Our annual December luncheon meeting was held at the
Outpost Banquet Facilities. Paul called the meeting to order at 12:45pm.
GLASC thanked the Indiana Veteran’s Home for hosting
the November meeting and IDEM for their presentation.
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
The treasurer’s report was given and there is $3,233.00 in the GLASC
account. The yearly audit will take place in January.
The April 13th meeting has been cancelled due to the ASSE
Conference that is being held on the 13th and 14th
of April at the University Inn Conference Center. We will be discussing
possible vendor participation at our January meeting.
The election of new officers took place: Paul Felkey - President;
Joyce Peterson – Vice President; Andrew Parker – Treasurer; Michele Baker
– Secretary; John Dougherty – Trustee. The oath of office was given by
Denny Smith – Trustee.
January’s meeting will be held at SIA on the 12th at noon,
lunch will be provided. Please RSVP either Paul Felkey at
paul.felkey@subaru-sia.com or Michele Baker at
micheleb@hustonelectric.com.
The board meeting will be held at Monical’s on the 6th of
January at 11:00am.
Feature Presentation:
Today’s meeting was hosted by Kathy Frederick of
Simplex Grinnell with the presentation given by Michael Crafton of
Facilities Management.
Today’s topic was a discussion of safety and
protection of your investment through Plant cleanliness.
Safety: Over 30%
of workers injuries are slip related. Falls are the 2nd leading
cause of accidental death.
Contamination & Health:
About 10% of Americans are allergic to some component of dust.
A major source of indoor air pollutants is dust that is carried in on
shoes.
Depreciation: 9
out of 10 computer system failures are caused by dirt & dust. A buildup of
.042 inches of dust on a heating or cooling coil can decreased efficiency by
21%.
Housekeeping/Maintenance
Costs: 80% of the dust, dirt, and grime in bldgs is tracked in
from outside. The estimated cost of removing a single pound of dirt could
exceed $500.00.
