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Pittsburgh
AIHA Local Section September 28, 2010 -Kick-off Social
Plan to join us on September 28, 2010 from 4:00-6:00 pm at The Club At Nevillewood for our Kick-off event!! Plan to attend - and bring a friend - to this free event that includes appetizers, beverages, even a gift-card raffle!! Pam Ferrante, CSP, CHMM (President of JC Safety & Environmental, Inc.) will give a 1/2-hour presentation titled: “The Ten Most Important Safety Lessons I Know”.
Register online now - click on "next meeting" at the left.
September Newsletter Our next newsletter will be due out mid-September - please submit any announcements by September 7, 2010. The July 2010 newsletter is posted under our Newsletters tab - please take a few minutes to look it over! New Job Opportunity
Weavertown Environmental Group has an opening for Environmental Project Manager in their Carnegie, Pennsylvania office. . . . visit our job postings page for the complete listing.
Business Meeting 2010
The Executive Committee held their annual business meeting on Friday, June 25, 2010 at the offices of Professional Service Industries, Inc. in Greentree. The Meeting Minutes are available - -please "click here" to open the file.
Corporate Sponsorship Drive 2010-2011 The 2010-2011 Corporate Sponsorship drive is underway! The benefits of a Corporate Sponsorship contribution of $150 include:
Your contribution helps to defray the operating expenses (website and membership management, scholarships, etc.) and meeting expenses of the local section. Local section meetings allow members to remain at the forefront in a constantly changing profession through the interaction and information exchange at our local meetings. Additionally, our meetings provide opportunities for members to earn certification maintenance points toward CIH, CSP and other professional accreditations without extensive travel or cost. Click on "corporate sponsors" at the for the online sponsorship application.
Congratulations to New Pgh. AIHA Officers!
Congratulations to Bob Soule, President-Elect and Steve Stockton, Director who will both begin their term in September 2010. Continued thanks to Frank Pokrywka, Secretary and Maureen Sammons, Treasurer who will remain in office for 2 more years.
Thank you to all the candidates who offered to volunteer their valuable time to the Pittsburgh AIHA and run for local section office.
Science Fair Winners
The Pittsburgh AIHA sponsored two awards at the 71st Pittsburgh Regional Science Fair held on March 26. Dan Flanagan, Frank Pokrywka, Maureen Sammons and Paula Sweitzer represented the Pittsburgh AIHA as volunteer judges. This year's winners were:
Pittsburgh AIHA Member Named as National AIHA Fellow
Congratulations to current Pittsburgh AIHA Director, Tom Blank, CIH, CSP of
L. Robert Kimball and Associates who recently received the Fellow Award from
the AIHA Board of Directors and the AIHA Awards Committee.
ABIH Certification Maintenance Points
We have received approval for the following:
Click on "ABIH CM Points" at the left for more.
2010 Membership Renewal
Pittsburgh AIHA membership renewal forms were mailed on December 2, 2009.
If you would like to renew your membership with a credit card via Paypal - click on the "buy now" button below. If you pay with Paypal, don't forget to send any information updates to Christy via email at kirsch211@comcast.net.
National AIHA Members: Please remember to check the box to pay for Pittsburgh AIHA membership along with your national dues - your local dues will be sent directly to Pittsburgh AIHA. Comments? Suggestions? Ideas?
Please send comments or suggestions to our Website Coordinator, Christy Kirsch at kirsch211@comcast.net or call 724-941-5084.
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Click HERE to visit the Natl. AIHA homepage
"Happenings From the Hill"
Recent AIHA Press Releases AIHA Announces Top 10 PDCs at AIHce 2010 (6/1/10)
Links to OSHA News and Info: Current News Releases (Combined Natl., Trade and Regional Index) QuickTakes (bi-weekly e-news memo)
Safety and Health Topics (Technical Links)
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The Pittsburgh Local Section of the AIHA is a non-profit organization providing a local forum for Industrial Hygienists in Western Pennsylvania, parts of West Virginia and Ohio. The purpose of our organization is to promote the study, evaluation, and control of environmental stresses in the workplace as they impact the health and well being of our employees and the public. The local section, by offering monthly programs and seminars, provides opportunities to increase our knowledge of industrial and environmental health through the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of information to our members.
This site is intended to provide Local Section Members with information pertaining to membership, meetings, National AIHA events, ABIH certification maintenance, and other Association information. Suggestions to improve this site can be submitted to the Website Coordinator for consideration or click on "Contact Us" at the left.
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