Past President,  Patrick Delaney accepted the Platinum Level Award for the 2014-2015 chapter year on behalf  of the Chapter during the Chapter Recognition Luncheon at Safety 2016 in Atlanta, GA.  The New Jersey Chapter was one of 13 Chapters that received this honor and the only one in Region VIII to receive this.

Congratulations to two of our NJ Chapter members who received recognition at ASSE Safety 2016 from the Council on Practices and Standards (CoPS).  Richard Rosera received Safety Professional of the Year for the Environmental Practice.  Richard is a EHS Consultant with  Rosearray EHS Services LLC in  Scotch Plains.  Louise Vallee, NJ ASSE Vice President and WISE Mentoring Program Chair has been selected as WISE Safety Professional of the Year.

Awards for each of the Practice Specialties (formerly divisions) have been distributed since the early 1970s. These awards were established to recognize select Practice Specialty members who have helped advance the occupational safety, health and environmental profession through exemplary volunteer service to the Society and to their respective Practice Specialty during the ASSE calendar year. As Branches and Common Interest Groups have formed, awards have been established to recognize their contributions. Congratulations to Richard and Louise!

NJ ASSE is pleased to announce the 2016 Scholarship recipients.  Jessica Vallee-Vasquez was awarded the Ted Brickley/Bernice Shickora Scholarship. Chris Cohen and Steven Pomponio received the Joyce Cunningham Scholarship.  Congratulations to our winners!

The NJ ASSE Planning Meeting has been scheduled for June 13th beginning at 4pm at the Chatham Twp Fire Department (495 River Rd, Chatham, NJ).  Please email info@nj.assp.org if you would like to attend.

Under the new rule, all establishments with 250 or more employees in industries covered by the recordkeeping regulation must electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness information from OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301. Establishments with 20-249 employees in certain industries must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A only.   To ensure that the injury data on OSHA logs are accurate and complete, the final rule also promotes an employee’s right to report injuries and illnesses without fear of retaliation, and clarifies that an employer’s procedure for reporting work-related injuries and illnesses must be reasonable and must not discourage employees from reporting.  The new requirements take effect August 10, 2016, with data submissions phased in beginning in 2017. These requirements do not add to or change an employer’s obligation to complete and retain injury and illness records under the injury and illness recording and reporting regulation.