July 26, 2006—Six, out of 30,000, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members from Arkansas, New Jersey, Texas and Washington, DC, won the North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week Champion award for their individual achievements in educating their communities on how workplace safety affects everyone. From company-sponsored safety breakfasts with Bell Helicopter CEO Mike “Red” Redenbaugh to hosting the “Soul Train for Safety” to working with Safe Schools in New Jersey, and providing safety oversight for the Extreme Makeover TV show, the award winners, all volunteers, reached out to their communities, businesses, families and friends in support of North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week 2006.
The NAOSH Champion Awards were given at the annual ASSE Professional Development Conference in Seattle, Washington, June 10 to ASSE Arkansas Chapter Vice President Heather J. Earl, CSP, of Rogers, AR, health and safety operations manager for Tysons Foods, Inc.; New Jersey Chapter President Gina Mayer-Costa, CSP, CHMM, of Oakland, NJ, director of environmental health and safety for Ramapo College of New Jersey; New Jersey Chapter Public Affairs Chair Jack Fearing, CPEA, of Flemington, NJ, AON Risk Services of Greater New York; National Capital Chapter President Michael McCullion, ARM, CSP, of Ashburn, Virginia, director of safety and health for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA); former ASSE President and ASSE Ft. Worth, TX, chapter member James “Skipper” Kendrick, CSP, of Hurst, TX, manager of Industrial Safety and Hygiene for Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company; and, Southwest Chapter member and Area Regional Vice President for the ASSE Council on Practices and Standards Committee Patricia A. Kagerer, CSP, ARM, of Plano, TX, director of Risk Management for CF Jordan.
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