Team SAFER,
We are looking forward to seeing you this Wednesday. Ken Mastrullo, President of MES Consulting will be discussing electrical safety. Ken’s presentations are always informative and relevant. You do not want to miss this meeting.
Remember to bring a friend or a story….
Thank you to IBEW Local 99 for sponsoring this month‘s meeting.
The meeting will run from 8-10am in the NEIT Hall of Fame room.
The next meeting is May 2, 2018 at 8am and it will be held at NEIT. Cardi Corporation will provide the coffee and calories.
From Bob Kunz:
Team SAFER,
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 (General Industry) and 29 CFR 1926.35 (Construction) outline requirements for emergency action plans. The Providence Fire Department provides for the protection of human life and property from fire and other disasters, either natural or man-made, through fire safety education, the development, and enforcement of fire codes, provision of emergency medical services and suppression of fire, for example.
The staff and partners at your facility and or construction project may have knowledge and equipment that may be critical to protect the lives of the responders, required for the successful rescue of workers and mitigation of property loss including adjacencies. So how do you fit in…..
Please join us for an informative discussion concerning National Incident Management System (NIMS) including without limitation unified command.
Mike Dillon (retired Chief PFD) is the guest speaker.
See you on Wednesday morning.
Regards,
The next meeting will be held April 4, 2018 from 8 am to 10 am at the New England Institute for Technology, 2490 Post Road, Warwick, RI, 2nd floor Hall of Fame room.
We have a great line up for next Wednesday’s meeting including the following:
8:00 am Introduction
8:15 am Jane’s Wellness Tips
8:30 am RIDOH – Employer Mental Health Tool kits
8:40 am Silica Standard How is it going? What have you learned? Final review of questions to submit as part of OSHA Interpretation.
9:00 am Meet and Greet OSHA Providence Area Director, Pat Griffin and OSHA 1 Regional Administrator, Galen Blanton
Thank you to Pariseault Builders Inc. for sponsoring the Coffee and Calories.
The next meeting will be held March 7, 2018 from 8:00-10:00 am at the New England Institute of Technology, 2nd Floor, Hall of Fame Room, 2490 Post Road, Warwick, RI. The NELHSF is sponsoring the calories and coffee.
From Bob Kunz:
Team SAFER,
We hope that you had an incident free February! Keep your eye on the weather towards the end of the week – check out www.windy.com for weather forecast information. Windy.com even has a smartphone app, which is great for both, personal and professional activity (e.g. wind gusts, wave heights).
We have an exciting program. The program will be presented by Dr. Noell Woolley, of the New England Laborers Health and Safety Fund (NELHSF). Here is the agenda:
8:00 am – 8:15 am Introduction
8:15 am – 8:20 am Jane’s words of wellness wisdom
8:20 am – 8:30 am RIDOH Mental Health Wellness Toolkit distribution
8:30 am – 10:00 am Marijuana in the Workplace.
Please RSVP by accepting the meeting email or emailing bkunz@dimeo.com with SAFER in subject line.
This Wednesday, Feb 7th, we will be tackling a difficult subject. A subject that requires all of our attention and understanding. Together, we can make a difference. On Wednesday, Mr. Travis Vendetti from the RI Department of Health Violence & Injury Prevention Program along with 2 clinical social workers will be providing QPR training.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying “Yes” to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.
Each of you will be provided with takeaway materials and kit to take with and use at their company, etc.
The sooner we get the word out the better.
The meeting will be held from 8-10 am in the Hall of Fame Room at the New England Institute for Technology, 2490 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself.
The January 2018 SAFER meeting will be held on 1/3/2018 from 8am-10am in Dimeo’s meeting room located at 780 Allens Avenue, Providence, RI 02905.
The meeting will include the following:
8:00 am Introduction – Bob Kunz
8:15 am “Jane’s Wellness Tips”
8:30 am Silica – Lisa Sullivan OSHA Region 1 Coordinator
10:00 am End
Note: Space is limited to 40 persons. Please RSVP to Bob Kunz.
The next SAFER meeting is December 6, 2017 8:00 – 10:00 AM. The main topic is “Meet and Greet with OSHA Providence Area Office and Region 1 Administrator Galen Blanton”.
NOTE: Venue change for this month: The location for this meeting is Dimeo Construction Company Training Facility 780 Allens Avenue, Providence, RI 02905.
The December meeting will include the following:
8:00 am
Bob Kunz
Pledge of Allegiance
Introduction – Bob Sestito, Assistant Area Director Providence Office
Guest introductions
New members
What’s new
Building SAFER in RI website update
8:15 am
“Jane’s Wellness Tips”
8:30 am
Silica “There has to be something that you want to talk about – right”?
Blue Sky roundtable
Lesson learned
Looking for an answer – now is time to ask…
Anything else you care to share
9:00 am
Galen Blanton, Region 1 Administrator
10:00 am
end
The meeting will be held at New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) 2490 Post Road, Warwick, RI 2nd Floor Hall of Fame Room from 8AM-10AM. Continental breakfast served at 7:30 AM. Hope to see you there.
From Bob Kunz:
Team SAFER,
We hope that you weathered the high winds without incident last night – I had to dodge a few branches and trash cans on the way to the office.
We have a great line-up for the November meeting, as follows:
The October meeting will be held on Oct 11, 2017 starting at 8:00 AM with a Continental breakfast served at 7:30 AM.
It will be held at NEIT in the Room CT 245 (instead of the usual room) at 2450 Post Road, Warwick, RI.
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow morning.
We have an exciting program to offer, as follows:
The next, and last meeting for the season, is tomorrow, June 7, 2017 at NEIT, 2500 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02888 from 8-10 am
The topic will be “Hand Safety”.
The following companies / individuals will be presenting:
A Continental breakfast will be sponsored by Gilbane starting at 7:30AM.
The new season will start September, 2017.