GCSC Safety Connection

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1 GCSC Safety Connection Providing Training Solutions to Industry SEPTEMBER 2017 Seek Safety, Aim Safety, Follow Safety, Ensure Safety, Teach Safety, Yield Safety. Inside This Issue: Golf Tournament Lunch-N-Learn ProtectWatch NASA Safety Day A-2-FAY Employee Spotlight GCSC Scholarship Family Day 2017 STEP Program LSU/A&M Tailgate Our 17th Annual Swingin For Safety Golf Tournament will be held Friday, October 6, 2017, at Belle Terre Country Club. There s still time to register a team or sign up for a sponsorship! To do so, visit our website at mygcsc.com. This year, we will be sponsoring two precious girls named Avleigh and Claire. Avleigh was diagnosed with Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2D (PCH2). This rare disorder causes significant motor skill delays, seizues, high tone, hip contracture and delayed communication skills. Claire was prenatally diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). The left side of her heart is severely underdeveloped and not functioning, which leaves Claire with half a heart. Claire also has a genetic disorder called Turner Syndrome. Please help us help them by attending the tournament. Registration/Lunch will be from 10:00 am - 10:45 am. Tee time will be at 11:00 am and the Awards Dinner/Raffle will be at the conclusion of the tournament. GCSC will be closed October 6, 2017.

2 Join us for our next Lunch-N-Learn presented by Taylor Stevens of the LA Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Wednesday, November 8, :30 am - 1:30 pm Registration is free and lunch with be provided. Visit our website at mygcsc.com to register.

3 ARSC ProtectWatch Program is complete training for someone doing any of the watch functions, like hole watch, fire watch, bottle watch and gas detection. Protect Watch ensures that the person you have watching over your crew received the right training for that function. Members: $165 Non-Members: $215 The ARSC ProtectWatch Program utilizes the following 5 reciprocal courses: A08FEX ARSC Hands-On FIre Extinguisher Instructor Led 2 hrs A08SAA ARSC Supplied Air Attendant Instructor Led 1.5 hrs A08CSE ARSC Confined Space CBT 1 hr A08FWA ARSC Fire Watch CBT 45 min A08GSM ARSC Basic Gas Monitoring CBT 30 min Trainees who complete all courses within 1 day will be issued a GCSC badge with all course codes listed above in addition to the ProtectWatch course code (A08PTW). Current ProtectWatch Schedule GCSC St. Rose Check in: 6:00-6:30am Start Time: 7:00am Tuesdays October 10 October 24 November 7 December 5 Questions? Call (504)

4 GCSC at NASA Stennis Safety Day The Annual Stennis Safety day took place on Wednesday, September 6th at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Each year the event has a different theme; the theme of this years event focused on fall protection. Representatives from GCSC (Ray Billings, Rick Saizan and Tom Riches) handed out and discussed material to help educate event goers on scaffold safety and ladder safety both at home and in the workplace. Several hundred Stennis and contract employees made their way through the Atrium area of Stennis Space Center.

5 GCSC at DOW United Way Golf Tournament GCSC representatives Taxi Seneca and Ricky Anderson cooked a big pot of delicious Crawfish A-2-Fay for the Dow United Way Golf Tournament. It was held on August 21, 2017, at the Grand Ridge Golf Club in Luling, LA. It also happened to be the day of the solar eclipse!

6 Describe some of your responsibilities: Assist in Program Development, CBT Lab, Customer Service, Data Entry and/ or wherever I can be of help. How long have you been with GCSC? 1 year; September 12th Employee Spotlight: What is your favorite GCSC event and why? I enjoy the Golf Tournament. It is a very relaxed, fun and uplifting event to help others in need. I also enjoyed all the new people that I met and continue to see now in and out of the Council. Favorite activities/things to do when you re not working? Reading, Cooking, Dancing and most of all spending time with my husband Mike and our two kids Kaden and Kaili (especially on Hawaiian shirt and hammock Sunday s!) Favorite Restaurant: G.W. Fins Favorite Food: Grilled and/or Blackened Salmon Favorite Movie/Song: P.S. I Love You; Can t Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley Tabatha Bush Three words to best describe you? Determined, Passionate, and Outgoing If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy? In order to win, you have to play, and I don t! Something most people would not know about you? I grew up as a military brat! I have traveled all of the globe. Who inspires you? My late father and my kids! Favorite Quote? Life is not sunshine and rainbows. It s a mean and nasty place that will beat you to your knees if you let it. It s not about how hard you can hit, but how much you can get hit and keep moving forward. Life is knowing what you as a person is worth and taking ALL hits to achieve it. That is how WINNING in life is done! Rocky

7 GCSC HSE SCHOLARSHIP We are happy to announce that GSCS has established (3) $1, HSE Scholarships to be awarded to (3) deserving students in April 2018! SUMMARY: The purpose of the GCSC HSE Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students majoring in Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment and encourage further education in the field. Here at Gulf Coast Safety Council, we believe that every person who leaves for work in the morning should expect to return home at night in good health. CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must: - Be an Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment major in good academic standing. - Be enrolled full-time at an accredited 4-year College or University in Louisiana or Mississippi. - Be a College Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student. - Be a Permanent Resident of Louisiana or Mississippi. INSTRUCTIONS: - Submit application electronically on or before October 31, Include transcript of grades for the last two years of completed education. - Include a professional letter of recommendation. SELECTION PROCESS: GCSC 2017 Board of Directors review applications and select qualified Scholarship recipients based on academic achievement, GPA, leadership, and future career interest in HSE Field. Applicants will be notified by December 31, Recipients will be recognized at and invited to attend our 18th Annual Contractor's Excellence Awards Banquet (April 2018), where the Scholarships will be presented. DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting the application is October 31, 2017.

8 GCSC Family Day 2017 We had a blast at this year s Family Day, held in May at our St. Rose council. It s always a good time when our employee s get to bring their families out and have a stress-free day full of eating and fun! f38f1f This year, NOLA Boils came out and catered some delicious seafood. We also had a water slide, kiddie pool, obstacle course, prizes and a make-your-own-snowball truck. The kids loved it and the adults did too!

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11 On June 13-14, 2017, GCSC St. Rose held its first STEP class. The Supervisory Training Excellence Program is a two-day program designed to teach existing and/or new supervisors how to best supervise their employees and develop a management style that will ensure their success as a supervisor. We also hosted a class on August Register for our next STEP Class today! November 2 & 3, 2017 GCSC St. Rose 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Members: $250 Non-Members: $300 Breakfast & Lunch Included Congratulations to the participants who successfully completed our June & August Classes.

12 We re excited to announce our annual LSU tailgate for the LSU vs. Texas A&M game on November 25, Come out and join the fun! Visit our website at mygcsc.com to RSVP. CORPORATE: 170 James Drive East St. Rose, LA Phone: Fax: BILOXI: 920 Cedar Lake Rd., Suite C2 Biloxi, MS Phone: Fax: