Chapter Meeting – Management/Leadership Safety Engagement

  •  November 3, 2016
     11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Topic:  Management/Leadership Safety Engagement

Learning Objectives:

  • Have a greater understanding of how leadership (CEO, Managers, Supervisors) behaviors shape employee behaviors
  • Review leadership elements identified in OSHA’s Nov 2015 draft Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines
  • Recognize a variety of ways for leadership to meaningfully engage with employees relative to safety
  • Discuss a variety of positive reinforcements that are effectively used in industry

Speaker:  Arlene Edwards, CSP

Arlene began her safety & health career in 1981 with the Dept. of the Navy. She has been the President of Safety & Health Consulting Services, in Raleigh, NC, since 1996. She consults with construction companies and general industries to assist them in developing comprehensive safety and health systems, performing safety and health audits and inspections, conducting industrial hygiene monitoring and noise surveys, and presenting a variety of safety and health training courses. Arlene is an authorized Federal OSHA Outreach Trainer for General Industry and Construction.

From September 1991 to September 1996, Arlene worked for NC OSHA as a Safety Compliance Officer and a Health Compliance Officer. During that time, she inspected hundreds of construction sites & general industries for compliance with OSHA standards, as well as chairing a task force to revise NC OSHA’s penalty structure involving development of criteria for evaluating workplace safety & health plans.

Prior to OSHA, Arlene worked with the Dept. of the Navy as a civilian safety & health specialist and manager in Washington State and California. While working on military installations, Arlene had responsibility for inspecting military base facilities, supervising an explosives’ safety branch, overseeing construction activities, conducting safety & health training, and developing written safety programs.

In 2015, Arlene was appointed by the NC Governor to serve as the Chairman of the Safety and Health Review Commission of NC. In 2014, Arlene was elected to serve as the American Society of Safety Engineers Region VI Area Director South. Arlene is a Certified Safety Professional, Professional Member and past President of the NC Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers, and past President of the Central Carolina Occupational Safety & Health School Board. Arlene earned a BA Degree from UNC-Asheville, NC. Management/Leadership Safety Engagement.

Suit Up Charlotte – Dress for Success

GET READY TO CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS!!  Why? Because you can help the Tarheel Chapter empower low-income women & men in the Charlotte area with the resources to build confidence, job preparedness and economic independence.
During the November chapter meeting, ASSE ChapterWISE (Women in Safety Engineering) is pleased to introduce a charitable clothing drive to benefit Dress for Success.   The mission of this organization is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.  We will also be collecting men’s clothing to donate to a similar organization for men called Suit Up Charlotte.  Both of these non-profit organizations have requested specific items listed by priority (see list below).
BUSINESS ATTIRE NEEDED for Women (must be in-fashion within the last 5 years):
  • Handbags (briefcases, portfolios or work appropriate handbag/purse)
  • Interview appropriate suits
  • Interview appropriate blouses
  • Professional separates including blouses, slacks, skirts, dresses, blazers and jackets
  • Work appropriate shoes
  • Jewelry and scarves
BUSINESS ATTIRE NEEDED for Men (must be in-fashion within the last 5 years):
  • Sport coats – in need of solid colors
  • Dress shirts (now welcoming sizes 17 and up)
  • Dress shoes (special needs for sizes 11 and up)
  • Suits (all sizes, special needs of sizes 44 and up)
  • Sweaters & Vest
  • Dress pants
  • Ties, tie clips, belts, cufflinks, socks, pocket squares, watches
  • Overcoats
In other words, think about what you would wear to a job interview.  That is exactly the type of clothing they need.  These items could furnish someone with the confidence to enter or return to the workplace, make a great first impression and land a job that could change their life.  Additionally, many go directly to an interview after obtaining the clothing, so please ensure that all items donated are freshly dry-cleaned / laundered and ironed, not more than 5 years old, and suitable for wearing to job interviews.  For more information about both these organizations, please visit their websites:
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the November meeting!
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Venue:   Dilworth Neighborhood Grille

Address:
911 E Morehead St, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States