Greetings Safety Professionals,
March has arrived quickly and it’s another busy month. There’s a lot happening in the world right now, but given the improving state of the pandemic, we have made an important decision that I wanted to share as it impacts all of us. It’s been almost two years since we closed our offices, reduced travel, and I’m excited to announce that we’re ready to open businesses, travel, and start returning to some state of normalcy. Our culture is electric and palpable.
Our top priority since the beginning of the pandemic has been to keep you all safe and this will continue. Now we are returning to a stage where you’re living your lives, adjusting to local health guidelines, and deciding what works best for you. The decisions about where you work, whether you feel safe traveling for business, and what events you attend, should be well thought out and based upon your local communities or destination’s transmission levels.
For many of you that had to power through the first two years of the pandemic and worked every day, we thank you. Our first responders, medical professionals, and many other employees had no choice but to continue to come to work regardless of the potential consequences. We THANK You!
A couple of reminders from our President-Elect, Ogaga Tebehaevu:
- “Repositioning ASSP for Success” proposal https://www.assp.org/about/assp-governance. The Chapter will vote on both issues by March 14, 2022. If you have any questions or inputs on these changes, please send those to us before the deadline.
- Members who have interest to serve in the chapter leadership positions are encouraged to contact the Membership Chair at membership@nc.assp.org
- Our 2022 Membership Survey is on the horizon, please consider participating to help grow the chapter.
In closing, please join us this Thursday with Dr. Alesia Ferguson, from NC A&T University. Dr. Ferguson is the Chair and Associate Professor-Built Environment Department, North Carolina A&T. Dr. Ferguson leads the way in Geomatics, Construction Management and Environmental Health and Safety Programs.
We enjoy serving our membership and we thank our ASSP Team for their efforts to keep our employees, students, and co-workers safe.
Thank you all and have a great month.