NEAIHA at the Ballgame in Minneapolis

Some diehard Red Sox fans tried really hard but were not able to coax the Twins to beat the dreaded Yankees at one of the games held during AIHce in Minneapolis.  Pictured are Cythia Lefave, Ed Levesque, Corey Briggs, and Bart Ellingsen.

NEAIHA and others Celebrate North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Day at the Massachusetts State House

On May 6, 2008, the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (GBC-ASSE) gathered representatives from NEAIHA, other local OH&S organizations, and the state and federal government to observe North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week at the Massachusetts State House. Booths from the various organizations were erected in the Grand Staircase area of the Massachusetts State House to inform the general public about the various organizations and our ongoing efforts to promote Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace.

The Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing ASSE and NAOSH week that was presented to Joe Fulliero, VP of Government affairs for the Greater Boston Chapter, by Congresswoman Christine E. Canavan. In addition, a State Gubernatorial Proclamation signed by Governor Deval Patrick proclaiming the week as Massachusetts Occupational Safety and Health Week was presented to Remi Fleuette, President of Boston Chapter, by the Massachusetts Secretary of Labor, Ms. Suzanne Bump,.

NEAIHA would again like to thank the ASSE Greater Boston Chapter, Senator Bryan Joyce and his office for their help and continued support in facilitating the MA/NAOSH event and coordinating the endorsement of the resolutions.


Pictured, from top left to right:

Bob Weker – NEAIHA – Executive Committee Advisor
George Noel – Massachusetts Director of Labor
Laura Marlin, Commissioner – Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety
Corey Briggs, President – NEAIHA
Don Delikat, Past President – NEAIHA

Pictured, from bottom left to right:

Anne Fitzgerald – Massachusetts Association of Occupational Health Nurses
Suzanne Bump – Massachusetts Secretary of Labor
Remi Fleuette, President – ASSE/Greater Boston Chapter
Christine E. Canavan – Massachusetts House of Representatives
Joseph A. Fulliero II, VP of Government Affairs – ASSE/ Greater Boston Chapter
Marthe Kent, Director – Regional Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Kelly Camp, President – New England Academy of Certified Hazardous Material Managers

Not pictured but in attendance for a part of the presentation was Andy Kalil, NEAIHA President-Elect.


NEAIHA Booth in the Grand Staircase area of the Massachusetts State House

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW NEAIHA CIHs!

The Executive Committee and the NEAIHA membership wish to extend congratulations to Jeff Kaminski, CIH and Rob Hemp CIH on achieving their American Board of Industrial Hygiene certification.  Well done!

NEAIHA Well Represented at AIHCE Philadephia

Many familiar faces from NEAIHA were seen at the recently held national conferenece in Philadelphia.  If members who plan to attend next year's conference in Minneapolis would like, we can explore having a mini-social.  Please contact one of the Board if you are interested.

NEAIHA wins prize for best Large Local Section Website!!

At the Philadephia AIHCE Local Sections Council business meeting on June 6, NEAIHA was awarded a $500 check and certificate for having the best website for large sections (>300 members).

Hats off to all who assisted in transforming our website!!

NEAIHA Past-President's Message- April 2007

Hello all,

Just wanted to let you know I have done two outreaches to local high school science classes on the AIHA CD which tells what industrial hygiene is all about.  My hat’s off to the national AIHA on putting together a very interesting and visual 10 minute program that gets teenagers very engaged in this field.  You can view the video and find other sources to help inspire young people in the student section of the AIHA website.

My visit to the Chelmsford, Mass. High School honors classes in physics, biology, and chemistry classes last week not only produced many questions, but afterwards a student came up to me and said her father was one of the people in the video. Who knew!!

Keep up the good work and maybe more local chapters will continue this outreach program to expand and grow this profession. 

Don Delikat, CIH

Past-President NEAIHA

NEAIHA Runners Take Honors at AIHA Fun Run

NEAIHA members Andy Kalil and Mike Amster won medals at the AIHA 5K Fun Run.  Andy took 3rd place in the 45-55 year age group in a time of 20:34 and Mike took 1st place in the 56 and over (we didn't know he was that old?) age group in a time of 23:37.

Good job and we hope to see other runners from the Section at next year's run in Minneapolis.

On May 10, 2007, NEAIHA’s Don Delikat and Corey Briggs (President and President-Elect, respectively) participated with representatives from ASSE, ACHMM, and The Construction Safety Institute in supporting North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week. Massachusetts State Senator Brian Joyce, responsible for sponsoring the proclamation recognizing NAOSH week, hosted the group at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, MA.

Pictured left to right are:

Mary Vogel ~ The Construction Safety Institute

Joe Fulliero ~ ASSE Greater Boston Chapter VP Government Affairs Elect ‘07-‘08

Massachusetts State Senator, Brian Joyce

Corey Briggs, CIH, CET ~ NEAIHA President-Elect ’07-‘08

David Crowley, CSP, CET, CHMM ~ ASSE Greater Boston Chapter VP Government Affairs ’06-‘07

Don Delikat, CIH ~ NEAIHA Section President ’06-‘07

Mary Ellen Doherty, CHMM ~ ACHMM New England Chapter President

At the March 15, 2007 meeting of the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Corey Briggs (left), CIH,CET President-Elect of New England Section AIHA (Sitting in for Don Delikat - President) and Remi Fluette, President of the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers formally adopted the Memorandum of Understanding that was recently authorized by their representative National organizations. The NEAIHA and the Greater Boston Chapter have developed a strong working relationship over the years in actively supporting and promoting workplace safety and health in the New England region.