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Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 5:00-8:00pm - Great River Energy
Beyond Green Architecture: How Cutting Edge Environmental Design Benefits the Health and Safety of WorkersWe have all heard about how companies are looking at minimizing their impact on the environment but it isn't often that an energy company actually puts this into practice. Great River Energy decided to be an example of minimizing energy usage in the community during the design and construction of their new corporate headquarters in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The goal was to follow the guidelines of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System — a set of criteria established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to encourage and accelerate global adoption of sustainable green building design and practices. LEED is a third party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Following a tour of the Great River Energy facility, the panel presentation will explain the obvious environmental advantages of green design and construction along with how this design affects the health and safety of building occupants.
Great River Energy
12300 Elm Creek Boulevard
Maple Grove, MN 55369
(763) 445-6103
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Schedule:
Registration Fee:
Registration fee includes handout, CEUs, and hearty appetizers.
Please print the registration form, fill out and return with your check by March 10, 2010 to:
Minnesota Safety Council
474 Concordia Avenue
St. Paul, MN. 55103
Ann Shields and Scott Huberty hosted the ASP/CSP Wannabe night at the Meadowbrook offices on January 25, marking the kickoff of the next ASP/CSP Study Group. 12 members ventured out on an icy January night to find out more about the CSP application process, hear the experience of recent test takers and provide reviewed the exam blueprints and collected input for planning this year's ASP and CSP study group.
For those who weren't able to make it, are interested in becoming a ASP/CSP, the presentation was recorded and will be posted on the Chapter Meeting Videos soon! Future ASP/CSP Study Group meetings will be held every other Monday night at the MN Safety Council in St Paul, starting February 8th.
See the ASP/CSP Study Group page for more information and photos!
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| Brian Alexander, CSP explains how he studied to pass the CSP exam last year. |
The Northwest Chapter of ASSE and the Upper Midwest Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association held their annual combined meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. An annual January tradition, the groups came together at Grumpy’s / Rose Vine Hall in Roseville, MN for lunch and a special presentation. Attendance for this year’s event was one of the largest ever with 87 people participating. Following greetings by Northwest Chapter President Scott Huberty and the Upper Midwest Section’s President Karl Braun, the event featured a special presentation by Duluth’s own Todd Loushine and Mike Nilsen. They told the “inside story” of what it was like to lead worker safety efforts at the Extreme Home Makeover Project that took place last August near Superior, Wisconsin. A video of the Chapter meeting and their presentation will soon be available for viewing on the Northwest Chapter’s special video link.
Scott Huberty, ASSE Northwest Chapter President, was an on-air radio guest of the “Peter McClellan Show” Wednesday, January 13, 2010. The one-hour show, which airs Monday – Friday from 5:00 – 6:00 PM in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area on AM1570, discusses Minnesota business-related topics. The show’s host, Peter McClellan, is an independent financial advisor who interviews guests and leads the discussions. This show focused on worker safety and the role played by Minnesota OSHA. It provided an opportunity for Scott to talk about ASSE, the Northwest Chapter, and the importance of workplace safety. Stream the audio using the player below or click here to download an audio recording of the show.
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| Radio host, Peter McClellan (left) and Northwest Chapter President Scott Huberty discuss worker safety and OSHA. |
The Northwest Chapter Fall Education series presented three terrific presentations on latest trends in injury prevention and return to work techniques. Ten Chapter members attended all three sessions of the Northwest Chapter Fall Education series and will receive .3 CEU credits.
For those of you who were not able to attend these 3 great presentations, it’s not too late!
The ASSE NW Chapter has arranged for Members to receive the same CEU credits by watching the October, November and December meeting presentations on the web. If you missed any of the meetings or want to see all of the sessions, here is your chance.
You need to watch ALL THREE presentations, complete the study guides for each session and complete the Fall Education Series CEU Application form to receive your CEUs. Detailed instructions are on the form. This is a FREE opportunity exclusively for Northwest Chapter members! Click on the Chapter Meeting Videos button on the left and login to the video site with the login information that you have received in your monthly Chapter email to gain access to the video presentations.
If you have already deleted your monthly newsletter with the special login information, send an email to rjohnson@clmi-training.com.
Hurry, this opportunity ends soon! All study guides and the CEU Application form need to be sent to Ann Shields by February 1, 2010.
The ASSE Northwest Chapter is pleased to announce that the 2010 Student Scholarship applications are now being accepted. Multiple scholarships totaling $2000 will be granted this spring for students pursuing a graduate degree, Master of Science in Risk Control, at University of Wisconsin-Stout or Master of Environmental Health & Safety, at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
See the Scholarship page for more information.
For more information about the ASSE Northwest Chapter, please contact:
Chapter President
Scott Huberty
Phone: 612-834-2448
Website Editor
Richard "Rick" Johnson
Phone: 763-551-1022
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