Congratulations to Safety Group Leader at Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. John Sanders and EHS Lead at GE Aviation Brandy Marsh for receiving an Everyday Safety Hero Award at the annual Governor’s Workplace Safety Awards Luncheon in Indianapolis last week.  The Everyday Safety Hero award recognizes individuals who have championed workplace safety and health excellence in their respective workplaces. It was developed to acknowledge and recognize the contributions, participation, and impact that a front-line employee plays in workplace safety and health excellence.

Sanders was recognized for contributions made in his volunteer position as president of the Greater Lafayette Area Safety Council (GLASC) since 2012. GLASC provides access to local monthly networking and educational speakers.

During his tenure, GLASC has grown its membership to over 60 companies with approximately 40 attendees at monthly meetings. Additionally, in 2022, he led an effort to donate PPE to the Greater Lafayette Career Academy, stock hats for children in the Bauer Community Center after-school program, and monetary donations to several other local nonprofits.

Marsh was recognized for her vested time in developing the EHS program and building up the knowledge and confidence of those around her including technicians as well as other staff including the EHS specialist on-site.  She has been able to build a team that is able to help push EHS forward in leading the site to a safer work environment.

Marsh led a team last year to the Ergo Cup, won a trophy and a few technicians that went with her learned quite a bit at the conference coming back ready to help improve the site. She has started the ergo committee as well as helped jump-start the on-site wellness program. She has also taken on the challenge of taking the site to the next level by working towards VPP certification for the site.

The Greater Lafayette Area Safety Council and Ejendals (https://www.ejendals.com/) joined forces to distribute Personal Protective Equipment to the Greater Lafayette Career Academy at 2201 S 18^th St, Lafayette, IN (https://www.glcareeracademy.com/) (@GLCareerAcademy) students on march 7^th.  The PPE will be distributed to different classes within the Academy, specifically the welding and construction classes.  Thank you to Ejendals  for your generous donation in helping keep our young adults’ safe while at school/ work.”

Thanks to Conagra Brands, Shelley Wuerthner for sponsoring our lunch!

Our Presenter: Sampson Briggs from 3M

In this session, we learned about various resources to check for hazards that affect fall protection equipment, and a variety of tethering accessories to anker hand tools and power tools, Sampson brought many examples of equipment we can implement in our fall protection programs.

On behalf of the GLASC Executive Board, we appreciate all the participants in our goal of making safer workplaces!

Thanks to Magid https://www.magidglove.com/ – Heather Howard for sponsoring our lunch

Our Presenter: Jim Seneczko from https://afcintl.com/

We had a very informative session and learned about different types of dust-related diseases like silicosis ways to reduce contact, and details of the regulation and resources for compliance.

On behalf of the GLASC Executive Board, we appreciate all the participants in our goal of making safer workplaces!

The Executive Board of the Greater Lafayette Area Safety Council is announcing dues in 2023 and as detailed below.

• Membership dues for companies with 99 or less Employees will have a fee of $75.00 per company. 
• Membership dues for companies with 100 or more Employees will have a fee of $100.00 per company. 
• Membership dues cover the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.

The many benefits of GLASC membership include:

• Safety, Educational, & Professional Development Seminars
• IOSHA Updates
• Advertising Space Available on GLASC Web Site
• Networking Opportunities among Safety Professionals
• Opportunities to address Safety Issues & Problem-Solving
• Up to 3 Employees per company are welcome to attend each meeting

Remember you can use the QR codes below for online payment! If you are interested in hosting a meeting in 2023, please contact Lizda Haro at [email protected], Shelley Wuerthner at [email protected] or John Sanders at [email protected]

We started 2023 with A Good Day’s Work – https://gooddayswork.ag/ sponsoring our lunch.

Our Presenter:  Marty Huseman, Safety Director at Good Day’s Work

We had an insightful session and learned about resources like Gearing up for safety an initiative to bring safety education to agricultural environments, especially the youth population. We shared our experiences of hazardous exposures and accidents outside the worksite and agreed safety practices need to be carried to our homes too.

Gearing Up for Safety website:

https://www.asec.purdue.edu/tractor/index.html

On behalf of the GLASC Executive Board, we appreciate all the participants in our goal of making safer workplaces!

Othoindy is presenting the conference Back Pain in the Workplace with Dr. Nicolas Jasper, RSVP As soon as possible, limited open spots!

We had a wonderful session with Battalion Chief -Tobias Frost and the Hazardous Emergency Response training gave us valuable resources to reach out in Tippecanoe County. We also had the opportunity to network with our colleagues and our Sponsors!

Special thanks to our GOLD sponsors:

Ejendals

https://www.ejendals.com/

Evonik

https://corporate.evonik.com/en

NHK

http://www.nhkseating.com/

Ortho Indy

https://www.orthoindy.com/

Special thanks to our GOLD sponsors:

Ejendals

https://www.ejendals.com/

Evonik

https://corporate.evonik.com/en

NHK

http://www.nhkseating.com/

Ortho Indy

https://www.orthoindy.com/

Holidays are around the corner and we want to celebrate safety with our annual Banquet, we have a fantastic presenter, and we still have some open spots! hurry up!