Chapter Governance Bylaws

This past March, delegates made the historic decision to transition the House of Delegates to an Advisory Group, amending the ASSP bylaws to effect the change. ASSP has updated all governing documents to reflect this change, including the model chapter bylaws. Per the chapter affiliation agreement, chapters are required to maintain bylaws that are aligned with the model chapter bylaws. Chapter members will need to vote to amend our chapter’s bylaws to bring them into alignment with these updates. Please watch your inbox for an email to review the redline copy of our chapter’s bylaws with the proposed amendments and an e-ballot to vote on these changes.

Tour of Jet-Vac (1/20/22)

A big Thank You to our friends at Jet-Vac for introducing the group to jetting and vacuum equipment and the hazards of operating them! Keith Windham gave a very informational presentation on the equipment they offer, explaining the hazards and safety practices and devices to safely operate the equipment.

January 2022 Chapter Meeting & Site Tour

For January, we are excited to be hosted by Jet-Vac in Sumter for our monhtly meeting followed by a site tour. Jet-Vac Equipment Company, LLC sells specialty equipment ranging from combination trucks to nozzles to sewer hoses, and a wide variety of specialty products and cleaning supplies. Visit them at Jet-Vac.com. Please join us and your fellow local Safety Professionals to bring in 2022 with a tour of Jet-Vac’s facility!

When: Thursday, January 20 at 11:00 a.m.

Where: Jet-Vac – 5746 Broad Street, Sumter SC 29154

Agenda:

11:00 – Registraion & Networking

11:30 – SC ASSP Introductions & Lunch

12:00 – Jet-Vac Staff Instroductions & Presentation

12:30 – Site Tour of Showroom, Facility, and Demonstrations

2:00 – Adjourn

* No open-toed footwear and no weapons/firearms.

If you cannot find us when you arrive, please call Tracey Wallace (803-397-4996) or John Michael Pierce (864-421-7736).

Note, we will be following current and ASSP-required COVID-19 protocols. If you are not fully vaccinated, mask usage is required. Completeion of and/or online acknowledgement of ASSP’s Waiver & Release is required by all in-person participants (done automatically when registering online.

Meeting fee is $15 and can be paid online during registration. We look forward to seeing everyone at Jet-Vac on January 20!

Chapter News

We’ve had an eventful couple of months at SC ASSP!

At our November meeting we had a great presentation by one of our members, Mike Ehrmantraut, on a couple of large industrial fire investigations and we gathered an impressive amount of bike safety gear to donate to Toys-for-Tots. Thank you to all who made donations!

We had a great lunch in December to celebrate the holidays together and we welcomed a couple of new members!

We’re looking forward to a strong year with SC ASSP in 2022 and we are excited to be kicking off the year with our first site visit in a long time! Plan to join us on January 20th in Sumter for a site tour of Jet-Vac (I’m told they will be bringing out the big equipment and doing a demonstration for us!). Then mark your calendar for February 18th for our PDC! We will be applying for CEUs once again this year and already have a few great sessions lined up. More to come soon!