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2023 Winter Clothing Drive

Thank you to all that contributed to the Annual Winter Clothing Drive. It was a huge success! This year we received even more donations than last year.

All donations were given to The Road Home shelter. “The Road Home provides emergency shelter, supportive services, and housing assistance that help individuals and families step out of homelessness.”

We would also like to thank the Utah Safety Council, Okland Construction, Hogan & Associates, Flyn Roofing, WCF, and Younique

Pictured:

2nd Lt. Martinez, Taylorsville JROTC

John Wojciechowski, President at the Utah Safety Council

Sarah Galvez, ASSP Utah Chapter President

Joseph Knickerbocker, ASSP Utah Chapter Fund Raising Chair

2023 Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Joseph Knickerbocker

Joseph’s leadership skills is an obvious area of strength. His natural ability
to lead coupled with his in-depth knowledge of safety in a construction and semiconductor environment has
proven excellent results with not only the building of great project safety cultures, but also in the coaching
and advancement of other safety professionals within our industry.
His high moral standards and ethics are evident in his actions and words when representing his profession
and when representing himself as a man. I consider Joseph a person of absolute integrity in his capacity as a
safety professional and in his personal responsibilities. These qualities reflect in the manner in which he
leads and in the end product of his assignments which he takes great pride in.
He demonstrates strong self-discipline and a willingness to assume personal responsibility for his role in
furthering the safety culture of Utah’s employers and employees.

Most recently Joseph worked with the editorial staff of ASSP’s Professional Safety Journal (PSJ) and submitted a peer-reviewed manuscript which was accepted and published in the 2023 May issue of the PSJ. Since then Joseph continues to work on additional articles for submission to the PSJ to further share his knowledge and experience with others in our profession.

2022 Winter Clothing Drive

This year we changed our “Annual Winter Coat Drive” to “Winter Clothing Drive”, with the goal of expanding on potential donations.

With the help of the Utah Safety Council, we had a great donation to give to The Road Home shelter.

Thanks to your generous donations many people will be a little bit warmer this winter season.

Are you a safety professional that would like to get BCSP publication credits?

Are you a safety professional that would like to get BCSP publication credits?
One way the Utah Chapter can help our members earn BCSP recertification points is by publishing your articles in our newsletter. Here’s how it works. If you wrote or co-wrote a safety related article (that is at least 1500 words) and you would like to be published in our Utah Chapter newsletter, send your article to our newsletter editor who will review it and work with you to get it published in one of our next editions of our newsletter. Each year within our chapter you could earn up to 1 point for a single author and 0.5 points if you are one of multiple authors. We love learning from you so please send your submissions to Newsletter@utah.assp.org