Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace

Explore the importance of mental health in the workplace, understanding its impact on individuals, families, and communities. Learn to recognize signs of mental illness, support colleagues, and implement strategies to create a stigma-free work environment through an employee guide for mental wellness.

Objectives:

  • Understand how Mental Illness impacts the individual, family, and community
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of Mental Illness and how to support colleagues
  • Review Employee Guide for Mental Wellness
  • Describe steps that can be taken to become a Stigma Free Company

Be a StigmaFree Company Video 

Presenter:

Meredith Kober, the Director of Programs at NAMI DuPage, boasts over 30 years of non-profit sector experience as a Licensed Social Worker. Her broad expertise covers areas such as community services, developmentally disabled support, foster care and adoption, supportive housing, workforce development, and mental health services. Meredith excels in direct client service, program development, management, grant writing, and fundraising. At NAMI DuPage, she oversees programs, serves as a community liaison, contributes to fundraising and grant writing, and passionately champions top-quality, peer-led services. Her mission is to support individuals and families in their mental health journeys, providing resources, education, and unwavering hope.

Agenda:

11:30 am                               Lunch & Networking

11:55 am                               Chapter Announcements & Introductions

~Noon to ~1:00 pm           Presentation

Meeting Sponsor:

 

 

 

 

 

Not a current member apply here and select Three Rivers as your primary chapter, see you soon!

Register to Attend:

*** $35.00 Charge for Walk-Ins

Impact and Growth of Voluntary National Consensus Standards for Occupational Safety and Health

ASSP encourages support of consensus standards activities and processes as an alternative to government regulation of occupational safety and health whenever conditions permit. When compared to government regulation, consensus standard activities allow for greater participation by ASSP professionals in the development of safety and health practices. Also, since consensus standards do not profess to address every possible situation, ASSP, OSH professionals also have greater influence in the application and interpretation of consensus standards than they do with federal, state, or local regulations.

The ASSP supports a complementary relationship between OSHA regulations and consensus standards related to occupational safety and health which uses valid consensus standards enforcement, mindful of the fact that consensus standards are not written to address every foreseeable circumstance. ASSP points out that action of this nature may empower and enhance the professional stature of both ASSE members and OSHA compliance officers. Most importantly, such action will allow for a more efficient and responsive use of occupational safety and health resources thereby improving working conditions.

This session will focus on these standards, how they are used, the context in how they are used, and the implication for OSH Professionals. More importantly, we will talk about why ASSP members and OSH Professionals need to care about these standards and pay attention to them.

Objectives:

  • Assess the significance of ANSI/ASSP Standards, highlighting their impact on the profession and emphasizing the importance of understanding and engaging with pending new/revised standards.
  • Evaluate practical insights into the application of voluntary national consensus standards in both public and private sectors, emphasizing their tangible benefits and relevance to occupational safety and health.
  • Illustrate the real-world utilization of ANSI/ASSP Standards by government agencies at both global and domestic levels, showcasing their role in advancing occupational safety and health initiatives.

Presenter:

Tim Fisher, CSP, CHMM, CPEA, ARM, FASSP

Director, ASSP Standards Development and Technical Services

Agenda:

11:30 am                               Lunch & Networking

11:55 am                               Chapter Announcements & Introductions

~Noon to ~1:00 pm           Presentation

Meeting Sponsor:

 

 

 

 

 

Not a current member apply here and select Three Rivers as your primary chapter, see you soon!

Register to Attend:

*** $40.00 Charge for Walk-Ins

Learning from Challenges: Enhancing Safety Culture in Drilling Projects

Despite having ground disturbance practices that meet or exceed standard industry practices, our contractors experienced three buried utility line strikes during drilling projects in a 10 month period.    During this event, you will hear about our response to this series of incidents, including what we learned from the incident investigations, how we brought our contractors together to raise awareness of system weaknesses, and how we drew on the expertise of our contractors to develop a tool to immediately reduce the likelihood of additional utility line strikes.

Objectives:

  • Raise awareness around common contributing factors to buried utility line strikes.
  • Share an approach to responding to incidents in a way that improves safety culture.
  • Provide attendees an understanding of IOGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers) Start Work Checks and the Drilling Start Work Check we developed.
  • Reduce the likelihood of buried utility line strikes in the ASSP Three Rivers Chapter community.

Presenter:

Garrick Milkeris, CSP, CIH is a Health, Safety, Environment & Carbon Advisor for bp’s Remediation Management business.  He has worked for bp for just over 11 years, and previously held a variety of HSSE consulting positions for 20+ years.  Mr. Milkeris also holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Health & Safety from Illinois State University.

Agenda:

11:30 am                               Lunch & Networking

11:55 am                               Chapter Announcements & Introductions

~Noon to ~1:00 pm           Presentation

Meeting Sponsor:

 

 

 

 

 

Not a current member apply here and select Three Rivers as your primary chapter, see you soon!

Register to Attend:

*** $40.00 Charge for Walk-Ins

Chicagoland EHS Golf Outing 2024

Join us for our annual golf scramble on August 2nd at Village Greens of Woodridge!

This is a great opportunity to network with EHS professionals from across the greater Chicago area.

Sponsored By:

Golfing & Lunch: 

Agenda for Friday August 2, 2024

  • 7:30 AM  Check In
  • 8:00 AM  Shotgun Start
  • 12:00 PM  Lunch (Italian Beef, Brats, Pasta Salad & Desert)
EARLY BIRD PRICING:  Save $20 a person or $80 for a foursome when you register and submit full payment to golf by June 1, 2024.

Registration: Complete the registration form below and pre-pay.

Cost & Inclusions: The cost for this event includes 18 holes of golf, a riding cart, lunch, and 2 drink tickets. Don’t have a foursome? No problem! We’ll place you in one. Appropriate casual golf attire is required. No steel spikes are allowed on the golf course. Club rental is available, contact Greg Meyer to your reserve your set.

Sponsorships: 

For more information on sponsorships contact:  Micah Highland.

Tee Box Sponsor: $100

  • Includes: Sign with your company’s logo on or near the tee box.

Green Sponsor: $100

  • Includes: Sign with your company’s logo on or near the green.

Hole Sponsor: $500

  • Includes: Sponsorship sign at check-in/club house, flag with your company’s logo at the hole (you keep flag after the event), recognition on our event page, your logo on the event email blasts that reach nearly 2,000 people in the Chicagoland area and surrounding states.

Partners In Safety Sponsor: $1500

  • Includes: Sponsorship sign at check-in/club house, hole sponsorship, signage with your company’s logo at the driving range and practice green, custom golf towel and golf tees each golfer will receive, recognition on our event page, your logo on the event email blasts that reach nearly 2,000 people in the Chicagoland area and surrounding states.

Breakfast Sponsor $500

  • Includes: Sponsorship sign at check-in/club house and breakfast station, recognition on our event page, your logo on the event email blasts that reach nearly 2,000 people in the Chicagoland area and surrounding states.

Lunch Sponsor $750

  • Includes: Sponsorship sign at check-in/club house and dining facility, tee and green sponsorship, recognition on our event page, your logo on the event email blasts that reach nearly 2,000 people in the Chicagoland area and surrounding states.

We look forward to seeing you on the green!

Current Sponsors:

 

About the Course

Village Greens is a classic 50-year-old Robert Bruce Harris design and one of the first that began his great reputation. From the first hole where you must zing one over the bunker on the right of the fairway, to that last memorable 18th hole, you may be hard pressed to concentrate, since you’ll already be planning your next Village Greens round.

Village Greens has earned its share of recognition over the years, including the ‘Top 100 Golf Shops’ by Golf Shop Operations Magazine, the 2002 ‘Excellence in Business Award’ by the Business Ledger Magazine, a two time recipient of the ‘Best Buys in Chicagoland’ by Chicagoland Golfer Magazine, and ‘2001 Illinois Golf Course of the Year’ by the Illinois Golf Course Owners Association. Many golfers feel that the course is just now coming into its full maturity.

What is a golf scramble?

In a scramble format each member of a golf team of 2-4 players hits from the tee. The team then chooses one ball position, and everyone plays a second shot from that spot. Play continues in this manner until someone holes out. This format helps every player to have a realistic chance of making a positive contribution regardless of golfing experience.

Registration closes after July 26, 2024

NO REFUNDS