AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS
C A P E C A N AV E R A L C H A P T E R N E W S L E T T E R
November 2007
Protecting People, Property, and the Environment on the Space Coast for over 40 years.
MEETING TOPIC
2007-08 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President:
Michael Bowling
United Space Alliance
(321)861-8475 gordon.m.bowling@usa-spaceops.com
Vice President & Programs Chair:
Marty Berry
United Space Alliance
(321)861-5798
martin.j.berry@usa-spaceops.com
Secretary and Public Affairs Chair:
George Cole, CSP
NASA
(321)861-4714
george.t.cole@nasa.gov
Treasurer:
Steve Phillips, CSP
Mantech SRS Technologies
(321)730-6264
sphillips377307@aol.com
“Pandemic Flu”
Presented by
Amanda Shaw
University of South Florida
Date:
COMMITTEES & CHAIRPERSONS
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Awards & Honors:
Gary Thigpin, CSP, REHS
United Space Alliance
(321)861-0152
Gary.p.thigpin@usaspaceops.com
Canaveral Council of Technical Societies:
Tom Griffin and George Cole, CSP
Place:
Council of Practices & Standards:
Alfred Stevens
United Space Alliance
(321)453-6628
astevens@alumni.cemson.edu
Environmental Affairs:/EHS Jobs
Frank Beckage CSP, CHMM
United Launch Alliance
(321)730-5841
frank.beckage@boeing. com
Government Affairs:
James Guinn
United Space Alliance
(321)861-5825
James.m.guinn@usa-spaceops.com
Membership:
Tom Griffin
Foundation Activities & Scholarship:
Paul Stewart
Rush Construction
(321)267-8100
pstewart@rushinc.com
Ways & Means:
Richard Sweet
Ret
(321)
rsweet1@cfl.rr.com
Menu:
$15.00
Order from Menu.
RSVP: No reservations required for this meeting.
Please let us know that you will be attending through
our webpage at http://www.canaveral-asse.com click
on link “Reserve Your Place” or call or e-mail the
following persons:
Chapter Calendar 2007/2008
Date
Upcoming Event1
November 29
December 18
Amanda Shaw – Pandemic Flu
George Buck – OSHA Training
Institute
Bill Parsons KSC Center
Director
Jim Egan – Marne Resource
Council - Tsunamis, Hurricanes
and Global Warming
January 30
February 27
Thomas Griffin
The Boeing Company
thomas.e.griffin@nasa.gov
1. Anticipated Meeting Topics –To be discussed
as this meeting.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
(321)674-4557
Kay’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q
1552 King St.
(SR520) Cocoa, FL
Cost:
PAST PRESIDENT
(321)867-5680
November 29, 2007
Jeffrey Drye, CSP
Harris Corporation
asse_capecanaveral@yahoo.com
Executive Committee Meetings are held the 2nd
Saturday @ Grills Restaurant, Port Canaveral, FL
ASSEMBLY DELEGATE
Mike Bowling
(321)861-6475
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passing year. What does safety mean to
you? Well... for one thing employers must
pay higher workers compensation insurance
rates and along with
higher health
insurance rates which leaves less and less
money available to do such things as giving
out raises or even offer benefits.
We as a society have been receiving
advice about safety for years. You have
listened to it, read about it, watched
television spots on it, but the bottom line is
ACCIDENTS ARE PREVENTABLE!
We all have the concept of “Accidents
can’t happen to me”. When you know of
someone who has been in a bad accident
you realize everyone is impacted. You see
what an accident can do to a personphysical pain, emotional shock, and lost
time. In the aftermath, you notice your
attitude has changed and now you are more
willing to listen to suggestions that might
protect you. Here are 5 elements that you
can follow to ensure a safe attitude.
Focus - A good safety attitude means
you focus on the task. How well you
concentrate on the job the less likely you will
have an accident.
Strength – Strength doesn’t mean
muscle strength, but how well you
concentrate on the job. If you are bored or
have other things on your mind, you may be
distracted.
Time – A good safety attitude means
taking the time to do things correctly and
using the right PPE. Saving a few minutes
by taking short cuts is not worth a lifelong
injury. If you add up the life costs due to
injuries, it is cheaper to do the job the right
way the first time.
Responsibility – If you care about
yourself and your co-workers, you will take
responsibility even when the task is not
yours.
Risk – We are at risk when it comes to
working on or off the job. But you can weigh
the risk of performing a job a certain way. A
one in a thousand risk is not worth the
possible cost. A safety attitude means
being smart and avoiding unnecessary
risks.
This Month’s Meeting
Amanda Shaw will present a topic on
Pandemic Flu”. Amanda is the Learning
and Development Facilitator at the
University of South Florida, Center for
Biological Defense (CBD) in Tampa. In her
four years at the CBD, she has had the
opportunity to work with numerous response
agencies across the state and beyond. She
has developed and taught courses on
various topics including biological and
chemical agents and other WMD as well as
avian and pandemic influenza and emerging
infectious diseases. Since 2003, Ms. Shaw
has overseen "Recognition of and
Response to Biological and Chemical
Agents." This educational program for
responders details Florida Department of
Health
requirements
for
suspected
biological agent samples submitted to the
state
laboratories
and
familiarizes
responders with the Florida Department of
Health labs, including their locations and
capabilities. Ms. Shaw has a bachelor's
degree in Biology from Florida State
University and is currently pursuing a Master
of Public Health degree from the University
of South Florida.
http://www.canaveral-asse.com
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Why Does Safety Matter?
In 2005 alone there were 5,703
workplace fatalities reported to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics due to accidents that
could have been prevented.
In 1998
workplace related injuries cost Americans
approximately $1.25 billion dollars and the
costs are rising dramatically with each
Although accident prevention measures
cannot eliminate all possible threats in the
workplace, they are a good starting point for
a secure and healthy work environment.
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everyone read: Simple Wealth, Inevitable
Wealth” by Nick Murray. She stated there
are no dumb questions in financial planning.
Very knowledgeable people have no idea
how much they will need for retirement.
People need to identify their current assets
and obligations to establish need. Lots of
people have one investment fund for
separate goals.
Need to identify fixed
versus variable expenses. For example,
mortgages are fixed, but health care costs
are variable. Retirement financial planning
is not taught in school. Several monetary
examples of interest accumulation for
retirement money were presented. For
financial planning, consider inflation and
rates of return.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Cape Canaveral Chapter
Minutes of General Membership
Meeting
24 October, 2007
The monthly general membership meeting of
the Cape Canaveral Chapter was called to
order at 6:00 p.m. by Chapter President
Mike Bowling, at Kay’s Barbeque in Cocoa
FL, with 12 members and guests in
attendance.
Attendance list attached.
Invocation was presented by Tom Griffin.
President Bowling announced this was the
398th chapter meeting, with our first meeting
held on October 1967.
Individuals need to start financial planning
for children when they are young. Social
Security and corporate pensions will not
exist by the time today’s young adults are
ready to retire. Retirement will all be selfgenerated.
Most people don’t consider
retirement planning until 5-10 years from
their retirement. Very few people identify
what their retirement needs and lifestyle will
be. Fastest group of people going into debt
are retired people. Reverse mortgages
becoming very popular with elderly people.
For financial planning, people have to
‘measure it to management it.’
President
Bowling
made
several
announcements of training classes and
seminars being offered in the upcoming
months including:
6&7 Nov: 10th annual S&H Conf ,
Jacksonville, FL
Symposium, Nov 15-16, Houston
TX
Seminar Fest 2008, 20-26 Jan, Las
Vegas
Worldwide PDC in Las Vegas
Ms. Davis discussed differences between
various types of mutual funds, including A,
B, and C shares. She told everyone to be
aware of fees and commission rates. Even
small percentage differences can result in
big differences in financial returns. She said
that since 1945, there has not been a 10year period where stock market has
declined, and since the great depression
following the 1929 stock market crash, there
has not been a 15 year period when the
market declined. She stated there is no
cost for an initial consult with her office.
She fielded several questions from the
audience.
Secretary George Cole presented minutes
from the Sep 2007 general membership
meeting and 6 Oct Executive Council
Meeting.
Norm Murphy introduced the evening’s
keynote speaker, Ilene Davis, Certified
Financial
Planner
for
Financial
Independence Services, 315 Brevard Ave
#3, Cocoa, FL 32922.
Ms. Davis said she stared her financial
planning career with E.F. Hutton. She
quickly found that 20-25 years ago, there
was little in software to show how much
money individuals would require for
retirement. She started with a VIS account.
She advised everyone that they need to
identify their financial requirements for
retirement. There is no pattern. Individuals
need to diversify to identify where $ can be
made for them.
She recommended
President Mike Bowling presented her with
a chapter gift of an ASSE coffee cup and a
jump drive.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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February 27, 2008 - Jim Egan, Marine
Resource Council - Topics: Tsunamis,
Hurricanes, Global Warming.
ATTENDANCE ROSTER
24 October 2007
NAME
Mike Bowling
Tom Griffin
Judy Griffin
Ilene Davis
Frank Beckage
Jim Guinn
Jack Jamba
EMPLOYER
USA
Boeing
Guest
Speaker
ULA
USA
USA
Guest
Harris Corp.
SCLS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Gayle Murphy
9
10
11
Jeff Drye
Norman Murphy
Richard Seeds
ES&H Consultant
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George Cole
NASA
I was also recommended that we solicit
ASSE members for speaker ideas. It was
suggested that we email members and ask
for their ideas for speakers. Marty Berry
will work on the email and give to Jeff Drye
to distribute to members.
A recommendation was to look for a
speaker to talk about "Risk Management" to
the ASSE members. Marty Berry will look
for a speaker on this topic.
Other suggestions were to look for speakers
on the following topics: Human Factors,
Environmental.
EXECUTIVE MEETING
Other speakers suggestions for 2008:
USA's Richard O. Covey, President and
CEO;
Gunter
Wendt,
supervised
preparations for every mission from the
Mercury program through the early shuttle
flights; USA's Craig L. Lovell, Vice
President, Safety, Quality and Mission
Assurance.
Cape
Canaveral
ASSE
Executive
Breakfast Meeting Minutes for October 6,
2007
The meeting was held at Grills at the Port at
0900 hours.
Mike Bowling, Steve Phillips, Tom Griffin,
Jim Guinn, Norm Murphy and Marty Berry
were present for the meeting.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
President Mike Bowling started the
meeting. He distributed topics for the
meeting that listed the speakers for the
upcoming months.
OSHA Issues New Combustible Dust
Instruction
The Department of Labor's Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
today issued a new safety and health
instruction that details OSHA policies and
procedures for inspecting workplaces that
handle combustible dusts and that may
have the potential for a dust explosion.
October 24, 2007 was open for a speaker.
Norm Murphy suggested a financial briefing
and recommended Ilene Davis, Financial
Consultant and Planner. All agreed and
Norm was going to contact Ilene to see if
she could present at the October 24th
meeting.
"With this National Emphasis Program,
we will focus our efforts on the fire and
explosion hazards that may exist at
facilities
where
combustible
dusts
accumulate," said Assistant Secretary of
Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. "A
combustible dust fire and/or explosion is a
potential hazard to America's working
men and women. This instruction will be a
valuable resource for those who inspect
industrial facilities in the United States."
November 29, 2007- Amanda Shaw from
the University of South Florida will speak on
the Pandemic Flu.
December 18, 2007 - George Buck, OSHA
Training Institute, University of South
Florida, Tampa will brief on OSHA Training.
January 30, 2008 - Bill Parsons, KSC
Center Director will speak.
Combustible
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dusts
are
often
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organic or metal dusts that are finely
ground into very small particles, fibers,
chips, and/or flakes. These dusts can
come from metal, wood, plastic and
organic materials such as grain, flour,
sugar, paper, soap and dried blood. Dusts
can also come from textile materials.
Some of the industries in which
combustible
dusts
are
particularly
prevalent include agriculture, chemical,
textile, forest and the furniture industry.
Influenza Pandemic
Opportunities Exist to Address Critical
Infrastructure Protection Challenges That
Require Federal and Private Sector
Coordination. GAO-08-36, October 31.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO08-36
Highlights
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0836high.p
df
The
instruction
provides
detailed
information
on
OSHA's
inspection
scheduling,
resource
allocation,
inspection resources and procedures.
This information is particularly useful in
educating businesses on how to achieve
compliance with OSHA requirements in
advance
of
any
inspection.
UPCOMING TRAINING
OSHA Training Camp
January 28
February 1,
2008
Orlando, FL
http://www.oshatrainingcamp.com/
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The instruction is available electronically
on
OSHA's
Web
site
at
http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_p
df/CPL_03-00-006.pdf
OSHA Seeks
Comments
Various
“Hexavalent
Chromium
NOT
Just
Construction”
Thursday, December 13th, 2007 8:30am5:00pm
The Sunshine Safety Council, Inc.
150 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach, FL
32114 386.253.6400 or 800.467.7327 x
14 www.sunshinesafety.org
$25 Per Person, Pre-registration
& Pre-payment Required
Paperwork
OSHA wants comments on its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the information
collection (paperwork) requirements for its
Standard on the OSHA-7 Form (Notice of
Alleged Safety and Health Hazards).
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/0
1jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/20
07/E7-21287.htm
SAFETY INFO
National Influenza
Vaccination Week
OSHA also seeks paperwork comments
on its Standard on the Control of
Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout; 29
CFR 1910.147). Comments for both are
due
December
31,
2007.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/0
1jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/20
07/E7-21288.htm
November 26 - December 2,
2007
The Centers for
Disease Control
and Prevention
(CDC) has
announced the
week after
Thanksgiving,
November 26 to
December 2, as
National Influenza Vaccination Week. This
event is designed to highlight the importance
of continuing influenza (flu) vaccination, as
And it seeks paperwork comments on its
requirements for Recording and Reporting
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (29
CFR part 1904). These comments are due
December
24,
2007.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/0
1jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/20
07/E7-20805.htm
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well as foster greater use of flu vaccine
through the months of November, December
and beyond.
This year, Tuesday November 27, 2007, is
set aside as Children’s Flu Vaccination Day,
with a focus on vaccinating high-risk
children. Each year, over 20,000 children
under age 5 are hospitalized as a result of
influenza. This day will help raise awareness
about the value of vaccinating children—
especially high-risk children—and their close
contacts
NIOSH Update:
Simple Ways to Prevent
Musculoskeletal Injuries in
Construction are Described in
New NIOSH Guide
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/updates/upd-1105-07.html
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 28, 2007
Release #08-104
CPSC Warns: Avoid Hazards Related to Holiday Decorating
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Holiday decorations, like candles and Christmas trees, add to the festive
mood of the season; but when decorations are not used properly, they can result in fires, injuries
and death. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging families to keep
safety in mind when stringing holiday lights, purchasing Christmas trees, and lighting candles this
holiday season.
CPSC estimates there are more than 14,000 candle-related fires each year, which result in about
170 deaths and $350 million in property loss. Dried-out Christmas trees are involved in about 200
fires annually, resulting in 10 deaths, and about $10 million in property damage. During
November and December of each year, about 10,000 people are treated in hospital emergency
rooms as a result of falls, cuts, shocks and burns related to holiday decorating.
“Consumers can keep holiday decorating traditions from becoming tragedies by following a few
simple safety tips,” said Acting CPSC Chairman Nancy Nord. “Keep the holidays festive by
creating a fire-safe home.”
To help prevent holiday-related incidents, CPSC is monitoring the marketplace and Internet for
dangerous holiday lights and decorations. CPSC also continues to work with U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to identify and prevent unsafe holiday decorations from being distributed in the
U.S.
Use the following safety tips when decorating this year:
Trees and Decorations:
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When purchasing an artificial tree, look for the label "Fire Resistant." Although this label
does not mean the tree won't catch fire, it does indicate the tree is more resistant to
burning.

When purchasing a live tree, check for freshness. A fresh tree is green, needles are
hard to pull from branches and do not break when bent between your fingers. The
bottom of a fresh tree is sticky with resin, and when tapped on the ground, the tree
should not lose many needles.

When setting up a tree at home, place it away from fireplaces and radiators. Because
heated rooms dry out live trees rapidly, be sure to keep the stand filled with water. Place
the tree out of the way of traffic, and do not block doorways.

Use only non-combustible or flame-resistant materials to trim a tree. Choose tinsel or
artificial icicles of plastic or nonleaded metals. Leaded materials are hazardous if
ingested by children.

In homes with small children, take special care to avoid sharp or breakable decorations,
keep trimmings with small removable parts out of the reach of children who could
swallow or inhale small pieces, and avoid trimmings that resemble candy or food that
may tempt a child to eat them.

To avoid eye and skin irritation, wear gloves when decorating with spun glass "angel
hair."

To avoid lung irritation, follow container directions carefully while decorating with artificial
snow sprays.
Lights:

Indoors or outside, use only lights that have been tested for safety by a nationallyrecognized testing laboratory, such as UL or ETL/ITSNA. Use only newer lights that have
thicker wiring and are required to have safety fuses to prevent the wires from
overheating.

Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires,
or loose connections. Throw out damaged sets.

If using an extension cord, make sure it is rated for the intended use.

Never use electric lights on a metallic tree. The tree can become charged with electricity
from faulty lights, and a person touching a branch could be electrocuted.

When using lights outdoors, check labels to be sure they have been certified for outdoor
use and only plug them into a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) protected
receptacles or a portable GFCI.

Turn off all holiday lights when you go to bed or leave the house. The lights could short
out and start a fire.
Candles:

Keep burning candles within sight.

Keep lighted candles away from items that can catch fire and burn easily, such as trees,
other evergreens, decorations, curtains and furniture.
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
Always use non-flammable holders and keep away from children and pets.

Extinguish all candles before you go to bed, leave the room or leave the house.
Fireplaces:

Use care with "fire salts," which produce colored flames when thrown on wood fires.
They contain heavy metals that, if eaten, can cause intense gastrointestinal irritation and
vomiting. Keep them away from children.

Do not burn wrapping paper or plastic items in the fireplace. These materials can ignite
suddenly and burn intensely, resulting in a flash fire.

Place a screen around your fireplace to prevent sparks from igniting nearby flammable
materials.
Get a free brochure with holiday decorating and toy safety tips at CPSC’s web site www.cpsc.gov
(pdf)
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