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October 10, 2023 – ASSP GSJC Presents “The Truth about Human Error” By Uncle Bill the Safety Guy

Topic: The Truth About Human Error

Presenter: Bill Stettiner

When: August 10 2023 at 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Virtual Registration: Click here to join via Zoom.

Meeting ID: 816 9845 8505
Passcode: 085546

About the Presenter:

Bill has over 20 years of safety experience, CHST (2016-20), OSHA 510, OSHA 500, OSHA 30, Confined Space Awareness, HazMat First Responder Awareness & Operations, CPR/AED/First Aid, Firefighter 1, and EMT.

He has a great deal of experience with successful change management, and building a culture of safety (whether you call it IFW, or Safety 1st, or whatever) in the construction industry, the Marines and the Fire Service.

ASSP Greater San Jose Chapter 2023-2024 Executive Committee

The ASSP Greater San Jose Chapter will like to announce the elected and volunteer leaders of the Chapter Executive Committee for the 2023 – 2024 Chapter Year below.

Congrats to our Executive Committtee members!

The Executive Committee still has some leadership volunteer roles that are available. Contact Nirap (email at president@sj.assp.org) if you may be interested to volunteer, lead and network with your chapter.

President/Communication Chair – Nirap Sainju, CSP, CHMM

President-Elect – Open

Treasurer – Ramon Khu, CSP

Secretary – Julie Kreger King

VP Government Affairs / Wise Chair – Mary Stine, ASP

VP Membership – Meilinda Anderson, CSP

Chapter Advisory Group Members – Pat Hinds and Joe Gregory

Jobs Coordinator – Naci Ozgur, CIH, CSP, CHMM

Scholoarship / Awards and Honors Chair – Emily Liu, GSP

Social Event Chair – Tim Chang, M.S.

Program / PDC Chair / Past-President – Bill Stettiner

ASSP GSJC Thermo Fisher Scientific Tour

Thanks Victor Talavera for hosting a site tour/meeting at Thermo Fisher Scientific in San Jose on 05/12/23.

We had 10 ASSP Greater San Jose Chapter members attend the site tour/discussion.

Photo Credit Tyler Nguyen, CSP REP

Picture From left to right | Front – Victor, Melinda, Emily, Sandy and Michelle | Back Phoebe, Alejandro, Nirap and Mark.

ASSP GJSC Women In Safety Excellence (WISE) Intro Meeting

The ASSP GJSC Women In Safety Excellence (WISE) is hosting an introduction to what is WISE on July 12, 2023 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. This is a one hour session to hear testimonies on WISE as well as learn more about the features and causes that they support.

To register, click here.

Contact WISE@sj.assp.org for more information.

Thanks,

Mary Stine

WISE Chair, Greater San Jose Chapter

April 26, 2023 – Human Performance Event Learning

Topic: Join ASSP SF & GSJC Chapter for a April Technical Meeting on Human Performance Event Learning

Speaker: Christopher Brossia, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM

When: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Registration: To register via Zoom, click here.

About the Topic 

The Human Performance Event Learning (HPEL) tool is focused on creating a safe environment to learn about the event, understanding how the event actually happened and how error traps influenced the event and what countermeasures are required in our response to the event.  (CEU Pending)

Learning Objectives

  • Why is HPEL important;
  • The fundamentals of Human Organizational Performance; and
  • Applying the new thinking in the workplace.

About the Speaker:

Chris is currently serving as the Safety and Human Performance Lead on the Global SHE & Ops Sustainability team.  He has been part of the development of the Human Performance Event Learning (HPEL) tool from the beginning and has also been one of the training instructors.

He has a Master of Science degree in Occupational Health from the Medical College of Ohio. He has certifications in industrial hygiene, safety, hazardous material management and lead auditing.

He gained his lean experience through direct involvement in the tier process and ensuring business alignment as a member of the site leadership team in Boulder. In his GSHE role, he has enjoyed working with many people from the lean community on the on-going integration of SHE/Lean and HOP.