February Chapter Meeting
FEB 15 2012 Meeting BNSF Dennis Bulloci CIH Information (doc)
ASSE Puget Sound February Chapter Meeting
BNSF Locomotive Maintenance Shop Technical Tour
(due to limited space, only the first 25 to RSVP may attend)
Date: 15 FEB 2012
Time:
- Registration from 0715 – 0735
- • Refreshments / breakfast will be served at 0745
- Brief presentation and safety briefing prior to tour of facilities 0800-0830
- Tour of facilities 0830 – 0915
- Return to meeting room for Q&A at 0915
- Heading offsite NLT 0945
Cost: FREE!!
Where: BNSF Locomotive Maintenance Shop
1809 West Emerson Place
Seattle, WA
(Across the street from Fisherman’s Terminal near the south end of Ballard Bridge)
Please bring steel toed boots, a high vis vest, hard hat and safety glasses for the tour!
Speaker: Dennis Bullock-Manager of Industrial Hygiene, Everett, WA
Company: BNSF Railway Company
Presentation Title: Safety and Health Challenges in a Railroad Maintenance Facility
Description: The Interbay Locomotive Maintenance and Inspection Terminal provides repairs, inspections, scheduled maintenance, and fueling for BNSF locomotives. The tour will provide a close up view of procedures and equipment at various locations throughout the facility. This is your opportunity to see underneath and inside a 200 ton locomotive and to catch a glimpse of railroad operations usually restricted to the public.
In this talk you will: Learn about some of the unique challenges related to safety and health in this environment, and recognize that many of us share the same concerns in our respective enterprises.
Relevance to ASSE members: You will likely see examples of fall protection systems, point of source ventilation for welders, LOTO, Confined Space Entry, RTK systems, and many other safety and health related activities.
About Speaker: Dennis Bullock has worked in the crafts, as a supervisor, as Manger of Safety and most recently as Manager of Industrial Hygiene over the past 33 years on the BNSF.
Welcome!
Welcome to the American Society of Safety Engineers Puget Sound Chapter Website.
Our Chapter meetings are normally the third Wednesday of the month from September through June.
Morning meetings are held at Best Western Executive Inn in Seattle. The address is 200 Taylor Avenue N, Seattle, Washington, 98109. Registration at 7:15 AM, and continental breakfast at 7:30. Presentation starts promptly at 8:00, ending at 9 AM.
BEST WESTERN PLUS Executive Inn
200 Taylor Avenue N,
Seattle,
Washington, 98109-5016, US
Phone: 206-448-9444
Evening meetings are held at Angelo’s Restaurant in Burien. Registration & social hour with a no-host bar from 5-6:00 PM, Dinner is served at 6:00, presentation starts promptly at 7:00 ending by 8 PM.
Angelo’s Restaurant
601 Southwest 153rd Street
Burien, WA 98166-2216
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We look forward to serving you and hope to see you at our next meeting!
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