-10, 2011, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The largest conference of its kind in the Northwest, will feature more than 140 workshops and sessions. Conference specialties such as health care, ergonomics, construction, emergency preparedness and response, industrial hygiene, and workplace wellness are some of the other session tracks.

 

Registration for the event is expected to open in winter of 2010, with exhibit space assignments beginning in September 2010. New to this conference will be a skills demonstration in the Columbia Forklift Challenge. The first-ever forklift skills and safety demonstration will be held in conjunction with the Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health (GOSH) Conference coming in March 2011 to Portland. This inaugural event, dubbed the “Columbia Forklift Challenge,” will showcase some of the top (and safest) operators this area has ever seen!

  

In order to plan and prepare for a successful competition, we would like you to answer a few questions in the survey linked below. Your input will help us produce a great event.

 

https://wspo.cbs.state.or.us/wsp/content/OSHA/braschek/forklift/

CONSIDER NOMINATING SOMEONE OUTSTANDING FOR

GOSH CONFERENCE 2011

SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS

 

It’s not too early to be thinking about exceptional employers, safety committees and individuals from southern Oregon who are worthy of recognition at the biennial Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health (GOSH) Conference in March 2011. GOSH awards honor exemplary safety performance in several categories: Organizations – outstanding employer safety program (by employer size), association, and safety committee (by employer size); Individuals – outstanding individual safety and health advocate, labor representative, and safety and health professional (industry specific).

 

It’s a thrilling experience to be recognized by hundreds of your professional peers at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland – the awards ceremony will be held during lunch on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. We’d love to see southern Oregon well-represented – we know there are extraordinary safety programs and professionals in our midst.

 

Applications must be received by October 28, 2010. For more information and application forms, visit www.oregongosh.com/awards.

UPDATE ON ASSE’S REGIONAL OPERATING COUNCIL (ROC) MEETING IN MEDFORD – AUGUST 29, 30 and 31

 

ASSE’s Region #1 encompasses Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington. From August 29-31, the Regional Operating Council will hold its quarterly meeting in Medford. Headquarters will be at the Rogue Regency Inn, 2300 Biddle Road.

 

We’re organizing a Hellgate Jet Boat excursion for Sunday morning, August 29. We will enjoy an exhilarating jet boat ride and sumptuous brunch at the exclusive “OK Corral” along the Rogue. All ASSE members and friends are invited! We’re arranging comfortable, air-conditioned bus transportation up and back – it will be a great opportunity to spend time with safety professionals from a wide geographical area. Cost will be $65 per person, including river trip, brunch and transportation. Details will be forthcoming – President Chris Lawrence is coordinating this event.

 

Our chapter will host a welcome reception for ASSE members and out-of-town guests early on Sunday evening, August 29, at the Rogue Regency. We’ll have delicious hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar. Past-President Bob Calkins is coordinating this activity. We’ll provide more information at the July and August ASSE meetings and in the next newsletter.