Guest Speakers Discuss Health, Environment, and Safety at March ASSE Penn State Student Chapter Meeting
March 6, 2007
On March 6, 2007, the Penn State Student Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers hosted a meeting with guest speakers. The chapter asked Ken Walker-CSP,MBA and Jerry Washo-CHMM,REM to speak on the environmental issue that safety professionals could be involved in solving environmental problems.
Ken, a graduate of West Point and the University of Scranton, is the President of Endless Mountains Safety Consulting, Inc. Prior to his company, he was employed by Proctor and Gamble in Mehoopany, PA for twenty plus years. While there, he managed industrial health, hygiene, emergency response, safety and equipment safety processes for the manufacturing site.
Jerry, a graduate of King's College's biology program, is the vice president of Resource Environmental Management, Inc. In his career, he has managed chemicals and chemical waste for 16 plus years related to the following areas: industry, education, health-care and private. He has work directly for environmental managers and assisted in coordinating state and federal permits, state and federal reports, chemical inventory management, chemical waste disposal, and training relative to managing chemicals.
Their presentation looked at both aspects of Health, Environment, and Safety since the safety profession is being required to do more than just health and safety these days. We looked at various scenarios involving typical daily duties. For example, they pulled a picture off the internet with a 55 gallon drum tipped over near a drain; yet, still intact. On the safety side, this could be a tripping hazard for one. On the environmental side, this could leak into the sewer system wrecking havoc. Another issue that was brought to our attention was that towers of plants may need beacons on top of them to follow Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations if their height exceeds certain standards.
If you or someone you know would like to speak to the Penn State Industrial Health and Safety Society on various related topics please contact Dr. Joel Haight at jmh44@psu.edu.