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Dear Members and Guests,

Attached is the notification of our Nominations and Elections Committee for the upcoming election for the 2020-2021 Chapter Executive Committee.  Anyone interested in running for an Executive Committee position should email the Chapter Nominations and Elections Committee Chair – Shane Burnett@ shanearcfire@yahoo.com 2019-2020 notification_of_n_e_committee_to_members1

3M Fall Protection announces an immediate stop use and product recall of the 3M™ DBI-SALA® Nano-Lok™ edge and Wrap Back Twin-Leg Self Retracting Lifelines.  The twin-leg Nano-Lok edge is part of a personal fall protection system and connects two self-retracting lifelines/devices (SRL’s/SRD’s) directly under the dorsal d-ring of a worker’s harness. It is intended to be anchored at foot-level, and is designed for sharp edge applications. The twinleg Wrap Back Nano-Lok is intended for wrapping around an anchor and incorporates a similar energy absorber. 3M has determined that in the event of a fall and under certain conditions, the energy absorber may not properly deploy which could expose the worker to serious injury or death. Although there have been no reports of accidents or injuries associated with this issue, these products must be removed from service immediately.

Please  contact  our  Customer  Service  department  at 1-833-638-2697 or email us at 3musfpserviceaction@mmm.com to obtain a listing of all Nano-Lok edge and Wrap Back Twin-Leg SRL’s sold to you. If you have any of these units in stock, please return them to 3M Fall Protection for credit at 3M’s expense. Please immediately forward this Notice to any of your customers/users who have purchased Nano-Lok edge and Wrap Back Twin-Leg SRL’s from you with an urgent request that they read and comply with this Notice.

Global Part Number List and Description for Nano-Lok™ edge Twin and Wrap Back Twin SRLs

Nano Lok Edge Twin Wrap Back Twin FAQ – Internal Use Only

Nano-Lok™ edge Twin and Wrap Back Twin-Leg Self Retracting Lifelines Letter to the Distributor (July 2019)

Nano-Lok™ edge Twin and Wrap Back Twin-Leg Self Retracting Lifelines Stop Use and Recall (July2019)

Thank you,

Trace Savage I 3M Alaska PPE Safety & Fall Protection Manager  907-244-3151

3M Safety & Industrial Division www.3M.com/PPESafety | www.3M.com/OSHASILICA

 3M PSD Technical Service: 800-243-4630

3M PSD Customer Service: 800-328-1667

3M Fall Protection Tech and Customer Service 800-328-6146

For information on Silica in Construction, go to:  3M.com/OSHASilica

3M Alaska  | Anchorage, AK 99515

Customer Service: Office: 1 907 868 7450

Global Leader in Fall Protection

Our elections closed on April 28th, 2019 and results were announced at our Chapter meeting on May 2nd. The new Executive Committee will begin their term on July 1st, 2019.  Here are our newly elected officers:

Rob Morris:  Vice President/ President Elect

June Moore:  Secretary

Treasurer: Patti Sellner

Member at Large:  John Marquart

Delegate:  John Clendenin

(On July 1st, Don Maynor will succeed to President, and Seth Wilson to Past President.)

Thank you to all that volunteered to serve their Chapter by running, and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote!  The results were extremely close; every vote really counts. Thanks to all that participated!

Dear Members and Guests,

Please fill out our Training Needs Survey!

Your Chapter Executive Committee is dedicated to bringing you useful training opportunities locally.  To do this, we need a good idea of what our member and community training needs are, how many potential attendees there would be, and what time of year would be most beneficial.

Please take the time to fill out our short survey by clicking the link below.

https://assemidnight.survey.fm/untitled-survey

Thank you for participating, and stay tuned.

Sincerely,

Seth Wilson, Chapter President