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Four Corners Chapter Volunteer Incentive Program

At our chapter planning meeting we discussed many ways to not only engage members
but encourage members to participate in our chapter to help us retain and grow our
membership. Starting November 1st, we will be kicking off a FC Chapter volunteer incentive program.

We will provide a full expense paid trip to either a PDC, Safety or Leadership event hosted
by ASSP or Region II. To participate each member that takes part in the following roles/
events below, an entry will be submitted.

  • Membership meeting/field trip attendance
  • Assist with one of the following Chapter roles.
    • Program Chair; plan the 2024 speakers/field trips.
    • Bulletin: volunteer to write/produce one of the quarterly newsletters in
      2024 (Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4)
    • Speaker at one of our membership meetings
  • Volunteer to help with the Four Corners Energy Conference (May 8th & 9th,
    2024)

Upcoming Events, FC Chapter, Region and ASSP

  • Region II Fall ROC October 21st & 22nd; I will be heading to the ROC in Las Vegas,
    NV on Thursday. If you have any questions or concerns that you would like me to
    share, please don’t hesitate to reach out. If you would like to listen in virtually, please
    follow the link below.
  • ASSP – November 2nd the 2023-24 Leadership Conference will be held virtually this
    year! This is free and open to all members. For more information go to
    https://www.assp.org/education/conferences/leadership-conference.
  • Chapter – November 6th 3:00 PM, FC Chapter board meeting, virtual. If you would like to participate and or learn more about volunteering for some chapter roles, please email fourcornersassp@gmail.com for more information.
  • Chapter – November 10th 11:30 AM, Membership Meeting – We have planned a field trip to the City of Farmington substation, more details to come soon.
  • Chapter – December TBD, Membership Social- Event TBD.

Thank you,

Philana Thompson
2024 Four Corners Chapter President

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The fatal work injury rate was 3.7 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, up from 3.6 per 100,000 FTE in 2021. These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

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Member Recognition

Chapter President Philana Thompson recognized member Lee Gardner for his 42 years of ASSP membership at October’s chapter meeting.  In addition to recognizing Lee’s accomplishment, the Chapter has also recognized the following Four Corners Chapter members for their remarkable years of ASSP membership.

  • James Gallup – 41 Years
  • James Loud – 43 Years
  • Shawn Young – 30 Years

Four Corners ASSP Participates in Safe and Sound Week

Recently the Four Corners ASSP Chapter participated in Safe and Sound Week. Chapter Secretary, Alberta Pablo, championed the outreach opportunity. Local businesses were visited in Aztec, Farmington, Flora Vista, Kirtland and businesses were also visited on the Navajo Nation.