The October meeting was
held on the 9th at Indiana State Police Post. Douglas Theobald
hosted the meeting and the speaker was F/Sgt. Jay Jenke of the Indiana
State Police Force.
Paul Felkey welcomed
everyone to the Greater Lafayette Area Safety Council meeting and thanked
Douglas Theobald for hosting the meeting.
Old Business:
E-mail addresses are needed for all future correspondence. All invoices,
newsletters, and company membership information will be sent out
electronically in 2002. Please let Michelle Levell
michelle.levell@subaru-isuzu.com know your e-mail address to update
the GLASC database.
New Business:
Cheryl McCool let
everyone know that there is an organization for Mid Indiana Association of
Occupational Health Nurses of which she is the president. If you are
interested in this organization or would like to pass this information
along to an associate the website is
www.miaohn.org
You may also contact Cheryl at
mccooca@cat.com
If you are interested in knowing more
about it.
Donna also stated that the Hoosier Safety
Council was so impressed with the Cumberland Place facilities that they will
be using this again for the 2003 Annual Hoosier Safety Council meeting.
This is set for April 29th – May 1st. The theme for
2003 is “Catch the Wave.” Get with Donna if you are interested in being a
part of a sub-committee. dmajewk@glcc.com
Also they have finalized two keynote speakers for next years meeting. One
will be an Indiana University Occupational Health & Safety Professor and the
other will be the Executive Vice-President of Baxter Healthcare speaking on
the Business Aspect of Safety. Also, nominations for the Governor’s Award
have begun and you may request a packet from
www.in.gov/labor/award.
Paul Felkey then asked for nominations for
2003 Officers, the council will vote on the nominees in November and new
officers will be sworn in at December’s meeting.
Feature Presentation:
F/Sgt. Jay Jenke, of the Indiana State
Police, was the guest speaker and the topic was Methamphetamine –
Challenge of the New Millennium.
He ran through the facts of speed
 | Women
are more likely to use than coke |
|
Average meth “cook” teaches 10 people annually how to “cook” meth |
| Every
1 pound of meth produces 5-6 pounds of toxic waste and can cost up
to $150K per site to clean up |
| 90% of
all drug cases in the Midwest (in Indiana – 75-80%) |
| 532
labs have been busted in Indiana so far this year |
| Summer
is the slow time |
| Meth-induced
paranoia has led to numerous murders and suicides |
|
Hardest to treat of all drug users |
|
Increases risk of child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence |
| Kills
by causing hear failure, seizure, or stroke |
| Also known as meth, crank,
speed, ice |
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