Upcoming Meetings with Location
- November 22, 2011
- Location: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, 5025 Bradford Drive, Building 2, Huntsville, AL 35805
- Sponsor: Gary Braman
- Speaker/Topic: Nesin Therapy/Office Ergonomics
- December 15, 2011
- Location: Burningtree Country Club (11 – 1)
- Sponsor: Jamie Foote
- Speaker/Topic: Dr. Bruce Pieper - Motivational / Effective Communication
- January 26, 2012?
- Location: TBA
- Sponsor: Woodie Osteen
- Speaker/Topic: TBA
- February 23, 2012
- Location: TBA
- Sponsor: Vivian McSwain
- Speaker/Topic: TBA
Safety Issues
Welcome!
Welcome to the North Alabama Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. The North Alabama Chapter (formerly known as the Tennessee Valley Chapter) originated as an ASSE Section, part of the Birmingham, AL Chapter. In 1968, the Tennessee Valley Chapter was chartered in Decatur, AL. In 2011, the name was changed to the North Alabama Chapter.
The Chapter’s geographical area is located in Northern Alabama. Chapter members are located in Cherokee, Colbert, Dekalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties in Alabama. Major cities in the Chapter’s geographical area include Decatur, Athens, Florence, Muscle Shoals and Huntsville, Alabama.
A large industrial base is located with in the Chapter’s area and includes organizations in the space, safety training, chemical production, aerospace and missile defense, construction, and nuclear power industries. Its 93 members represent the following organizations:
- 3M Company
- ABB
- Adran, Inc.
- Alabama Technology Network
- Army Aviation & Missile Command
- BMSI
- BP Chemicals
- Bunge
- Daikin America
- Frito-Lay
- Hagemeyer North America
- HCS Engineering
- Hernandez Engineering
- Hexcel
- Hubbard & Drake
- International Diesel
- Jacobs Technology
- Jesse Stutts, Inc.
- Lockheed-Martin Space Systems
- M&D Mechanical
- Missile Defense Agency
- NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
- National Packaging Company
- Occidental Chemical
- Pettit Safety Solutions, Inc.
- Pro Air Service
- RCC Health and Safety Services, LLC
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Tennessee Valley Training Center
- Topre America
- Toray Carbon Fibers America
- Toray Fluorofibers America
- Wiregrass Construction Co.
- Wyle Integrated Science & Engineering
- Wyle Laboratories
University of Alabama OSHA Training Institute Education Center Course Scholarship Opportunity
2012 UA-OTI Alabama Chapter Scholarship Application (doc)
The University of Alabama OSHA Training Institute, under the direction of Dr. Darrell Dechant, has offered six course scholarships to the Alabama Chapter of ASSE. Two of these scholarships have been designated for our sections – one to the Auburn/Montgomery section and one to the Jacksonville section. The remaining four scholarships are now available to the Alabama Chapter of ASSE members. The scholarships will be awarded based on an assessment of the applicant’s ASSE involvement and their motivation for applying for the scholarship.
Each applicant is asked to fill out the attached brief application and return the completed form by February 23, 2012 to Kathy Mergl, via email at kmergl@bioechoes.com.
Electronic submittal of applications is requested and the e-file should be named using the following protocol – LastName, FirstName_OTI Scholarship Application.
The scholarship winners will be formally announced at the Alabama Chapter of ASSE member meeting, to be held at 11:30 am on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Energen Corporate HQ in Birmingham, AL. Scholarship winners will have until the end of 2012 to utilize the scholarship for the program of their choice. Please visit this link to view the available courses prior to submitting your scholarship application - http://alabamasafestate.ua.edu/education-training/OTI-education-center/
Check out our website for additional links and information about ongoing events at your ASSE Alabama Chapter! http://alabama.asse.org/