Section Monthly Meeting Information & Schedule
The Mt. St. Helens section meetings take place on the 3rd Thursday of each month starting at 7:30am and concludes by 9:00am. The meeting is held at the Columbia Inn, 698 NE Frontage Rd, Kalama, WA 98625. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at the Columbia Inn. Members attend free of charge, and are responsible for covering the cost of their own meal. Guests, and potential new ASSP members are always welcome!
Section Officers for 2019-2020
- Chair – Wes Lashbrook
- Chair Elect – David Tucker
- Vice Chair – Dave McNiel
- Secretary – Michael Sorensen
- Treasurer – Bruce Rosebrock
- Delegate at Large – Clark Hislop
- Bylaws Chair – Brian Loos
The speaker schedule with topic for the next programming year, 2019-2020 is as follows:
- Thursday, July 18th, 2019 from 7:30am to 9:00am – James Lawrence from WA L&I, WA L&I Annual Regulatory Update @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- Thursday, August 15th, 2019 from 7:30am to 9:00am – TBD @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- Thursday, September 19th, 2019 from 7:30am to 9:00am – Kathy Fenwick, Respiratory Protection @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- Thursday, October 2019 from Time TBD in Vancouver, WA (Location TBD) – Tentative Topic – Respirable Crystalline Silica Competent Person, Professional Development Seminar (PDS)
- Thursday, November 21st, 2019 from 7:30am to 9:00am – TBD @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- Friday, December 6th, 2019 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm – MSH Section Holiday Party @ TBD
- Thursday, January 16th, 2020 from 7:30am to 9:00am – TBD @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- Thursday, November 21st, 2020 from 7:30am to 9:00am – TBD @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- March 2020 (Date & Topics – Professional Development Conference TBD) – MSH Section SW Washington Safety Conference @ Cowlitz Regional Conference Center, 1900 7th Avenue, Longview, WA 98632
- Thursday, April 16th, 2020 from 7:30am to 9:00am – TBD @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- Thursday, May 21st, 2020 from 7:30am to 9:00am – TBD @ Columbia Inn Restaurant, 698 NE Frontage Road, Kalama, WA 98625
- Friday, June 19th, 2020 from 7:30am to 9:00am – MSH Section Officer Installation & Awards Banquet @ TBD
Section Bylaws
Current section bylaws, as approved by CWC – 20oct16-section-approved-asse_st-helens-section-bylaws-changes-23-jul-16-ver-2
Next section bylaws review: July 2019 – June 2020 programming year
Previous approved section bylaws: 112014-approved-msh-section-bylaws-recent-chgs-in-red
MSH Section Executive Committee
The section executive committee meeting will take place at Columbia Inn, 698 NE Frontage Rd, Kalama, WA 98625, on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7:00am to 8:00am. The main focus of the section executive committee meeting will be to establish the monthly section meeting agenda items, make final programming/speaker preparations and handle any section business as required on behalf of the section membership. MSH section meeting agendas are generally provided via email from the section chair, one week prior to the scheduled monthly meeting. Please contact the MSH Section Chair for meeting call in options if you are unable to attend the monthly executive committee meeting in person.
MSH Section Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Section meeting agendas and draft meeting minutes are sent out via email through the section chairs monthly correspondence to all members listed on the ASSP Society provided section roster. Meeting minutes are approved at each monthly section meeting. A call for additional agenda items also takes place at the beginning of each section monthly meeting. If any section member has an item they would like added to the monthly section meeting, please contact the section chair at any of the contact points provided below. The executive committee also maintains a historical database on www.box.com, a cloud based file management and storage system for other section related documentation and business (PDC, PDS history, etc.)
MSH Section Mailing Address
American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
Columbia Willamette Chapter (CWC)
Mt. St. Helens Section (MSH Section)
PO Box 1021
Longview, WA 98632
MSH Section Webpage Update Needed?
Please contact Brian Loos at the following email address: brian.loos@ci.longview.wa.us
