ASSE Wisconsin Chapter

							                                       ASSE Wisconsin Chapter
                                        Board Meeting Minutes

DATE / LOCATION                       January 14, 2009

                                      Thunder Bay Grille, Pewaukee, WI
ATTENDANCE                            Present: Jim Jones, Stan Crawford, Brian Well, Ken Kempke, Dave Culp,
                                      Dave Leix, Ryan Ogrizovich

                                      Meeting called order at 10:18 AM

REPORTS

  President’s Report                  Nothing new to add, Jim Jones brought the meeting to order. Jim discussed
                                      various committee reports, as listed below

  Past Minutes                        Motion/Second to accept the minutes from November 25, 2008 meeting
                                      Motion, Dave Culp /Second, Dave Leix - Passed

  Treasurer’s Report                  M&I Account Balances, as of 11/2008

                                      Checking: $4,559.72; Savings: $4,153.94; Total: $8,713.66

                                      M&I Account Balances, as of 12/2008

                                      Checking: $4,302.01; Savings: $4,154.82; Total: $8,456.83

                                      Motion/Second to accept the November and December Treasurer’s Reports –
                                      Motion, Ken Kempke /Second, Dave Leix - Passed

OLD BUSINESS
                                      We have decided to keep the Budget Analysis on the board meeting
Budget Analysis
                                      agenda and minutes as a reminder for each meeting to determine funds
                                      available for spending, thanks Dave C for the suggestion


COMMITTEE REPORTS
                                      Dave Culp has been doing a great job in getting the newsletter out and
Communications:
                                      he indicated it wouldn’t happen with out his assistant, Peg. The board
Newsletter & Website, Dave Culp       agreed to give her a $50 gift card for her work. Motion, Jim Jones
                                      Second, Dave Leix – Passed. Dave also indicated that he talked with
(VP’s Responsibility)                 Matt at ASSE HQ about posting the technical meeting presentation on
                                      the local WI Chapter web site. Finally, we discussed the need to post
                                      all old minutes on the web page, Ross can forward to Dave to ensure
                                      Matt posts them.
Community Affairs:


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Professional Development / CSP,       We were informed that the ASP/CSP books are currently loaned out
  Tony Prospero

Job Line, Kemp Shobe                  Jim Jones stated a lot of jobs are being posted on the website.

Govt. Affairs, Ken Kempke             Ken has been doing a good job on sending out the e-mail blasts on the
                                      government affairs being generated from ASSE HQ.
                                      Sheila not at the meeting, hence no report from her. Dave Leix has
Survive Alive House, Sheila Collins
                                      sent all information to her for contacting them to determine meeting
                                      schedules.
Bylaws, Peter Mark                    Thanks goes out to Peter Marx for making the necessary changes to
                                      the 2009 WI Chapter By-laws. They were officially accepted as
                                      approved on 1/9/09 by Jim Weaver, Region V VP, they are now posted
                                      on the web page. All this done for updates to meet current STARS
                                      guidelines for ASSE HQ by 2/1/09.
Membership, Russ Fote                 Russ not in attendance, Jim Jones reported that the current
                                      membership is at 269 and has been flat for quite some time.
                                      No Report. No student breakfast this year, we assume WSC will ask
Student Section, Rick Barton
                                      for volunteers for the WSC Safety Expo at the Kalahari, WI Dells.

                                      Peter not here, no report. Dave L and Stan C will be attending the
House of Delegates, Peter Mark
                                      ASSE congress in San Antonio and will/can go to the HOD meeting
                                      prior to the event.

                                      Will not be pursued at the present time. Maybe at a future time.
Foundation Activities, Brian Well
                                      The brand new STARS tool effective for 2009. Dave L indicated he would go
STARS Dave Leix                       onto the system and begin updates in the next several months

Recreation Nicole Tubeszewski         Nicole not here, no report. Group discussed upcoming events, maybe go to
                                      the museum as part of the Titanic show going on.




CHAPTER MEETINGS &
PROGRAMS

2009 Technical Meeting Schedule,      December – No Meeting
  Board & Guests
                                      January 14, 2009 – Co-meeting with Waukesha Area Safety Council, Thunder
                                      Bay Grille, Pewaukee WI. Topic will be “From Train Wreck to Shining Star:
                                      How to Accomplish Safety Success - we had 63 people sign up

                                      February 12, 2009 – Co-meeting with ESM, Lighthouse Safety, LLC. Topic
                                      ”The Latest and Greatest in Fall Protection”

                                      March 3, 2009 – ASSE OSHA Update, Alverno College

NEW BUSINESS

Annual Technical Meeting              February 12, 2009 – Co-meeting ESM “The Latest and Greatest in Fall
 Planning, Brian Well, Sheila         Protection” Meeting will be held at Lighthouse Safety


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  Collins                             March 3, 2009 – OSHA update

                                      April 9, 2009??? – UWW – Rick in contact with Nathan Yaun, UWW SSO -
                                      Topic potential is “What to expect in your new career” - Panel Discussion.

                                      May 12, 2009 – Office Ergonomics – Sheila has contacted Pat Seely, will need
                                      to determine location and time
                                      We discussed planning on being part of the expo again this year getting
WCS Safety Expo – Kalahari, WI
                                      a booth for the 2 day event. Dave C indicated he would assist with
 Dells
                                      attendance at the booth. Jim Jones to bring up at the next board
                                      meeting on 2/12/09 for vote.
Newsletter, Website, Meeting
                                      January newsletter has been posted.
  Notice
                                      Review of the last one completed in 2006. The review of the new
Survey Monkey 2008/2009
                                      survey will be in January/February 2009 by Jim Jones. We assume this
                                      will be sent out in March/April with a date wanted of Early May with the
                                      review set for the June 2009 planning meeting. Jim to review all
                                      questions and make updates. Dave C indicated that we may want to
                                      take a few out to cut down on length of survey.
                                      Stan Crawford wrote a case study posted in January 2009 newsletter,
Case Studies
                                      Congratulations and he gets a $50 gift reward.

                                      ASSE Alliance with Wisconsin OSHA Offices, The Milwaukee Building
Rigging Alliance
                                      Trades, Wisconsin Power Plant Contractors – last meeting was
                                      12/4/08, signed alliance. Next meeting is 1/29/09

                                      http://members.asse.org/2007/officer_ central/presidents.php –
New STARS
                                      www.asse.org officers central (ASSE# and last name), pre/vp tab on
                                      left side. Dave L to get on site in next few months to complete
OSHA Safety Day                       ASSE/OSHA Safety Day 2009 – Next meeting is scheduled for 1/21/09
                                      at 1:00 PM at the Jones Island Treatment Plant. Jim Jones sent out a
                                      “Call for Speakers” in early January 2009, to date, we have received 8
                                      selections on topics for conversation

NEXT BOARD MEETING                    February 12, 2009 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM, Lighthouse Safety LLC, Brookfield,
                                      WI

MEETING ADJOURNED                     Meeting adjourned at 11:13 AM – Motion, Ken Kempke /Second, Dave Leix
                                      – Passed




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