NEWSLETTER

April 14, 2014

Dear Member:

MEETING NOTES

The Section’s 39th annual meeting was held January 22-24, 2014 at The Bay Club Hotel and Marina, 2131 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. This boutique hotel is a great setting for our annual meeting.  The hotel was recently renovated; the accommodations were excellent and the room price outstanding - at the Wednesday afternoon business meeting attendees voted to return to this hotel for our 2015 meeting.  The food was superb, as it had been for our previous meetings held here in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009.  Everyone present stated that the meeting was a resounding success. We had great warm sunny weather to everyone’s delight.

President Frank Hearl conducted the business meeting Wednesday afternoon January 22, 2014 in the Commodore Room – the minutes are attached for your perusal.

President Hearl opened the technical meeting Thursday morning, January 23, 2014 and after welcoming attendees and speakers, he introduced Del Malzahn, YPSW President-Elect who gave a brief overview of this year’s conference theme “Healthy Work Environments Through Engineering.” Del Malzahn, the Program Chairman, presided over the first half of the Thursday morning session. Bob Glenn, CIH, YPSW Past President, presided over the second half of the Thursday morning program. Pat Brogan, PhD, CIH, YPSW Director, presided over the first half of the Friday morning program. Stephen C Davis, CIH, YPSW Director presided over the second half of the Friday morning program. Del Malzahn, Program Chairman, presided over the Friday afternoon session.   The Clayton Award was presented to Chris Laszcz-Davis and YPSW officers were installed with the passing of the gavel from Frank Hearl to Del Malzahn. The meeting closed Friday evening with our banquet.

Banquet Entertainment:

Dan Napier, a new life member, conducted the first YPSW Charity Auction of a special “old AIHA Tie Tac”, with the Air Mover symbol from the days of yesteryear (it was in excellent condition, in the original packaging and uncirculated).  It is a gold colored pin with a small chain.  Originally they were given to National Members of AIHA.  The successful bidder was Charles Redinger who is the current AIHA Board Secretary.  The entire proceeds from the auction were sent to the AIHA Scholarship Fund on behalf of the Yuma Pacific Section.  An anonymous donor doubled the amount bid and the Section was credited with $240.00 to the AIHF Scholarship Fund! I received a letter from AIHF dated Mar 21, 2014 acknowledging the YPSW donation.

Jas Singh kept us laughing and thoroughly entertained with excerpts from his book “Jas – Chronicles of Intrigue, Folly and Laughter in the Global Workplace”.

Many toasts were proposed and when the banquet ended we reconvened in the Hospitality Room for a few more hours of camaraderie.

Del Malzahn provided the attached in-depth summary of the presentations – this information will also be available on the YPSW website.

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Several YPSW members took turns running our new projector for all the presentations.  I purchased the projector two weeks prior to the Jan 2014 meeting so we have the latest technology.

REMINDER: ABIH CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE POINTS

As reported previously, ABIH discontinued review of CM requests for Category 4 Education Events effective 11/28/11 – meaning ABIH no longer issues CM approval numbers. You are responsible for calculating your own CM point values and list them on your worksheets.  Additional information can be found at: “http://www.abih.org/documents/TerminationofCMPointsReviews.pdf.”

WEBSITE

Peter Bellin maintained our website www.ypswaiha.org since its inception - we appreciate Peter’s work.  The torch for maintaining the website has been passed to Frank Hearl who will keep the site up to date by posting data as it is supplied to him - check out the 2014 meeting data Frank will post, including this letter, and technical meeting data supplied by Del Malzahn.  The site is specifically for our YPSW members.  Thanks, Peter for your past work – and Frank, thank you for volunteering to keep the website up to date and continue  providing this valuable service to the YPSW membership.

CLAYTON AWARD

The recipient of the 2014 YPSW George and Florence Clayton Award, Chris Laszcz-Davis was very appreciative of the Section's acknowledgement of her many years of notable achievements in the field of industrial hygiene and dedicated service to YPSW.  President Hearl made the presentation and Chris’ gracious acceptance speech was greeted with a round of applause. The design of the award is crystal pillars with a clock at the top, engraved with the YPSW emblem and appropriate sentiments. When received, acceptance photos will be posted on our website along with Chris’ short bio (Chris please provide us a short bio to post).

CHANGE OF YPSW OFFICERS

As a result of the election on January 22 the 2014 Executive Committee consists of:

President:                    Del Malzahn                                                    Directors:

President-Elect:           Steve Davis                                                     Pat Brogan

Past-President:                        Frank Hearl                                                     Marc Kolanz

Secretary-Treasurer:    Anna Davis                                                     Bill Krebs

Sincere thanks to Bob Glenn, who served one year as President-Elect, another as President and a year as Past-President, for his expert guidance and valuable contributions.  A Certificate of Appreciation was signed and presented by President Hearl to Bob for his dedicated service and valuable advice.

2014 DUES PAYMENT

Please pay your 2014 dues promptly.  Your cooperation will enable me to prepare the 2014-2015 membership book for mailing in June along with information pertinent to the 2015 meeting.  Please check your current listing in the 2013-2014 membership book (and updates in subsequent newsletters) and make necessary changes on the dues form. Lifetime Members, please note your special form. If you are a lifetime member or paid your dues in advance I still need your completed form for verification of membership book information – if you are in either of these categories, you can send this info via email, fax or snail mail.  Note additional information requested on the dues form – AHIA member status; your credentials - CIH, CSP, PE, etc. Also indicate on the membership form if you are an "AIHA Fellow".  If you are not a Fellow and feel you are qualified, download the forms and instructions from the AIHA website and send completed forms to me for review by the YPSW Executive Committee and submission to AIHA.

Please PRINT all information on the dues forms so I will not misinterpret your handwriting.

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MEMBERSHIP NEWS and BOOK CHANGES

Baby News:

Congratulations are in order - on January 22, 2014 Perry and Carleen Logan became the proud parents of Edison Logan, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Perry shared this wonderful news via email to all YPSW members - including a picture of Edison.  Perry kept YPSW updated on Edison’s medical condition.  In a Feb 22 email, Perry wrote “Greetings All: We have results back from most recent tests which indicate Edison’s kidney function is nearly in the normal range for infants.  I’m sure he will develop many other talents that will over-come being “out of the normal” range for renal function.  All indications are that both surgeries were very successful and Edison will continue to keep us smiling. I’m attaching a picture from 3 AM that he asked me to send you (check on line – it is an “Edison Kiss”). We cannot even begin to express to each of you our deepest gratitude for your thoughts, prayers, cards, flowers, fruit, food and gifts that have helped us through a very tough time.  Carleen keeps saying over and over how lucky we are to have great friends and family.  Life is precious and so very special with friends like you.  Thank you all so very much.  Warmest Regards, Perry & Carleen”

Welcome New Members:

Dan Anna, Ph.D., CIH, CSP, Johns Hopkins University – Applied Physics Lab, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd MC 17N-236, Laurel, MD 20723; Phone (240) 228-1980, Cell (240) 299-8749, Fax (240) 228-6250; Email: [email-masked]

Max Kiefer, NIOSH, 23072 Pinecrest Rd, Golden, CO 80401; Phone (303) 246-5944, Cell (404) 406-0604; Email: [email-masked].

James McGlothlin, C.P.E., Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Phone (765) 496-6359, Cell (765) 588-7993; Email: [email-masked]. (F)

J. Torey Nalbone, CIH, U.T. @ Tyler, 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75799; Phone (903) 565-5520, Cell (903) 312-2024, Fax (903) 566-7337; Email: [email-masked]

Dan Napier, MS, CIH, CSP, DNA Industrial Hygiene, 111 N. Sepulveda Blvd Ste 355, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-6850; Phone (310) 644-1924 X103, Fax (310) 937-8642; Email: dan@cihcsp,com LM (F)

Robert A (Bob) Nocco, CIH, CSP, MS, Chevron Energy Technology Company, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd, C-2144, San Ramon, CA 94583-2324; Phone (925) 842-3846, Cell (925) 314-6332; Email: RNOC@chevron,com LM

Jeff Throckmorton, CIH, MSPH, Univ of Utah, 10492 North 4800 West, Highland, UT 84003; Cells: (801) 205-7900, and (801) 735-0411; Fax (801) 585-7240; Email: [email-masked], (F)

Membership Book Changes:

Ed Baier, CIH, CSP, 16401 Montecrest Lane, Darnestown, MD 20878; no change in phone

Fred Boelter, 201 W Thornberry Dr, Boise, ID 83702; Phone (312) 560-9113

Phoebe Boelter, 201 W Thornberry Dr, Boise, ID 83702; Phone (312) 560-9113

Zack Mansdorf, Email: [email-masked]

Ingeborg E. Nelson, AlmaVia of Union City, Apt 222, 33883 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, CA 94587;Facility phone (501) 400-7250

Susan Browne Rosenberg, Desert Cities Indoor Air, LLC; Phone: (760) 902-2545, Email: [email-masked]

Jas Singh, Email: (Primary) [email-masked]; [email-masked].

OBITUARIES

It is with sadness that I write this note of Cecelia Peterson’s passing.  Jack asked me to contact their son, Brian, and in accordance with the Peterson family wishes there would be no memorial service or obituary.  Brian agreed I should send out the following information to YPSW members:  “Cecelia Peterson was born in Port Townsend, Washington on August 21, 1928, and she passed away in Mukwonago, Wisconsin on February 7, 2014.  She is survived by her husband (of 61 years) Jack, and her children Brian and Eric.”

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Again, with deep sadness I send this note from Brian Peterson.  “Less than two months following the death of

wife, Cecelia, Jack Peterson passed away on March 27, 2014.  He had been ill and briefly hospitalized, but his sudden death took his family (and him, I suspect) by surprise.  He is survived by two sons and their families, including four grandchildren.  He will be interred with his wife in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, where he had lived for the past several years.  Contributions in his memory to the AIHA would be most appreciated.”  If you wish to send condolences to the family, please address to Brian and Jeanne Peterson, S102W33325 County Road LO, Mukwonago, WI 53149. Brian will share any notes or cards with his brother Eric and his wife Holly.

On a lighter note, Jack was selected to participate in “Honor Flight”, out of Milwaukee on May 3.  I asked for information and Brian replied “My Father was an enlisted man in the US Army, and he went to Japan with the Army of Occupation, there to contract hepatitis (probably hep A), spend some time in the hospital, and eventually return to the States. Honor Flight is a program giving WWII veterans a free trip to Washington DC to see the new WWII memorial. I suggested to Dad that he might want to go, and he was very enthusiastic about it. Jeanne was going to accompany him (like father, like son – I work way more than full time).”

MISCELLANEOUS

·        Sincere thanks to Stephen Davis and his company LaCroix Davis, LLC for paying for the banquet wine; this is a very generous gesture and helped the Section make a profit on the meeting.

·        Thanks to Del Malzahn for presenting an outstanding program and providing the excellent technical program write up for publication as an attachment to this newsletter.

·        Messages from members who could not attend the 2014 meeting are included as an attachment.

Following the meeting, thank you letters were sent to each speaker; and the required Roster of New Section Officers was submitted to AIHA.

The long-awaited book: “Jas – Chronicles of intrigue, folly and laughter in the global workplace” is now available from the author’s website (www.jas-intl.com) and from Amazon.com and other online retailers.  The book is sold in two versions:  Soft cover: Retails for $15.95 plus shipping (about $4 in the US and Canada). Hard Cover with fancy dust jacket and autographed: $29.95 plus shipping if purchased from the author’s website (regular price is $35.95), $33.95 if ordered through Amazon.  (Personal note from me – I am an avid reader and  enjoyed this book thoroughly – the stories are so vivid his writing style transports you to the source of each story.  I purchased books for both of my sons and several friends!)

A month after Cec’s death we sent Jack Peterson a fruit basket from the Section – along with thanks to all YPSW he said this kind gesture “blew him away”.

Bob Glenn and I toured the Catamaran Resort in San Diego, as a possible 2015 venue - a sister facility to the Bahia where we held our meeting in 2013.  The facility is very nice with great meeting rooms, restaurants, etc.  Bob checked out the room we would have for a hospitality suite and the sleeping rooms – he said they were indeed very nice.  One drawback is they do not provide transportation from/to the airport and that gets costly.

At the business meeting the members voted to return to the Bay Club Hotel and Marina for the 2015 meeting.

Feedback on 2014 Meeting

Tour options for Thursday afternoon were well received.

The choice of a 1 or 2 hour San Diego Harbor Cruise was very well attended.

The Stone Brewery tour filled up quickly.  We had to limit participation – a 12 passenger/limo/van was rented – the next size bus was for 40 people and we knew we could not fill it.  The brewery is 1 hour from the hotel – the folks who signed up said the limo ride was great and so was the brewery. Perhaps with a longer lead time, we could accommodate more people on a future tour.

The hospitality suite at the Bay Club Hotel and Marina served our purposes very well and comments by participants assured me everyone was extremely pleased with the upgraded refreshments provided; let me know if you have any suggestions for additions to the fare I currently provide in the hospitality suite.

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At the business meeting members voted to return to the Bay Club Hotel and Marina in San Diego for our 2015 meeting - any ideas/suggestions for a Thursday afternoon tour in 2015 would be greatly appreciated; please let your Executive Committee know so we can plan early.  Is there any interest in visiting one of the Indian casinos?

I apologize for the misprint in the final program handed out at the meeting.  When we had a change in the speaker line-up, I copied the info from the afternoon slot and inserted it into the morning slot.  Then, I failed to go back and delete the original afternoon entryL. A lesson learned – it does not pay to rush – and always proofread everything twice before sending it to the printer.

All 2014 reports have been submitted:  Local Section Officers Roster and the Annual Group Exemption Report to AIHA; and the IRS Postcard filing.

Thanks to all YPSW members for "keeping the faith" and making YPSW a continuing success.  Member input and cooperation keeps “Your Section” alive and flourishing.  Pictures you may have taken at the meeting will be appreciated for the album and posting on our website; information about your travels or any other subject that would be of interest to your fellow members is always welcome for publication in the newsletter.

Have an enjoyable summer. I look forward to seeing you at the 2015 meeting.

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Anna V. Davis

Secretary-Treasurer

Enclosures:

2014 Technical Meeting Summary

2014 Meeting Regrets

2014 Business Meeting Minutes

Annual Financial Statement

2014 Dues Notice

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YUMA PACIFIC – SOUTHWEST SECTION

January 22, 2014

Business Meeting

YPSW Section, AIHA

Commodore Room, Bay Club Hotel and Marina

San Diego, California

4 P.M.

MINUTES

President Frank Hearl called the business meeting to order at 4:04 PM on January 22, 2014 at The Bay Club Hotel and Marina, 2131 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA.

The agenda was distributed to those individuals present.  A count of members established that a quorum (20%) was indeed present.

The minutes of the 2013 business meeting were printed on the back of the agenda and, therefore, not read aloud.  A motion to approve the minutes was made, seconded and unanimously carried by the membership.

Secretary-Treasurer reported: Financial Status:  The savings account as of December 31, 2013 was $11,596.54; as of today, the checking account balance is $5,385.40 (combined total $17,431.94). Several attendees indicated they would register and pay “at the door.” All hotel expenses for room setup, audio visual equipment, speaker phone, breaks, lunches, banquet, hospitality room supplies, reproduction costs, postage, etc., (approximately $8,000.00 to $10,000.00) remain to be paid at the conclusion of the meeting.  The $1,000.00 hotel good faith deposit will be applied.  A full financial report will be printed in the newsletter mailed at the conclusion of the meeting. I negotiated the contract with the hotel for $119.00 double or single room, plus taxes, which includes a buffet breakfast - a good faith deposit of $1,000.00 was made in September.  A conference meal package, which included both morning, afternoon breaks, and lunch was agreed upon.  Those not signing up for full or one day registration will need to have lunch on their own.  Costs continued to increase throughout the year for administrative supplies, document reproduction and postage. The section award was again purchased in Orange County, - the award is beautiful - appropriately engraved.  I submitted the required reports throughout the year: Local Section Officers roster to AIHA; new IRS postcard requirement established for non-profit annual revenues less than $25,000.00 (YPSW report year is 1 Feb – 31 Jan); and the annual group exemption report to AIHA.  I purchased a projector for the section, as approved at the 2013 meeting,

A listing of hotels contacted for this meeting was compiled and distributed to each attendee to show costs of the meeting if held at each named venue.  Attendees voted unanimously to return to this venue, the Bay Club Hotel and Marina, in Jan 2015.

Del provided Secretary Davis with the complete names and addresses of speakers; routine confirmation letters were sent to each speaker along with preliminary program and hotel information.

·        Program:  President Elect Del Malzahn presented an overview of the outstanding program he developed. Reminder: ABIH no longer issues approval letters for meetings –

each individual is responsible for reporting their own information.

Stephen Hemperly presented the Pacific Region Local Section Representative’s Report on general matters related to his role as regional representative.

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Election of Officers was next on the agenda with the offices of President-Elect and two Directors to be filled. The Executive Committee’s nominations of Steve Davis for President-Elect, Marc Kolanz and Bill Krebs for Directors were presented and nominations opened to the floor.  No additional nominations were forthcoming; a motion for approval of the nominated slate was made with unanimous approval by acclamation.

2014 Officers are as follows:

President                     Del Malzahn

President Elect            Steve Davis

Past President             Frank Hearl

Secretary-Treasurer     Anna Davis

Director                       Pat Brogan

Director                       Marc Kolanz

Director                       Bill Krebs

2015 Meeting Planning Highlights: Bob Glenn and Anna Davis visited the Catamaran Hotel yesterday afternoon as a possible venue, but it members present voted to return to this hotel for the meeting.  I will work with the hotel staff and negotiate as usual for the best rates. The meeting will be held as usual during the MLK week, Wednesday, January 21 to Friday, January 23, 2015. Please mark your calendars and reserve the dates.

Terry Thedell provided backup audiovisual equipment for the meeting.

Other Business/Announcements:

Hamid Arabzadeh is now the second signatory on our Bank of America account.

YPSW nominated Charlie Blake for AIHA Fellow Status – Charlie, submit your paper work to the committee as soon as possible.

Members unable to attend the meeting sent regrets; their notes were made available for reading in the meeting room and hospitality suite.   Cards for several YPSW “shut-in” members were made available in the meeting room for attendees to sign – I will mail the cards at the conclusion of the meeting.

All agenda items were approved, seconded and unanimously carried by the membership.

President Hearl asked for adjournment if there were no further items for discussion.  Motion was made, seconded and carried.  Adjournment at 5:03 PM.

Recorded by:  _____________________________

Anna V. Davis

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