1. WELCOME American Society of Safety Engineers Bakersfield Chapter
Webpage: bakersfield.asse.org

2. WELCOME - New Bakersfield Chapter Members
WELCOME - New Bakersfield Chapter Members! Elvis Becerra United Staffing Associates

3. WELCOME - New Bakersfield Chapter Members! Jon Iriart Chevron

4. WELCOME - New Bakersfield Chapter Members! Omefuefe Owumi Chevron

5. WELCOME - New Bakersfield Chapter Members! Manda Yanez CSUB

6. Thanks for Renewing! Brad Aragon Kern County Jimmy Bowers KS Industries

7. Thanks for Renewing! Ernie Ernest ESI Michael Geyer Kerntec Industries

8. Thanks for Renewing. Steve Grove Applied Technology Group
Thanks for Renewing! Steve Grove Applied Technology Group Adam Halla Aera Energy LLC

9. Thanks for Renewing! Tammy Hood H Lima Company Bob Johnson Granite Construction

10. Thanks for Renewing! Ben Laverty III CSTC Ben Laverty IV CSTC

11. Thanks for Renewing! Elizabeth Liske Chevron Jim Mahoney SISC (ret.)

12. Thanks for Renewing! Laura Matthieu Aera Energy LLC Kathy Mason Kaiser Permanente

13. Thanks for Renewing! Allan Moore EIU of CA Inc Collin Morrison Chevron

14. Thanks for Renewing! Rex Northern Kenai Drilling Jessica O’Brien E&B Green Solutions

15. Thanks for Renewing! Tom Peace Wallace & Smith Greg Peters Huddleston Crane Services

16. Thanks for Renewing! Tim Ridley Kern County Superintendent of Schools Mark Shemaria BNK Petroleum

17. Thanks for Renewing! Rex Northern Kenai Drilling Jessica O’Brien E&B Green Solutions

19. Members are always welcome to attend chapter executive board meetings
Members are always welcome to attend chapter executive board meetings. Next Executive Board Meeting is scheduled for Sept AM at Hodel’s

20. Welcome Guests! Today’s Topic Pre-Placement Drug Testing: An Involuntary Case Study

21. Welcome Guests! Today’s Scheduled Speaker Joel Sherman Director of Safety, Workers’ Compensation & Regulatory Compliance Grimmway Farms

22. Membership Q&A #1 Do I have to be an engineer to join ASSE
Membership Q&A #1 Do I have to be an engineer to join ASSE? Answer: No A better name for the organization would probably be American Society of Safety Professionals.

23. Membership Q&A #2 Do I have to be a full time safety pro or be certified to be eligible for membership in ASSE? Answer: No There are different categories of membership including Associate Member (provides services or cooperates with safety), Member & Professional Member

24. Membership Q&A #3 How much does it cost to join
Membership Q&A #3 How much does it cost to join? Answer: It’s about $190 first year and $165 after that.

25. Congratulations to Jay Mercer with Kenai Drilling who recently completed the requirements to become a Certified Safety Professional® (CSP)

26. Congratulations to Brian Lane with Aera Energy LLC who recently completed the requirements to become an Associate Safety Professional (ASP)* *interim designation denoting progress towards the CSP

27. Certified Safety Professional® (CSP) or
Want Info On CSP or ASP?
Certified Safety Professional® (CSP) or
Associate Safety Professional® (ASP)

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29. Want Info On AOHST, OHST, CHST or CLCS?
Associate Occupational Health and Safety Technologist® (AOHST)
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist® (OHST)
Construction Health and Safety Technician® (CHST)
Certified Loss Control Specialist (CLCS)

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31. You Are the KEY . . . . Committee Volunteer Opportunities
See Guy, Dave or Chris
Programs Committee
2013 Symposium
New Member Welcoming
Many More
We Need You!

32. What is the ASSE STARS Program?
Recognizes chapters for providing quality programs to advance professional growth.
Accrue pts for programs, services & activities.
“STAR” levels
1100 points Twinkling Star
2000 points Rising Star
2300 points Bright Star
2700 points Shooting Star
3200 points Chapter Star
Lynn Bishop at

33. ASSE Safe Employee Award
Recognizes people for protecting people, property or the environment.
Raises awareness & promotes ASSE.
Nominated by Bakersfield Chapter member
Nominee does not have
be an ASSE member
to have a safety or environmental position.
For more info
go to Downloads at

34. The OHST / ASP Study Group 2nd & 4th Mondays from 6-7:30 pm Memorial Occupational Medical, 3838 San Demas Street, Building B, Suite 100 For Info - Mark Ruder Cell office

35. The OHST / ASP Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:00 pm We study from materials offered by SPAN International Training. You can purchase the work books from training.com. Call Mark if you have questions on which set of books you need to purchase. Mark Ruder (Cell)

36. Participate in the Member-Get-A-Member & Chapter Challenge