March 2023 Site Tour SCDOT OMR
A big thank you to SC DOT for a fantastic tour of the Office of Materials and Research Lab in Columbia. This lab tests soils, concrete, asphalt and material that goes into our road projects. Supplier material is tested for strength, cold, heat, viscocity, longevity, friction and water. We witnessed concrete break testing, water testing and saw lots of classic pencil sharpeners!
Thank you to Merrill Zwanka, Temple Short and staff for a great tour.
2023 South Carolina PDC
Our annual Professional Development Conference was held Friday February 17th at Blue Cross Blue Shield. We greatly appreciate Blue Cross Blue Shield for their generosity and accommodations. A big thank you to our speakers, attendees, and officers for making this years PDC one of the largest attended in recent history.
January 2023 Site Tour IBHS Richburg
While we were told this was corny, we were BLOWN away by this months site tour! IBHS is a testing and research facility focusing on protecting businesses and residents from wind, hail and fire perils. Our tour exposed us to all the tools the scientists of IBHS use to analyze and test risks, including a MASSIVE wind tunnel.
October 2022 Meeting
The October meeting featured Travis Carricato from E-Med Training Services. Travis presented a program on Emergency Response in the industrial setting.
September Chapter Meeting
The September chapter meeting was held at the SCDOT Sign Shop conference room. The kick off session of our 2022-2023 season (session, season, what do we call it?) included an introduction of new officers, a review of ASSP services and demonstration of web resources from ASSP national, regional and local. We had a report on the Region VI PDC and a networking session. Don’t forget, we have a Facebook page South Carolina Chapter – American Society of Safety Professionals. Give us a look and be sure to join!
