During the National COSH Health and Safety Conference and Summit in Baltimore, Maryland the outgoing and incoming National COSH Boards stop for a picture together. From left to right are Al Vega, Massachusetts; Steve Schrag, Connecticut; John Bieger, New York; Cecelia Gilligan Leto, New Jersey; Gail Bateson, Northern California; Emanuel Blackwell, Illinois; Shirley Alvarado, Southern California; Katherine Rodriquez, Texas; David Simmons, California; Tolle Graham(outgoing board president), Massachusetts; Maureen La Mar, Brian Mitchell, (newly elected president) New Hampshire.

Several NH COSH Board members and staff members attended recent National COSH Health and Safety Conference and Summit in Baltimore. Sandi Chabot, NH COSH staff; Louise Hannan Chair of the Board; and Karla Armenti, Board Member seated among the several hundred attendees at the Summit the end of October 2011. For more information see our Fall/Winter Newsletter.

At this year’s annual members dinner meeting, the newly elected NH COSH Executive Board Chair, Louise Anne Hannan [on the right] awards new board member, Karla Armenti, [on the left] the NH COSH Achievement Award for her continued oversight of occupational health surveillance in New Hampshire with them is Dennis Martino [center] who stepped down as board chair after many years of service.

The Excellence Award was presented to Attorney Terrence J. Daley for actively advocating for workers rights and going the “extra mile” for workers.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen stopped by to congratulate NH COSH on its 21st year in its continued work in educating workers in job safety and health issues.

The Seventh Ed Eagan Award was presented to Paula Martel, president of ASFCME Local 2715 for her continue advocacy for the safety and health of the staff at the Hillsborough County Nursing Home against some great challenges.

George Kilens, from the Concord OSHA office, was the main speaker at the Annual Dinner Meeting. George gave a PowerPoint presentation of the new way in which OSHA is aggressively inspecting and fining employers for repeat workplace safety and health violations.

A group shot of the meeting.

NH COSH Director opens the evening activities for Worker's Memorial Day with a story to remember a fellow work who was killed on the job.

Marthe Kent, Regional Administrator, of the Boston Regional Office speaking at the recent Worker's Day Memorial commemorative event to remember those workers who lost their lives on the job in 2009 and the many more who were injured, some for live. Marthe spoke about the 40^th anniversary of the OSH Act and the updates needed to bring this standard into the 21^st century.

Reflecting on the recent West Virginia Disaster where 29 miners lost their lives and the 11 workers who lost their lives in the oil rig explosion off the Louisiana coast.

Observing a moment of silent reflection for the workers killed and injured in New Hampshire on the job in 2009.