Chapter Governance Bylaws

This past March, delegates made the historic decision to transition the House of Delegates to an Advisory Group, amending the ASSP bylaws to effect the change. ASSP has updated all governing documents to reflect this change, including the model chapter bylaws. Per the chapter affiliation agreement, chapters are required to maintain bylaws that are aligned with the model chapter bylaws. Chapter members will need to vote to amend our chapter’s bylaws to bring them into alignment with these updates. Please watch your inbox for an email to review the redline copy of our chapter’s bylaws with the proposed amendments and an e-ballot to vote on these changes.

Pilot of New Silica Class

Jenny Houlroyd (CIH/MSPH) from the Safety/Environmental Services at Georgia Tech will be conducting a free training and piloting a new class on Silica Exposure Training for the Cut Stone Industry.

Attendees will receive an instructor’s guide and flash drive with PPT and videos that were produced.

The following is the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/389658929347.

Date and time

Wed, August 31, 2022

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Location

Centergy One

75 5th Street Northwest

Atlanta, GA 30308

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New Location for Monthly Meetings

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and are still held on the Second Monday of each month.

The meeting will be held in person and remotely.

The location will be at the Centergy Center in the Hodges room at 75 5^th Street NW, in Atlanta.

Regional Silica NEP Outreach Letter

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime, and construction. The NEP will use a combination of outreach and targeted enforcement to ensure that employers provide a safe workplace for their employees. The NEP targets specific industries expected to have the highest numbers of workers exposed to silica, and focuses on enforcement of the new silica standards for general industry, maritime (29 CFR § 1910.1053) and construction (29 CFR § 1926.1153). These standards became effective in June 2016.

Construction employers were required to begin complying with their standard as of September 23, 2017, and general industry and maritime employers were required to begin complying with their standard as of June 23, 2018.