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INDUSTRY UPDATE
SAMHSA Offers Opioids Treatment Grants to Hard-Hit States
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting appli- cations for $196 million in grants to treat opioid use disorder through its Targeted Capacity Expansion: Medication Assisted Treatment-Prescription Drug Opioid Ad- diction grant program. Eligibility is limited to the 35 states, political subdivisions with- in states, and public and private nonprofit organizations in states with the highest rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and prescription opioids per capita. It includes those with the most dramatic in- creases for heroin and prescription opioids as identified by SAMHSA’s 2015 Treatment Episode Data Set.
Applications are due by July 9.
The new funding will expand access to medication-assisted treatment and recov- ery support services to people with opioid use disorder. Tribes and tribal organiza- tions from anywhere in the United States are eligible to receive funding.
SAMHSA says the desired outcomes of the grant program are to increase the num- ber of people receiving medication-assisted treatment for their opioid use disorder and a decrease in heroin use and prescription opioid misuse.
“A targeted approach allows us to deliv- er evidence-based practices and programs where they are needed most,” said Dr. Eli- nore McCance-Katz, assistant HHS secre- tary for Mental Health and Substance Use.
American Society of Safety Profes- sionals Makes Debut at Safety 2018 The American Society of Safety Engineers officially changed its name, its logo, and up- dated its website and social media channels as of June 1, 2018. As thousands of safety professionals converged on San Antonio to attend the June 3-6 annual conference of the world’s oldest professional safety soci- ety, they saw the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) brand throughout.
“We’re evolving with our profession to stay at the forefront of workplace safety advancements,” said ASSP President Jim Smith, MS, CSP, whose one-year term as president was ending with this conference. “Our members are involved in various management systems and technical safety areas such as risk assessment, hazard iden- tification, injury prevention, and workers’
compensation. They also work to improve human and organizational safety perfor- mance. It’s an exciting time to be part of our organization,” Smith said.
The society’s website is now www.assp. org, and it features a complete redesign that showcases ASSP’s strategic priorities of ed- ucation, advocacy, standards, and member communities.
The society was founded as the United Association of Casualty Inspectors in 1911 following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and its name changed in 1914 to the American Society of Safety Engineers. Members voted last year to switch to ASSP.
The society’s new president is Rixio E. Medina, CSP, ASP, CPP, who is president and principal consultant with Rixio Medi- na & Associates L.P. He previously worked for 30 years at CITGO Petroleum Corpo- ration, including serving as an officer and as vice president of health, safety, security, environment and shared services.
Medina served on the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, and he also served four terms on the OSHA National Advisory Committee on Occupa- tional Safety and Health (NACOSH). He has been both a director and the president of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
New Orleans Holds 8th Annual Household Hazmat Cleanup
The city of New Orleans announced May 31 that its Department of Sanitation’s 8th Annual Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day was a success, with dozens of volunteers and partners assisting in the collection and recycling of tons of materials from approximately 871 vehicles. Besides paper, plastics, metals, cardboard, Mardi Gras beads, electronic waste, light bulbs, small batteries, microwave ovens, tires, and organics collected at the city’s Recycling Drop-Off Center, Orleans Parish residents were able to bring paint, pesticides, anti- freeze, garden chemicals, flammable liq- uids, muriatic acid, small mercury devices, aerosols, pool shock, household cleaners, motor oil, automobile batteries, and motor- cycle batteries for disposal or recycling.
Volunteers and partners came from a variety of groups and organizations, in- cluding the U.S. Army Reserve, Louisiana National Guard, The Green Project, Young Leadership Council, St. Bernard Project, Sewerage & Water Board, Ministerio
Nueva Jerusalem, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Keep New Orleans Beautiful, active and past military veterans, Capital Area Corporate Recy- cling Council, Republic Recycling Servic- es, and Heritage-Crystal Clean. This year, the city and The Green Project expanded the partnership to include an opportunity for other non-profits to access useable paint that was collected.
“As we prepare for the start of another hurricane season, it is very important that residents focus on reducing, reusing, or recycling as many items as possible,” said Cynthia Sylvain-Lear, director of the De- partment of Sanitation. “We especially want residents to be aware of the items that should not be placed in curbside garbage or recycling carts or poured down storm drains which flow to Lake Pontchartrain.”
Since 2010, the city has recycled more than 47,025 tons of materials collected curbside and more than 1,106 tons of ma- terials collected at its Drop-Off Center. In addition, the city collected and transported more than 2,272 tons of illegally dumped waste tires to a processor that recycles the tires and directed its contractors to trans- port more than 3,900 tons of green waste to The Composting Network.
Business Moves
■ Safety Supply Corporation announced it has agreed to acquire LFS Glove, mak- ing it a subsidiary registered as Bellingham Glove, Inc. It will be part of the Radians group of companies. It is located in Belex- lingham, Wash.
“The team at Bellingham Glove is very enthusiastic about this new partnership,” said LFS Glove Vice President Bill Stevens. “Bellingham Glove and Radians have both built reputations for innovation and excel- lence in the past 20 years. Combining our strengths will allow us to serve and supply our customers even more effectively.”
“Radians plans to work closely with the Bellingham Glove team during the in- tegration of our operating systems, sales team, and inventory,” said Radians Presi- dent Bill England, “to ensure that best-in- class processes and systems are main- tained to allow for a smooth transition and excellence in customer service.” For more information, call 877-723-4267 or email sales@radians.com.
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