The Region 1 Operating Committee (ROC) meeting was held in Portland, Oregon 20-21 April, 2023. Long Beach Chapter President Karen Townsend and President-Elect Chris Rainwater represented the Long Beach Chapter at the meeting. Members received important updates on financial issues, awards and honors, and technology/communication changes. Members discussed a wide array of issues and each chapter within Region 1 provided reports on their activities.

Members discussed the timing and location of the next ROC meeting (Fall 2023) which is tentatively scheduled for September 2023 in San Francisco. Stay tuned for additional information.

Each and every one of you do amazing work as safety professionals. Now, for the first time, we want to feature our members “in action” as they enhance the safety profession in a million different ways.

Many of you work in the private sector in a myriad of professions — from healthcare to warehouses and construction to aviation. Still others of you work in the public sector, bringing your expertise to local, state, and federal government agencies. It is no exaggeration to say that our membership represents a huge swath of the safety profession with incredible depth and experience!

We are asking all members to submit a photo of you “in action” as a safety professional. Perhaps you were teaching a class, performing an inspection, attending a conference… share it! Simply send your photos, along with a brief caption explaining the photo, to VPLBASSP@gmail.com. The photos will be uploaded to our Chapter website in a brand new page called “Members in Action!”

If you have any questions, please email Chapter VP Chris Rainwater at the email address shown above or call him at 970-301-9434. Let’s send in those photos today!