Hello ASSP Members!

The Chicagoland Safety Health and Environmental Conference (CSHEC)
will be held on September 18-20, 2023, at NIU’s Naperville Campus. The CSHEC
is for EHS professionals, business owners, facility managers, plant managers,
supervisors, safety committee members, human resources managers, municipalities
and others who have safety, health, training, environmental management and
OSHA/EPA compliance responsibilities.

The conference aims to provide timely and relevant environmental management,
safety, health, professional development and OSHA/EPA compliance training.
Since 2016 the conference has drawn 6,600 session attendees and offered 338
sessions that drew more than 2,700 people from 4 foreign countries, 34 states
and 155 Illinois communities working in 467 companies working in 32 industries.

Speaker submissions for the conference are also now open!

For more information, please visit the conference website: Click Here!

Hello ASSP NEIL Members!

This month ASSP NEIL Chapter members attend our yearly volunteer event!

Members supported the Northern Illinois Food Bank on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022! This was the 10th year the NEIL chapter assisted in providing meals for our less fortunate neighbors in Northern Illinois.

If you would like to donate, please use this link! https://solvehungertoday.org/

Here are some shots!

Hello NEIL ASSP members,

By now, you may have heard that there is a proposal to update ASSP’s governance. Earlier this year, a board-level task force examined industry research, trends, and association best practices to develop a recommended proposal that has been approved by the Board of Directors. This proposal calls for ASSP to transition the House of Delegates to an at-large advisory group. This shift, apparently, would align with legal guidance and association best practices, emphasize inclusivity, and position the member-driven advisory group to inform and influence the Board. In addition, this agile infrastructure would allow ASSP to protect and effectively manage our assets, while the versatility in daily operations would safeguard our long-term viability.

Before this change is implemented, however, we would like to hear questions and thoughts from our members that you may have concerning this proposal.  Below is a short survey asking for your opinion concerning the governance change as well as allowing you to communicate to us what questions and concerns each of you may have. 

ASSP Governance Survey

For more information, please see the video below and visit the ASSP governance information page: https://www.assp.org/about/assp-governance where you can find explanations and links to email questions.

Further discussion of this governance change will occur during the House of Delegates meeting on September 28th, but the vote itself has been pushed back to give us more time to gather additional data and feedback.

Thank you for your time, we are grateful for your commitment to ASSP.

Northeastern Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) is looking for new sponsors! By becoming a sponsor, you can help build lasting relationships with the Chicagoland Environmental Health and Safety community, network with other local businesses, and get more exposure for your company.

Some sponsor benefits include your company logo and website links on the home page of the NEIL chapter website and opening remarks at the beginning of a sponsored meeting.

To become a sponsor or to learn more click here!

 

 

To assist those in Australia devastated by the bushfires that have ravaged the country since last July, the NEIL Chapter recently donated $1,000 AUD ($675 US) to the Australian Red Cross.

As bush fires affect communities across Australia on an unprecedented scale, The Australian Red Cross is right there, providing practical, local support where it’s needed to tens of thousands of people during and after the emergencies.

In January of this year, funds to their Disaster Relief and Recovery fund started to significantly increase. The Red Cross made the following public commitments about the use of donations made to the fund from July 1, 2019:

• Apart from $5m used to fund Red Cross emergency teams this year, all other funds will be used to support those affected by bushfires.
• Assistance will be provided to individuals and communities impacted by bushfires that have occurred across Australia since July 1, 2019.
• Up to 10 cents in the dollar will be used for essential administration support costs. We are working to keep these costs as low as possible.
• All interest earned will be contributed back to the fund.
• All funds will be used in Australia only.

https://www.redcross.org.au/news-and-media/news/bushfire-response-13-feb-2020